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10-02-2008, 04:11 PM
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Well hello guys, havent made a thread in a while and whatnot but anyways my car is in the shop right now getting the hood painted, and the rims
anyhow when i get it back am in the process of a new BLACK and white interior.. so my question is how much would it run about in price to do front seats, rear seats, head rests, all 4 side panels and the arm rest and visors?.... i am trying to make deal with guy a friend of my dads he says hes cutting me a deal for 1400 so i am wondering if that is a good deal cuz i have no idea how much and what that runs... anywys its gone be a different pattern and i think it should turn out nice with the white in the middle and the sides of the seat black....
THIS IS how its going to look
anyhow when i get it back am in the process of a new BLACK and white interior.. so my question is how much would it run about in price to do front seats, rear seats, head rests, all 4 side panels and the arm rest and visors?.... i am trying to make deal with guy a friend of my dads he says hes cutting me a deal for 1400 so i am wondering if that is a good deal cuz i have no idea how much and what that runs... anywys its gone be a different pattern and i think it should turn out nice with the white in the middle and the sides of the seat black....
THIS IS how its going to look
10-02-2008, 04:32 PM
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would defo look nice. i want to get my interior retrimmed in a white leather interior an i was quoted about £600 pounds not dollars that was by a mate.
it really depends on weather they have to custom make you interior mine is already in production so its just a case of fitting it.
it really depends on weather they have to custom make you interior mine is already in production so its just a case of fitting it.
10-02-2008, 05:03 PM
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Albert if you want to do it right, you'll need to re-upholster all of your interior pieces... which includes all of the dash trim panels, your headliner, the pillars, the rear deck, and your carpet.
Your light gray interior probably won't match the black and white scheme very well. Otherwise, you should pick new colors that complement your OEM color scheme better.
But $1,400 actually sounds really cheap to me. Does this guy do quality work? Is it really a re-upholstering job, or is he just gonna sew the new material over the old?
Your light gray interior probably won't match the black and white scheme very well. Otherwise, you should pick new colors that complement your OEM color scheme better.
But $1,400 actually sounds really cheap to me. Does this guy do quality work? Is it really a re-upholstering job, or is he just gonna sew the new material over the old?
10-02-2008, 05:13 PM
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I was quoted $2,000+ depending on what materials and etc.
$1,400 is cheap and a good deal but make sure the work is good.
Like Pete said - you'll need to do all the interior pieces in order to make look good and flow together.
$1,400 is cheap and a good deal but make sure the work is good.
Like Pete said - you'll need to do all the interior pieces in order to make look good and flow together.
10-02-2008, 05:14 PM
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Albert if you want to do it right, you'll need to re-upholster all of your interior pieces... which includes all of the dash trim panels, your headliner, the pillars, the rear deck, and your carpet.
Your light gray interior probably won't match the black and white scheme very well. Otherwise, you should pick new colors that complement your OEM color scheme better.
But $1,400 actually sounds really cheap to me. Does this guy do quality work? Is it really a re-upholstering job, or is he just gonna sew the new material over the old?
Your light gray interior probably won't match the black and white scheme very well. Otherwise, you should pick new colors that complement your OEM color scheme better.
But $1,400 actually sounds really cheap to me. Does this guy do quality work? Is it really a re-upholstering job, or is he just gonna sew the new material over the old?
ohh and my inteiror is not light gray lol... its the darker blueish? hmmmmmm well what kind of combo should i do to make the sheeme work lol... thow something out there pete i know you got someting on yaa ehhehe
10-02-2008, 06:29 PM
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10-03-2008, 01:38 AM
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Here's my amateurish advice.
Don't introduce too many colors. Try to keep your interior to two colors only, max. Ignore the fact that your dash is black because all of our cars are like that.
If you want to have some contrast, keep your blue interior as the dominant color (get a new material that matches as closely as possible), and add maybe dark gray or off-white accents for the tubing around the edges and in the centers of the seats...
If you want to lighten up your interior, redo the headliner in the same gray or off white. But don't go crazy and introduce too many colors because it will look tacky.
Just look at tons of fabric samples together before you make your choice.
Also search the web for the color wheel and complementary and analogous colors.
EDIT: I just did a short search... the complementary colors to navy are: Orange, Gold and Rust. Those would look terrible. "Triad" colors are yellow, red, brown, and tan. Maybe an off-whitish/light tan would look good. Analogous colors are blue, green, and purple. Those would be ugly.
Hope this helps! lol
Don't introduce too many colors. Try to keep your interior to two colors only, max. Ignore the fact that your dash is black because all of our cars are like that.
If you want to have some contrast, keep your blue interior as the dominant color (get a new material that matches as closely as possible), and add maybe dark gray or off-white accents for the tubing around the edges and in the centers of the seats...
If you want to lighten up your interior, redo the headliner in the same gray or off white. But don't go crazy and introduce too many colors because it will look tacky.
Just look at tons of fabric samples together before you make your choice.
Also search the web for the color wheel and complementary and analogous colors.
EDIT: I just did a short search... the complementary colors to navy are: Orange, Gold and Rust. Those would look terrible. "Triad" colors are yellow, red, brown, and tan. Maybe an off-whitish/light tan would look good. Analogous colors are blue, green, and purple. Those would be ugly.
Hope this helps! lol
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10-03-2008, 01:54 AM
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Here's my amateurish advice.
