InteriorDiscussion about interior restoration, repairs, and modification.
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Looking to change the colour of my seat belts and trim, at least in the front. I've changed to an ebony leather 4th gen seat from tan cloth so I would like to match the belts. Just wondering if the 4th gen stuff will work? If it will then I can get it cheap at the junk yard, otherwise it's a hunt for good 3rd gen stuff.
ok.. so it all bolts up, no biggie on the headliner area so I read.. How about the sill trim? I have tan '89 panels and don't want to cut them / damage them. Anyone come up with something that looks good?
I've read that early Thirdgen sills (82-83) work good for this, but I don't if it was made in tan.
I noticed a set for sale on here, but they were charcoal painted black IIRC.
I second alloy, I have seen tan sets. one at the local yard, not cracked or broken but sunrotted to hell. also it was 82 only, 83's came with the lower retractor.
I second alloy, I have seen tan sets. one at the local yard, not cracked or broken but sunrotted to hell. also it was 82 only, 83's came with the lower retractor.
Well I got in a big argument with another "know it all" member here that 83's had the same sill as the 82's do. He was so adamant about it I took his word for it that's 83's were the same. Mine were off an 82 I found, the tan set I sold you couldn't tell what year the car was.
i would wonder if similar sill plates can be found in other GM vehicles, I seem to remember my dad's old caprice had similar sill plates, maybe we can adapt them?
If you dont feel like going on a witch hunt for 82 sill plates...this solution is simple, cheap, and looks fantastic. Cant believe more folks arent doing it.
The only thing I did differently from the guy that came up with the idea is that I backed those pieces with some thin aluminum. I epoxied the alum to the back for the pieces before I cut the opening for the belt. I did this after reports of the opening breaking on some folks. So I wanted to reinforce it some.
I havent glued my covers down to my sills yet. Probably next spring when the next round of mods comes through.
But you can get a set of sills for cheap. Cut em up... And if you know someone else doing the 4th gen belt mod, you can split the cost and cut a few pieces out of one set of sills.
