K I need your honest opinion on my interior make-over idea. The shop has been waiting for me to make up my mind.

I was thinking of re-doing my front seats, rear bench,door panels, window pillars, & dash pad all in white Alcantara (suede)..
I don't drive the car that much so I'm not too worried about it getting dirty, I always liked the clean "pimpness" of a white interior. I think it would look clean and stand out, at car shows. And when I say white it's white not off white or creme..lol You guys have seen pics of my stock interior it's showroom clean light grey MB tex all the way around.

I can always do your standard blk/grey combo or something to that affect, but it's already been done. I want something different, clean and yet somewhat tasteful. Ok you guys can either flame me for this idea or toss in sum suggesstions..

Here's what it'll look like but in white.Bottom pic is what my interior looks like now.


~Cali

 

hmm this is a tough call. what about the carpet? are you going to leave that as is? and im not too sure about the dash being covered in suede... hmm... my vote goes in the "DO IT" pile

 

I've seen pics of your factory interior man. It looks too nice to mess with.

 

If it's not broken don't fix it but If you feel like you need to do this then go ahead don't let no one stop you!

 

I think the white would be too loud on your color car. Just do the standard black interior with grey suede inserts and a grey suede headliner. It would make the car look a lot more complete than all white.

 

I keep posting pic but i can't see them well if you can here is a pic of my sunroof and some some other pieces i did in suade (synthetic) and louis vuitton.

 

LEAVE IT ORIGINAL.... it looks clean

 

Eehhhh I'm kinda iffy on the suede idea myself. I think what would look great is if you re-upholster the seats with a darker grey leather to match your paint but with white piping. Or white seats with dark grey piping! I love piping! I think that would look really nice on your car. lol

 

The reason I want to change the interior is to match the updated exterior. The interior although spotless looks almost archaic compared to the exterior mods & updates. I like Alcantara becuzz it looks so plush & luxurious compared to reg leather. So P-I-M-P licous

~Cali

 

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I still think you're trippin' bro. Your interior isn't archaic at all, in fact I envy you because your interior is so flawless. But if its suede thats gonna make you happy I'd stick w/ a dark gray or gray. Stay away from the white, it doesn't seem to flow with your exterior.

 

I actually thought about this before. This is something I would like to do as well when I have enough funds...which will be a long way from now. Ben, you and your ideas. lol

Anyways, these pictures should give you a better idea. These are Brabus W124's so of course they had the interior redone.

here's a Brabus 6.8 E60 interior picture. Notice how the whole interior isn't alcantara especially the seats. Just the middle portion is alcantara and the rest is leather which is nice!


Now here pictures of a Brabus 300CE-3.6 1992. Black and blue leather. Pretty cool and different imo.








That's it for now.

I think the car would look good if it was a mixture of Leather & Alcantara. Being if you Alcantara the dash, center console, middle of the front seats, rear seats and poor panels and then leather everything else would be a good mixture. Hope this helps.

 

Well let me say for the record....I too, have always LOVED an all white interior...in leather w/contrasting colored piping. Suede, IMO, should only be used as accent material in conjunction with leather,text,etc., If you'll notice, of all the pics you posted the ones that look the cleanest are the ones with a suede and leather mix. The all suede car looks "over the top"...now, if you're going for that "over the top" pimp look, ale' Bishop Magic Don Juan???Then go for it! But if you're looking for props from the more traditional MB crowd at shows, I think you're gonna come up short.

It's kinda of like those guys who chrome or gold plate EVERYTHING ! Or have every possible peice made from CF....all it says is that they spent (wasted???) alot of money. Sometimes (more than not) less is more.

JMO, I hope I was helpful. Eitherway I can't wait to see the results.Good luck!

 

I guess while we're on the subject of new interiors...







