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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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Car: 88 Camaro S/C
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Mismatched Carpet/Interior....

Hey does anyone here have a mismatched interior? I.e, black carpet and grey panels, etc?
My cars interior is mainly grey, but of course there's some black. My last car had black interior and I liked it so much more. I'm thinking I may just get black carpet for now, as the carpet really should be replaced. Would it look funny with black carpet, and then grey panels and headliner? I'd get black seatcovers, and most likely keep the back seats out as well...
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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Car: 82 firebird s/e 83 Trans Am
Engine: 5.0L 305ci 4b carb.....CFI
Transmission: TH200C....700R4
It would look fine........whats the color of the ext. of your car....
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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Car: 85 Camaro
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im in the middle of an interior swap right now, from tan to black, but the ttop headliner and seat belts are stayin tan for now until i locate some seatbelts and recover the headliner. it looks alright, but definitely not keeping it that way. I'll get some pics
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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From: Maryland...DO I HAVE TO ADMIT TO THAT?!
Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
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personally i like the 2 tone interiors cuz i liked mine (gray & black) then i got to really looking at the gray stuff & i decided i need to change it to all black. so it doesnt look bad IMO.

ive changed my mind so many times as of what to do with my car that my mind is just spinning!!!
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 05:43 AM
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I have all black with the carmine red carpet and I think it looks pretty good. I have pics in the link in my sig
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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Kind of amazes me how good an all gray interior looks when new, but how fast it ages. Mix it with some black and the contrast does make it look better I think.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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Mines mix and match, Just have black 4th geb leather, everything else is stock, for now. Keeping the tan carpet and headline, both new, have everything for 4th gen dash and doors, just need to put it in.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Car: 95Z / 91Z / 10SS
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Transmission: T56 / 700R4 / TR6060
Had to put my 2 cents in on this one. When I decided to replace my ragged cloth seat covers, I struggled with the decision of which color to go with (grey or black). The advice I was given by the place I got the seatcovers (and carpet) was to go with black, since it was doubtful that the color match-up (I have a grey int) would not be exact. Long story short, I got the black and never looked back. Really wish I could have done two-tone seats (grey AND black), but again, the color match...



Check out more pics on my site: www.coolcamaro.cz28.com
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Originally posted by coolcamaroZ28
Had to put my 2 cents in on this one. When I decided to replace my ragged cloth seat covers, I struggled with the decision of which color to go with (grey or black). The advice I was given by the place I got the seatcovers (and carpet) was to go with black, since it was doubtful that the color match-up (I have a grey int) would not be exact. Long story short, I got the black and never looked back. Really wish I could have done two-tone seats (grey AND black), but again, the color match...
Are those covers or are they installed? Does that question make sense?
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 02:03 PM
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From: Toms River, NJ
Car: 95Z / 91Z / 10SS
Engine: LT1 / LB9 / LS3
Transmission: T56 / 700R4 / TR6060
Are those covers or are they installed? Does that question make sense?

Yes, they are replacement covers that I got from a company called www.abcautocarpetandupholstery.com (I also got my new carpet from them). I saved a bunch of $$ over somewhere like Classic Industries or Year One and the best news is that they use the same supplier, so quality didn't suffer! But to answer your question, I had to take the stock cloth seat covers off, do some repairs to the foam (driver's bolster) and do the whole hog-ring thing (PITA!). But as you might be able to tell, I probably should have gotten new seat foam for the bottom of the front seats since is is not entirely form-fitting in the center. Oh well, a project to do someday...
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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I have got Graphite carpet with grey tweed covering the interior panels, and the two tone 4th gen Camaro seats. the seats almost match the carpet and door panels perfectly.

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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally posted by coolcamaroZ28
Are those covers or are they installed? Does that question make sense?

Yes, they are replacement covers that I got from a company called www.abcautocarpetandupholstery.com (I also got my new carpet from them). I saved a bunch of $$ over somewhere like Classic Industries or Year One and the best news is that they use the same supplier, so quality didn't suffer! But to answer your question, I had to take the stock cloth seat covers off, do some repairs to the foam (driver's bolster) and do the whole hog-ring thing (PITA!). But as you might be able to tell, I probably should have gotten new seat foam for the bottom of the front seats since is is not entirely form-fitting in the center. Oh well, a project to do someday...
Very nice indeed. I am a bit worried about having to deal with the foam and the hog rings. When it comes down to it, I would probably have someone do it and just pay for the labor. What did those cost you if I can ask?
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Car: Brilliant Red metallic RS T-Tops &
Engine: 305 TBI & 350 LT-1(bolt on's)
Transmission: T-5 & 4l60
in my old RS i had all black plastic and grey everything else the car was burgundy it looked better that the all grey actually it was a bad a$$ car but i had to sell it to move on to the 4th gen
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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From: Toms River, NJ
Car: 95Z / 91Z / 10SS
Engine: LT1 / LB9 / LS3
Transmission: T56 / 700R4 / TR6060
Very nice indeed. I am a bit worried about having to deal with the foam and the hog rings. When it comes down to it, I would probably have someone do it and just pay for the labor. What did those cost you if I can ask?
The seats cost me $253.00 (they are actually madrid vinyl, but everyone thinks they are leather!) and the carpet was $108.00 (passenger compartment only) plus shipping, of course. Neither job was really hard to do, more time consuming than difficult. The hog rings really aren't that bad after some practice and some cursing, lol. If I wasn't so eager to get the job done, I could have gotten the front seat bottoms to fit a little tighter, but I plan to re-adjust the fit when I get around to it. I really didn't want to spend a whole lot to re-do the interior (which is why I didn't go with genuine leather), and since the dash, console, headliner and panels were in good shape, the only other thing I replaced was the sunvisors. Although my website shows the carpet replacement, I didn't do a log of how the seats were done, although there is a great step-by-step tutorial on another site here:

http://216.69.128.62/video.htm

My website:

www.coolcamaro.cz28.com

ABC upholstery (where I purchased from)

http://www.abcautocarpetandupholstery.com/
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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Car: 85 Camaro
Engine: 305 LG4
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here's that tan/black combo.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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From: milwaukee
Car: 85 Camaro
Engine: 305 LG4
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another... can anyone tell me how to post multiple pics in a post?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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looks like we got the same seats, coolcamaroz28
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