Interior Swap (Color Scheme Help)

[Black Magic]

alright i have a black i4 es from 2001 and my interior is beige which doesnt leave my to do much with it. anybody know of any links where i can get a whole new interior, like the grey one it doesnt even have to be leather. i would like to do the hole thing over roof floors dash steering wheel etc... has anyone done this? how much would this cost?


thanks
Ed

[pinoyesv6]

best place to start, the junk yard. they have lots of parts there that you can find and it can teach you how to remove the part from the car.

[Black Magic]

my main concern is the roof and the seatbelts how easy are those to take off and put on?

[pinoyesv6]

soemthing just popped into my mind. once thing u should think about is what are u gonna do about the airbags? the covering for them. are you gonna paint them, are u gonna get them replaced with grey ones or what? airbags are really expensive.

[Black Magic]

ill probably end up painting them if the junkyard wont let me trade..

[Black Magic]

the only complete interior i found was from a 2002 gtz cmplete with cf trim and i was quoted at 1500 and he wouldnt take my interior.. mad loot!!! so im thinking of painting everything came up with a few ideas on color schemes trying to keep with black, gey and a touch of red. i also had a thought of using the cf adhesive vinyl to do some of the interior has anybody tried using this on their dash? can you guys give me your opinions on what things i ahould paint and which color? im going to go check out an upholstry shop to.. Opinions Please

thanks
Ed

[balln8g]

Ever thought about doing a fiberglass overlay on your panels?????

[Black Magic]

i never gave that much consideration cause i dont kow how to fiberglass. have you done this? would it be expensive to have it done? balln8g do you have some pic of your interior you can shoe me cause i saw in a post that you have done stuff to your interior but i just never saw any pics. pics would be really helpfull :wink:

[TWISTED II]

i think painting hard plastic and rewraping the vinyl is the best way to go. it gives a real professional look and its not that expensive. i dunno if you saw my interior before, but heres a pic. i had a body shop spray the silver when they did my kit, and me and my buddy rewraped the vinyl. cost me few hundred bucks. my headliner is "shaved", lol. no visors, we rewraped that in silver and layed a mitsu logo in it. http://www.cj-motorsports.com/cars/mario/mario6.jpg
http://www.cj-motorsports.com/cars/mario/mario7.jpg

[balln8g]

i never gave that much consideration cause i dont kow how to fiberglass. have you done this? would it be expensive to have it done? balln8g do you have some pic of your interior you can shoe me cause i saw in a post that you have done stuff to your interior but i just never saw any pics. pics would be really helpfull :wink:

Fiberglassing is expensive if you have someone who you don't know do it. I painted my interior like Twisted did, just a different kinda sceme. I still have to complete my seats,door panels,and dash,,,,I'ma do these in Gucci. Here's some pics to give ya an idea.....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/padc3df48d59c63806dd77f45fc776924/fc57b913.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pd53d5761f21c2a2a84903ab3e172d696/fc55ecb2.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pb20ac22158e86bb42e351e45b0077a7d/fc4de268.jpg

[galantv600]

i never gave that much consideration cause i dont kow how to fiberglass. have you done this? would it be expensive to have it done? balln8g do you have some pic of your interior you can shoe me cause i saw in a post that you have done stuff to your interior but i just never saw any pics. pics would be really helpfull :wink:

Fiberglassing is expensive if you have someone who you don't know do it. I painted my interior like Twisted did, just a different kinda sceme. I still have to complete my seats,door panels,and dash,,,,I'ma do these in Gucci. Here's some pics to give ya an idea.....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/padc3df48d59c63806dd77f45fc776924/fc57b913.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pd53d5761f21c2a2a84903ab3e172d696/fc55ecb2.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/pb20ac22158e86bb42e351e45b0077a7d/fc4de268.jpg
once u do that gucci fabric DAMNNN u gone be da biggest pimp dawg

[Black Magic]

first i want to start by saying thanks everyone you guys have helped alot. i finally mad a decision on that i am goin to use paint an vinyl. i want to ask everones opinon on what color scheme i should use?

thanks
Ed

P.S. twisted do you have a pic of the headliner

[TWISTED II]

hmm, i'll hafta look around for one. i know i have one somewhere, but none on my comp. i tossed the headliner to redo it too, so its gone, lol. i'll look around and post one if i can find it.

[Black Magic]

what do you guys think about all black with the interor peices may dark gray or cf. i need some ideas i cant come up with anything

[Black Magic]

i just got and idea of trying to use that cf self adhesive vinyl. i was thinking of puting it where twisted has his purple. then i was going to paint everything else black except for the interior little peices which i would paint a dark gray to match the cf. do you guys think that would be too much cf? do you think it would look like shit?

[TWISTED II]

hmmm, i dunno how well that stuff would hold. cuz your not puttin it on solid plastic, its a soft vinyl. i personally don't think it would look good at all. however, i like your idea. i know katzkin (sp?) makes a cf looking vinyl. i would definatly opt for that over the stick on stuff.

[Black Magic]

hmmm, yea i know that cf idea was just a shot in the dark. im just trying to get a cool color scheme so i dont have to repaint and redo the interior ever again. and i want it to look "custome" because if i was just to paint it gray it would look stock... any suggestions on color scheme everyone!!!