Black interior swap.....

[ViciousLord]

the comment " You're my boy BLUE!" is from the movie Old School. Come on man, get with the program, LoL.

P.S. I'll never drive a focus!

 

[HaveBlue83]

i know its from th emovie. they say that on ff.com as well.

...and the focus is a very good reliable car. its just slow.

 

[HaveBlue83]

i found the recline stop tab. cut and beat the shit out of it. now my drivers side seat reclines ALL the way back

 

[ratatack]

LOOKS GREAT

 

[purewake07]

Nice John Deer

 

[19tsi91]

it looks good. you can order the panels black or goto the parts house(store) and get interior spray paint. it works, doesn't fade and is the cheapest solution.

 

[crazyboy81]

I saw some interior panels painted black in the junkyard.. yeah it was faded nasty as you could see the grey underneath. My car already came grey with black, isn't it stock for some models?

I crave leather seats though.

 

[90moneypit]

Nice find! Now all you need is a couple large cans of Kiwi shoe polish to bring back the color. Get the regular black and not the parade gloss though. You'll probably want to pull the seats back out for this one though as it can be a major PITA to buff everything. Trust me, you don't want to leave any wax behind to stain up your shirt and pants. Yes, I'm serious about using shoe polish (paste not liquid) to bring those seats back to like new condition. It looks like they've been neglected somewhat and left untreated, they'll be splitting in no time. Plus the shoe polish will 're-stain' them a uniform black. For a spit shine gloss you can even steal some pantyhose for a final buff. IT WORKS! Jeez, that all sounds like total horse shit but ask someone in the military if you doubt it.

 

[HaveBlue83]

, I was in the army for 6 years. i know all about a spit shine hahahaha.

I'll try it some time and see. I have some kiwi laying around.

 

[zanderson]

Black shoe polish works great for making a nice looking black interior. Just apply and rub it till you can do so with a white towel and no more black comes off.

 

[HaveBlue83]

when i hit up the garage when i'm not freezing i will try that out. def a good idea. i have treated the seats with some armor-all leather conditioner and the drivers seat is starting to soften up with use. the pass side is still stiff (as they usually don't see much use).

no panels on the lower half of the dash and console sides were black. you have to paint them to get that look.


side note, i got my first taste of AWD fun in the snow today

 

[link16]

Black shoe polish works great until summer time BMW sells some great leather care products. I have used it and had great success with it.

-Alex

 

[90moneypit]

I like Meguires for long term leather care. Stay away from Armor All if you can, it's a temporary fix that turns into an addiction... You ever wonder why some cars have cracked dashes and others don't? Armor all in the beginning that tapered off as the years went by. Armor all tends to 'wick' oils out when it dries so every time it goes from wet look to dry look, it actually has less oil in it than the last time! Stick with conditioners or 'leather food' type products if you can and stay away from anything that says quick detail and is interior related. Meg's exterior detailer is pretty good though.

 

[HaveBlue83]

i usually use meg's for most things. i just tried something different. the seats look decent tho.

I actually wanna get some of that tack soap my aunt has and rub them down with that. she uses that for all her leather saddles and bridals.

 

[90moneypit]

Good stuff but too much and it can bleed out onto your clothes. I'd use that occasionally and the meg for your monthly upkeep. Do that and you should have no worries for years to come.

 

[STORTZ77]

loook sick
definatly trying to turn mine from gray to the black hopefully ill get lucky and find some good junkyard opportunities

 

[anthonydinatale]

i have painted interior pieces in my old gs i had a complete black interior all from paint except dash was black

 

[DSM1G90]

"Night Rider!"

 

[spyderdrifter]

Looks great. Had my last eclipse ('97 spyder) almost completely black inside. Only had the rear seats and carpet left when I lost it. The swap is in progress on my new one, just got black door panels and center console shipped out today. As for the gray knee panels, those are getting painted to match the body color when I get it repainted.

 

[HaveBlue83]

^^^good idea, should look cool.

I just painted the kick panels black with the krylen untra flat paint today. I will see how it lasts. looks GREAT, full black interior (minus seatbelts and rear seats)

 

[gofer]

The '99 black interior from the factory isn't straight black, its two toned with gray and keeping it OEM looking as possible is always nice. I did the full black leather interior swap a few years ago for $350 and got EVERYTHING so don't let someone rip you off because it is 11yrs old.
I think its sweet you did the swap in the Talon because they never made it to '99 and got black leather interior, only the Eclipse. Looks good and good luck finding some rear seats.

 

[HaveBlue83]

got some more small black pieces today . I also have a black rear seat I'm trying to get from my buddies car. needs some crack repair tho.