Like the first picture Chris attached, I think I like the alcantara but not on the entire seats. I think the middle part of the seats is even cutting it a little close. If you want to redo them, it will look really old and cheap (even if the material isn't) if the whole things are covered in it. It sort of reminds me of '70s/'80s muscle car fuzzy seat style. :p

 

Now that top interior is ugly and spray painted! I would never paint my seats! Just to explain my Louis Vuitton interior with all these parts I kept the original MB Tex vynils and fabrics so if you think it looks too ugly then they can be changed back to O.E specs so don't get all mad at me just yet! LOL! Anyways I think you should keep your original interior like im doing but just wrap in suade wutever you think needs to be changed not the whole interior becasue your talking about installing a $3000 interior on a $6000 car so if you ask me im installing a $100 (materials) interior which can be changed back to stock to a $3000 car. I just rather get me a new benz!

 

I Have To Take Back The $3000 Interior Part I Just Called Where I Get My Fabrics And Ultrasuade Or Alcantara Is Not That Expensive So I Think Im Going To Change The Suade Or Color Inside My Interior Again! I Was Using Super Suade Microfiber Any Suggestions???

 

Thanks for all the input. I've always had a weakness for an all white interior. I've seen it done tastefully before on several MBs. Not ghetto pimp-ness but
all around P-I-M-P I don't know if you guys know what I'm talking about. But I think you guys can tell from what I've done so far I would NEVER go down the gawdy ghetto route....So I came back this afternoon from the shop and I've pretty much decided on what style I'm going to do. Now I just have to gut the interior out and drop it off. I'll keep it under wraps until it's done, hopefully in time for our June 11 th meet. Gotta show them boys what
one2four or whatever we choose our club name to be , is all about.

*YNVDIZW124 - I've stopped thinking about how much I dropped into my W124 a long time ago. It's not about the money, it's about pursuing a vision and seeing it through. Besides I already have a 2000 ML320
& my daily ricer 2000 Altima on 17's and exhaust. Alcantara is going to run anywhere from $80 - 100 + a yard.Unless you have a hook-up and could get it cheaper. You'll need about 10 yrds to do front and rear seats. That's NOT including door panel inserts or anything else like that.
So figure around $1,000 - 1,300 just for the material. You'll also need new foam padding, a yrd or more for piping and other misc materials. Close to $1,500 - 1,800 for all materials , unless you know what you're doing I would leave this to the professionals. Easily another $1g to $2g depending on the craftsmanship. If you're going for the two tone leather and alcantara combo add another $500- 1g for the leather..Just like auto body & paint you can always find somewhere cheaper but you end up getting what you pay for. Make sure you get auto grade Ultrasuede or Alcantara, it's thicker then reg upholstery grade and it's also UV treated especially for the auto market so it doesn't fade or change colors in the sun & heat. Good luck bro, I know you're pretty handy so I know you can cut the costs down alot by doing it yourself.

~Cali

 

Looks like you have the money and love your w124 and just hope it comes out looking nice! I was just saying that some of us don't have the funds but we love our w124's. Since you have the money then this is what i would do. I would get some seats from a E500 do the whole interior in grey leather but use dark grey alcantara on the dash, head liner, door panels, headrest, and middle of the seats. Oh yeah do the floor mats with alcantara and stich 300e or mercedes benz on them and also on the headrest. Oh yeah the most tasteful thing you can do to your benz is double stitching instead of using piping look at the maybach pics looks good! Im first going to try a small piece of my car which is the arm rest and it comes out good then im going to do my whole interior (I have access to a commercial sowing machine) but not a lot of time to do this especialy by june 11th!

 

I wouldn't do it b/c suede's not my thing. I've found suede couches to become uncomfortably warm after sitting on them for a while.

 

Hey bro, it's not like I'm roll'n in $$ either, I have a family too.
I was rolling around stock for 2 yrs before I saved enough money for my new paint & kit.But I did what I had to do through determination and sacrifice.
That's why I encourage you & others to just be patient and see it through.If you truly have your heart into it, you can make it happen..

~Cali

 

I don't really want to say it here on this forum but my 1969 mustang is the one taking all the money away from the benz. Is not that im don't have determination since i had my mustang since i was 16 and did spend a lot of money on it and a lot of people ripped me off. Im just trying to tell other people to go do their homework and don't get ripped off when you can do it yourself or find the right person for the right price.