interior trim, looking for suggestions. Options

[MisterRay]

Right. wasn't sure if I should open a thread for this but I would love to hear the opinions of other fellow 6gc'ers.

I'm looking to paint my interior trim again. (it is red. centre console vinyl wrapped brushed aluminium) any suggestions or pics etc of what colour I should do it? or what y'all think would suit best?

I have a black car with red leathers, red footwell lights and red led dash etc and a polished gear knob (soon). so lookin for a diff colour trim. was leaning towards thunder grey.

will choose the color that gets recommended most!

[The_enD]

What happens if we all recommend pink?

Just go with what you like, not what people like.
Personally I don't like the painted plastic interior to match the body paint. Black is nice, so is grey.

This post has been edited by The_enD: May 8, 2014 - 2:43 PM

[PegGTS]

I've also never really been a fan of the painted interiors but I have thought about doing grey / silver. I have something else in mind for my interior through.

[MisterRay]

I've also never really been a fan of the painted interiors but I have thought about doing grey / silver. I have something else in mind for my interior through.

U know what I'm gna take that as a +1 for thunder grey lol have thought of Stickerbombing but havnt come across any good black n white 1s.

what plans u got? or u still keeping than under wraps?

[richee3]

I like the Celica SS-III's dark silver trim.

[Box]

I did mine in metallic black, it looked classy.

[PegGTS]

I've also never really been a fan of the painted interiors but I have thought about doing grey / silver. I have something else in mind for my interior through.

U know what I'm gna take that as a +1 for thunder grey lol have thought of Stickerbombing but havnt come across any good black n white 1s.

what plans u got? or u still keeping than under wraps?

Grasu has a nice stickerbombed interior that you might like, check about halfway down here

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...805&st=8400

And I've been thinking of doing hydrographics with my interior

[jordisonjr]

How about a carbon fiber wrap?

[MisterRay]

I like the Celica SS-III's dark silver trim.

is there a colour code for that grey? that looks brilliant. has more of a satin look to it?

I did mine in metallic black, it looked classy.

box u got any pics? think black would go nicely with your red exterior tho. my car is pretty much all black lol need that bit of colour to break up the interior.

I've also never really been a fan of the painted interiors but I have thought about doing grey / silver. I have something else in mind for my interior through.

U know what I'm gna take that as a +1 for thunder grey lol have thought of Stickerbombing but havnt come across any good black n white 1s.

what plans u got? or u still keeping than under wraps?

Grasu has a nice stickerbombed interior that you might like, check about halfway down here

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...805&st=8400

And I've been thinking of doing hydrographics with my interior

i've seen grasu's interior. probably my all time fave. it looks really unique thats why i didnt wanna copy his style lol chose the best vinyl wrap aswel.

How about a carbon fiber wrap?

i dont like carbon fibre wrap. i have a bit of it in the car. it looks good but dont wanna cover all parts unless im skinning it but thats too over the budget for me.

grey is lookin good at the moment. suprised i aint got no weird color suggestions yet lol a friend of mine suggested flip paint and chrome but think thats too OTT. richee let me know a colour code if you can or something very close to it.

[njccmd2002]

i had silver for a while, then it bored me, went to satin black. almost oem... but only you can choose the color...

[Nihil]

I went for the black/white color scheme, I understand why not everyone likes this and most of people would say it's too much, but I like it. Here's a feeler:

[Box]

[MisterRay]

I went for the black/white color scheme, I understand why not everyone likes this and most of people would say it's too much, but I like it. Here's a feeler:

i had a very similar interior on my last GT (black white theme) i was a big fan of it but in my experience it was so hard to keep clean!

nice legs box i like the interior but think it blends in too much. u are right tho does look very classy.

what do ulot think of this?



Alfa romeo 8C interior. think it would look good in mine? black interior, red seats, red dials, silver interior to set it off.

come to think of it i can do with a different steering wheel also lol

[Box]

Thanks. Yeah, I wanted something subtle. Something that'd stick out more and still be on the classy side would be a medium-dark silver.

