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Old Nov 17, 2015 | 01:39 PM
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1983 Blue Interior Vendor Advice

I have a 1983 Z28 with the "Custom" Blue interior
(Hard top car... NO T-Top).

The interior, minus some fading in the back on the plastic is in remarkably good condition, other than the headliner.

Does anyone know if any of our favorite vendors here have a particularly good solution for this problem. Specifically which is the best color match? Many vendors list, two blue options, is the Blue Interior in 1983 "Royal Blue" or is this interior "Dark Blue"?

Do the ABS headliner boards come with the front clips or do they attach them some other way?

Do any of the vendors send out swatches or color samples?

The visors are in pretty good shape as are the speaker sails. But is it best to replace them as a set with the headliner?

What about Floor mats? Any advice as to which vendor and which color code is the closest?

Any other advice or thought would be welcomed.
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Old Nov 17, 2015 | 11:22 PM
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Re: 1983 Blue Interior Vendor Advice

I got the Royal Blue from 1A Auto for my '84. It is slightly lighter than the original but not as dark as the Navy Blue. 1A sent me samples of both so I could choose which I liked as well as which one I thought matched closest. Easy to put in and fit well. There are no front clips on the ABS headliners. The instructions say you don't need the clips, but I put two squares of industrial Velcro where the clips had been and glad I did. Clean the metal and the headliner with alcohol first. I switched the visors and the sail panels at the same time so they would match. Like the results
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 10:25 AM
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Re: 1983 Blue Interior Vendor Advice

Ahh, was just going to ask if it was Royal or Navy. The 82 T/A I just picked up has the Navy Blue interior... so 70's!
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