Jughead

I saw a Silver Boxster with black carpeting and red leather seats. It look pretty sharp. I've been toying with the idea of using the same color combo. My interior is currently black but my seats need re-covered and I was thinking of switching just the seats to red.
Whatya think?
Anyone else using two colors on the interior?

DavidOrr

My interior is currently red. I'm toying with the idea of adding black. Would probably do the carpet and seats in black and leave the rest red.

Then a perl white paint job.

American Boy

I am in the process of doing a red/black interior. My seats are already done black leather with the center portion red leather. The shifter boot is red, my dash will be torch red like the exterior with maybe a little torch red on some interior detail.

In two months, everything will be done so I'll post some pics.

Here's my seats...






[Modified by American Boy, 6:31 PM 2/18/2002]

dlw

I want to do the same thing. I have all black now, but would love red inserts in the seats. I did buy some red floor mats at carlisle, but it just wasnt enough. An outfit in Hawaii sells seat covers that have red inserts, but they're around 300 bucks. If they were cheaper I would buy them just to see how it would look.

Jughead

Thanks for posting the pic. Looks pretty good, but I wanted to try to keep costs down!:lol: :lol: Looks like custon work??

I was thinking of using red door panels and the entire seats red leather and everything else black.

98RKC

I think the idea sux... oh wait a minute That's MY interior :)



I was very pleased with the way it turned out.
Go for it. :cheers:

Aaron76

I love the idea of 2 tone interiors I first got the idea form a 96 that I saw in a brochure. Here is what I have done.
I needed a complete interior so I went to a local upholstry shop to see what he could do with the dash, door panels, and seats. As it turned out the cost came in about 1000$ less than ordering new stuff and doing it my self I got all this work done for under 750$. I was most impressed with the work he did on the door panels. He used both types of material, while streching and shrinking it to hug the curves of the door panels. here take a look




[Modified by Aaron76, 6:07 PM 2/18/2002]

Nomad78SA

Aaron76 and American boy,
Good looking interiors... :cool:
I will mix my colors also when I get to that stage.
Neil in Tenn

eeeticket

I like two tone interiors also. Mine has red porsche seats with black insert. Don't ask what that cost. Black carpet and the original red dash and panels. I like the contrast of two colors. Somehow th red car with the all red interior was just a little to much. I'm glad i'm not the only one who did the interior that way. Some guys hated my car because it isn't stock. F____ stock---

DaBo

Those Red / Black interiors are super :cool: :cool: but would not work with my paint.
I was thinking of something similiar by adding black to my factory buckskin.

Thanks for the ideas guys.

My next Vette will be a Black 65' with Red interior.

Chuck Harmon

I haven't quite finished with the interior, but this may give you a pretty good idea what it will look like. Sorry the images are kind of fuzzy. The leather is not white, more of a parchment color. The red is a bright red from the C5 color chart. I just wanted to do something different than all black, beige, tan, red or blue. Maybe it's a bit over the top, but I like it.

Chuck




[Modified by Chuck Harmon, 7:32 PM 2/18/2002]

Aaron76

Re Stock
I like stock as well but with my car and budget there was no way to go stock besides in 76 the stock engine was nothing to brag about.
There is no labour lost in building a custom vette that's for sure

Jughead

Thanks for all the great pics guys. You gave me a lot to ponder.

Aaron----are the flags in your head rest area embroidered?

Chuck----I like your interior. I too dislike a one color scheme especially when the car's exterior matches the interior.

Edzred72

For my taste, I like a classy simple look. Chuck Harmon, and N8370C have achieved this by keeping the basic interior one color, and accenting it with contrasting seats or carpet. That looks fantastic guys!! :eek: :D :D :D

Alwyn678

I see it is real popular with Mustangs :U and of course the import Ricearoni :U
However the RED and Black on American Boy's looks pretty Good I must say..Especially since it is Georgia Bulldawg Colors!!!!!!!!!1


[Modified by Alwyn678, 8:50 AM 2/19/2002]

Ganey

One thing to consider is that you want about 2/3 or more one color. You don't want it 50/50. Silvr77 comment alludes to this.
If you cannot visualize it, then a model would work well.

Chuck Harmon

What's really over the top was when the Japanese learned to color plastic,etc. & colored everything.

Aaron76

Yes when he was doing the seats he gave me the piece that was going to be the head rest and I had a local embriodery shop scan a 77 emblem (because the seats are from a 77) and stich it the total cost for that was about 15$
I get a lot of comments about them at the shows.
:cheers:

1980 razz

i have my interior tan, but have slowely added black to of set the tan and man it looks so much better..black dash pad,seat covers ,carpet savers, who knows whats next.. :jester

DaBo

Hey Razz......

How bout some pics????

I have been looking at adding black to my buckskin also.


Thanks,

Jason Staley

My 76 came two toned from the factory - firethorn & white. Only mods in interior are new steering wheel and shifter handle.\


http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/greatwhite/

:cheers: