WHY ALL BLACK INTERIORS ???
 

was wondering today after my car sat in the sun for a couple hrs. . why do soo many people want to switch to all black interiors ? they get hot as H3LL in the summer . i bought one new car with an all black interior , will never have another . don't give me the crap about not showing dirt (dirt is dirt no matter if it shows) . ask why black/dark colored painted cars show dirt more than lite colored cars . my car is ultra blue metallic (dark) with gray interior (most likely most common color) . i know i clean the exterior way more often than interior . anyway whats all the love for all black interiors about ? (i still say dirt is dirt , even if it doesn't show) ............

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my silver 85 came with black interior and my blue 85 came with black and dark grey.

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Simple answer? Gray is BORING. It's everywhere. And don't tell me your interior doesn't need to be cleaned well... I used to think my interior was clean until I got a TON of crud out of my carpet when I hit it with the powerwasher...

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Because black is a more preferred color over other factory interior colors. Most people either park in the shade, have air conditioning, tinted windows, convertibles/ T-tops, or in some cases have louvers to keep the car cooler and don't care how hot it gets.

It's not hot for very long if you have A/C and rolled down windows.

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I like the black interior because to me it feels more comfortable inside especially with my 20% tint. I enjoy driving my camaro way more with black interior than with the faded tan interior I had in there. A nice tan interior looks pretty good too as well as red but for me black interior will always be my favorite. I agree that it does get hot but that's what A/C is for :) I would imagine that sitting in an all black third gen with leather seats that's been sitting in the sun all day would probably feel pretty miserable :eek: I'll stick with my cloth seats :lmao:

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Black is timeless.

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I'll take the black interior in my father's blue 08 Malibu (except for those blasted hard seats) over the tan leather in my mother's 04 black Intrepid any day of the week. My Grand Prix, with either Charcoal or black interior (never decoded the RPO sheet) was nice with tinted windows and the A/C never worked in it.

Our cars have huge side windows compared to most. And, if you have a remote hatch pop and working hatch struts (and who doesn't, right?), you hit the remote release from a distance and 60% of that hot air goes right out the open hatch. Close the hatch when you get there and open the car door. Yes, the wheel will be hot, but it HAS been in the sun...

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black interior looks meaner and looks more manly... i switched from tan to all black interior and it gave the car a MUCH meaner attitude... samething with black wheels.... also black is black and goes with anything...

here is my car with gold rims and tan interior then here is another picture of my car with black interior and black gta rims... black made it look MUCH meaner looking...

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I swapped to black from grey because of two things: you can't go wrong with a black and red car, and the original gray interior was, ahem, well worn after 188k odd miles. Honestly I'd say that the black is about the worst interior for hiding dirt, if you want to do that spring for grey or a tan/gold interior.

And like SweetRevelation said, its timeless. It looked good when it came out of the factory, it looks good now, and it'll look good in another 20 years.

(Plus the black goes along with my subconscious Chevelle SS tribute look lol)

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i hated the tan interior.now its all black once do something with the charcool 1997 seats.

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Black interiors just look good, I live in Phoenix which means extreme heat is just part of life, and I'd rather have a burning hot interior that looks good than an uglier one that's nice and cool.......but then again, my judgement might be fuzzy from a heat soaked brain!!!

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88fastgta. Love the pick in parking garage, looks mean with the black rims and 4th gen spoiler!

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What did you do with your tan vert parts?

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The only reason I went to Black was because it was too hard to find red interior panels that weren't faded...

If I can find good condition red interior panels, you best believe I will be buying them. I still have my red headliner and door panels installed. The rest is black. I will be putting in new red carpet though soon enough.

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well some of the response has really suprised me . speaking for myself i have never felt bored with gray color . i never felt the needed to be more sinister , manly , or meaner in the one car i bought with a black interior . (it was a new 1972 red Gran Torino Sport) oh well , i was just curious why black was so popular . to each his own , thanks .

