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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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changing colors need help/opinions

my car was originally a metallic blueish color and the interior is a blue color with all the dash and console stuff black with black door panels. the car is primered right now and i want to have it painted black. what color should i change the interior carpet/headliner/seats/sailpanels/plastic in back too? i was thinking grey. i was gonna use the grey 4th gen seats if i do use grey. is it very hard to completely change the color of the interior? anybody done this? can i see before after pics? thanks for the help.
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 04:04 PM
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mmmmmm i would say 4th gen black/grey seats and grey carpet black headliner black plastics and the console with metal ......thats my opinion
i hope it helps


by the way polo green with gold stripes looks awsome ....u could try that instead of black
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 09:17 PM
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what about the plastic around the back seats? how hard is that to change? or do i just spray paint it?
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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Go dark med grey, that is my fav. interor. Just buy some plastic dye to do all the plastic in your car. Get new carpet, and I agree 4th gen seats grey or black.
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 10:50 PM
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how does the plastic dye work? do i dip the parts in something?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 08:15 AM
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heres mine, just to give an idea of what the grey w/ black looks like:







and the only before / after pics i have (unfortunately) are of black vs grey sail panels - the grey looks SO much better!


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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 09:54 AM
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that looks nice. what color was your interior originally? i cant decide whether to do all that stuff my self or pay some one around 1k to do it.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:21 PM
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hey i did what you are talking about....all except the 4th gen seats...
i went from crappy tan to black, painted the interior plastic panels found some door skins from another camaro(leather) my dash was already black so i just bought seat covers and thats it for now...it reletively easy as long as you have a full day to do it..

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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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after...sorry about the shot angle
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