Don't introduce too many colors. Try to keep your interior to two colors only, max. Ignore the fact that your dash is black because all of our cars are like that.
If you want to have some contrast, keep your blue interior as the dominant color (get a new material that matches as closely as possible), and add maybe dark gray or off-white accents for the tubing around the edges and in the centers of the seats...
If you want to lighten up your interior, redo the headliner in the same gray or off white. But don't go crazy and introduce too many colors because it will look tacky.
Just look at tons of fabric samples together before you make your choice.
Also search the web for the color wheel and complementary and analogous colors.
EDIT: I just did a short search... the complementary colors to navy are: Orange, Gold and Rust. Those would look terrible. "Triad" colors are yellow, red, brown, and tan. Maybe an off-whitish/light tan would look good. Analogous colors are blue, green, and purple. Those would be ugly.
Hope this helps! lol
Don't introduce too many colors. Try to keep your interior to two colors only, max. Ignore the fact that your dash is black because all of our cars are like that.
If you want to have some contrast, keep your blue interior as the dominant color (get a new material that matches as closely as possible), and add maybe dark gray or off-white accents for the tubing around the edges and in the centers of the seats...
If you want to lighten up your interior, redo the headliner in the same gray or off white. But don't go crazy and introduce too many colors because it will look tacky.
Just look at tons of fabric samples together before you make your choice.
Also search the web for the color wheel and complementary and analogous colors.
EDIT: I just did a short search... the complementary colors to navy are: Orange, Gold and Rust. Those would look terrible. "Triad" colors are yellow, red, brown, and tan. Maybe an off-whitish/light tan would look good. Analogous colors are blue, green, and purple. Those would be ugly.
Hope this helps! lol
good point pete, i want to keep my blue them inside and just add a new blue that sort of matches that andmaybe black or something along with that i dooooooooont know lol what would go with god damm blue... i mean blue in general is actually my fav color but yah... anyhow am gone take some pics and our boy zorro here is gone play around with some photoshop
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10-03-2008, 01:58 AM
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You will QUICKLY enter into Riceland if you do other colors.
Your car is busy enough as it is....blue interior with black accents (inner sections of seats in black, piping in black, door panel inserts in black and then paint all your wood black...the blue will pop and look good.
Pete's research is bang on....in the design world, I'd do a burnt orange with the blue you have but this is the real world of cars.
Black and blue.....worked for BSB...
LOL
I will lol at those that got that joke btw....
Your car is busy enough as it is....blue interior with black accents (inner sections of seats in black, piping in black, door panel inserts in black and then paint all your wood black...the blue will pop and look good.
Pete's research is bang on....in the design world, I'd do a burnt orange with the blue you have but this is the real world of cars.
Black and blue.....worked for BSB...
LOL
I will lol at those that got that joke btw....
10-03-2008, 09:48 AM
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You will QUICKLY enter into Riceland if you do other colors.
Your car is busy enough as it is....blue interior with black accents (inner sections of seats in black, piping in black, door panel inserts in black and then paint all your wood black...the blue will pop and look good.
Pete's research is bang on....in the design world, I'd do a burnt orange with the blue you have but this is the real world of cars.
Black and blue.....worked for BSB...
LOL
I will lol at those that got that joke btw....
Your car is busy enough as it is....blue interior with black accents (inner sections of seats in black, piping in black, door panel inserts in black and then paint all your wood black...the blue will pop and look good.
Pete's research is bang on....in the design world, I'd do a burnt orange with the blue you have but this is the real world of cars.
Black and blue.....worked for BSB...
LOL
I will lol at those that got that joke btw....
am trying to look out for exmaples as well, but am in no hurry am not gone F.Uck it up lol,
10-04-2008, 12:59 AM
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Don't get sucked in with the illusion of a cheap price 1,400 is not even enough for quality materials. If you go with cheap materials it's going to end up looking cheap, save up a little for better materials or buy the materials yourself and bring them to him.
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10-04-2008, 01:37 AM
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Old Skool: Pierre Cardin designed the interior for the '72 AMC Javelin. It had wild multi-coloured striping on the high-back buckets!
Check out the photo 3/4 of the way down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Javelin
You'd love it Albert. Zorro, stop laughing, you b@st@rd !!!
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10-04-2008, 03:04 AM
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do gray or silver inserts on black, like the C43's have... it would match the outside of your car perfectly... it's subtle and classy, but different...
link from random google search:
link from random google search:
10-04-2008, 03:24 AM
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black and blue does sound fairly nice....
if you guys happen to find some pics please post...
would any other color work out with blue?
if you guys happen to find some pics please post...
would any other color work out with blue?
10-04-2008, 03:34 AM
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depends.... you ever been to michigan, by any chance...?
okay, my new idea is instead of black and silver/grey, do blue and silver/grey... that would look hot too... tie the inside and outside of your car together
not what you would do, but you can see the colors work together:
okay, my new idea is instead of black and silver/grey, do blue and silver/grey... that would look hot too... tie the inside and outside of your car together
not what you would do, but you can see the colors work together:
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10-04-2008, 12:57 PM
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there you go!
That's what I was trying to get at. I think silver and gray would look really good with dark blue.
I agree with Cali. $1,400 does not seem like it would get you quality work IMHO.
That's what I was trying to get at. I think silver and gray would look really good with dark blue.
I agree with Cali. $1,400 does not seem like it would get you quality work IMHO.