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I think you're dreaming. LOL

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I have two favorite color interiors. Black, and NOT gray!!! LOL ....To me, grey is generic. It's used because it goes with everything, and cuts down on costs because they can offer less interior color choices. Some people love it. Personally, I won't own a car with gray. -although technically my dark charcoal leather in my trailblazer is gray, but.....it might as well be black since it's so dark!

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I have black in my yellow iroc but I mostly see the gray,tan, and red so just how rare is the black interior vs the other colors?

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Becasue they look killer.

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I concur, Black interiors suck. They're boring. The carpet and visors in my '02 are fading pretty bad considering that I always park in the shade. Would have killed to get the super rare two tone Ebony/Neutral interior instead.

That's not to say that the Gray interior in my '91 isn't faded worse though.

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For me the reason I end up with black is that they've held up the best. I rarely find a descent grey, tan or *shutter* red interior and have never seen a blue, but black isn't too hard to come by. And really there aren't that many options for Thirdgens that don't totally date the car.

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I prefer black interiors, hands down. Gray is my second choice. I will NEVER again except a tan interior and that color is a deal breaker for me when it comes to buying a car.

I have had cars with blue, gray, tan, and black interiors. The exteriors were dark blue, light gray, and black. My mom's cars were always white. Dirt always showed super bad on my black cars, almost as bad on my dark blue ones, and not at all on my one light gray car. My mom's white cars showed dirt only slightly worse than my light gray car. BUT, for some reason when it came to interiors, the black interiors don't show dirt like it does as an exterior color. No idea why. I had to be so stupidly anal about the one tan interior I had, that it wasn't even funny. Stains and general dirt would show up extremely easy. I live in a muddy state, so this is a very serious problem with light interiors. The constant cleaning was a b*tch. Black interiors don't show stains and require only occasional cleaning instead of constant. Gray will show stains easier than black but hide general dirt very well.

Black is also a timeless color that goes very well with any exterior color you choose. It doesn't limit you. This is good for people who like to change up the look of their car fairly often.

As for heat issues... my black interior car is no worse than my tan or gray interior cars have been. Roll down the windows and drive for a few minutes to allow the hot air to leave, then roll them up and turn the AC on. No big deal. For cars without AC, you have to leave the windows down anyway, so....again no big deal. For the record, my current black interior car is leather (A/C, black ext.) while my gray interior is cloth (no A/C, dark blue ext). The only difference is that the leather burns when you sit down, while cloth doesn't. It's still frick'n hot inside the car regardless of color.

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I agree that black is overdone, but it looks good. I don't think you can do a black interior to the point where it looks bad. +1 for a factory upgrade. -1 for creativity.

I'm keeping my interior grey, but i'm upgrading the fabrics and painting some panels.

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Spend a few years in the Navy, you'll get your fill of gray interiors/exteriors. I just started the transformation of my car to black.

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mine is black and tan inside an tan outside with gold wheels look good soon i am putting black gta wheels on if i can ever find them

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Like they say....once you go black.....:)

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Does anybody know where i can find a black interior? Right know its red and its faded and i would like to switch to black but im not sure where to find the parts. Its a 1985 iroc z

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Superfast, I am repainting all the plastics with plastic/vinyl paint and I was going to reupholster the seats as it was. So far the 2 test pieces I did look like brand new stock black parts. There is a thread on here about how to paint the parts properly.The again, you may want to redo the red pieces in red so they look like they are new red ones.

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I've seen interior plastics that have been properly painted, with the proper interior paint, and they look just like stock. Actually quite impressive believe it or not!!! ....I would put forth a little elbow grease to save on trying find GOOD quality pieces, then deal with buying and shipping, THEN dealing with all the subtle differences with fit, since 80s quality wasn't exactly the best. Paint your parts, you know they fit. Take your time and you'll be happy with the outcome!
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Where do you find these interior paints?

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This is a great thread with lots of information:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...ic-carpet.html

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i had my windsheild tinted and my louvers on since 86 and its always been really cool in the car. i drive with the windows down anyways

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My buddy used SEM products, but I know there are others. He used to do body work, and actually sprayed it with a paint gun, but I've seen other good results with rattle car products. It's all in the prep, as with any paint job.