[MisterRay]

Thanks. Yeah, I wanted something subtle. Something that'd stick out more and still be on the classy side would be a medium-dark silver.

like the 1 richee posted? im definitely going for silver. all thats left is... what shade lol i do love that SS3 trim colour. torn between that and the alfa romeo brera/8c spider silver interior.

[Box]

Yep. A dark silver metallic would look really nice.

[MisterRay]

Yep. A dark silver metallic would look really nice.

leaning towards the alfa silver atm. the dark metallic silver reminds me of the gen 7 interior now. only thing i like about the gen 7 interior is the seats

[Box]

Brushed aluminum vinyl wrap would look cool.

[Wheelsspinnin_im...]

The black base with a darker metal looks sharp! I like seeing how people are paying more attention to customizing interiors. I've always changed my cars' environment since the early 90's. Logically, we spend more time seeing our car from the inside, and suiting our own desires should have importance over what everyone else sees.

[hotgt4]

Im really against painting the interior car parts ae it looks terrible and devalues the car a lot and 2nd the paint smudges and lets go after a while lol, each to there own tho
keep it standard best way is what i reckon

[MisterRay]

Im really against painting the interior car parts ae it looks terrible and devalues the car a lot and 2nd the paint smudges and lets go after a while lol, each to there own tho
keep it standard best way is what i reckon

Iv had paint in my car for last 2 yrs. it hasn't rubbed off or "melted" or nothing. there's a bit of chipping where I dropped stuff or caught it with a screwdriver but that's it. u always kept urs black?

[Box]

Im really against painting the interior car parts ae it looks terrible and devalues the car a lot and 2nd the paint smudges and lets go after a while lol, each to there own tho
keep it standard best way is what i reckon

If you know what you're doing it turns out nice and holds just fine, the secret is in preparation and using the proper primer, paint, and clear.

[PegGTS]

This is what I have planned for my interior (in carbon fiber)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEjrtBprlo

This post has been edited by PegGTS: May 10, 2014 - 2:53 PM

[MisterRay]

This is what I have planned for my interior (in carbon fiber)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEjrtBprlo

iv thought about doing alloy wheels with hydro graphics but im really not sure how well it would hold up. its too expensive to try and then **** it up lol but graphic possibilites are endless with them tho! dont you think our interior pieces are too "thin"/not enuff surface space to do stuff like that?

[smkr3w]

I've had red painted interior, woodgrain wrap and now carbon fiber wrap.

+1 for CF..


mines original 3m black cf.. I'm a fan of complimenting colors vs contrasting colors. When i had mine in red it became rough to look at after awhile.

[hotgt4]

Im really against painting the interior car parts ae it looks terrible and devalues the car a lot and 2nd the paint smudges and lets go after a while lol, each to there own tho
keep it standard best way is what i reckon

Iv had paint in my car for last 2 yrs. it hasn't rubbed off or "melted" or nothing. there's a bit of chipping where I dropped stuff or caught it with a screwdriver but that's it. u always kept urs black?

Oh ok yeah ive seen a few of my mates cars where they painted the interior parts and its let go and smudges. they must of used crap paint.

But yeah ive always kept my interior black original colour. looks mean when you shine the black interior up.

every ones different tho

[hotgt4]

Im really against painting the interior car parts ae it looks terrible and devalues the car a lot and 2nd the paint smudges and lets go after a while lol, each to there own tho
keep it standard best way is what i reckon

If you know what you're doing it turns out nice and holds just fine, the secret is in preparation and using the proper primer, paint, and clear.

yes your right about preparation. And if you now what your doing.
But its not my thing. each to there own, its your car so do what you want to it

[MisterRay]

I've had red painted interior, woodgrain wrap and now carbon fiber wrap.

+1 for CF..


mines original 3m black cf.. I'm a fan of complimenting colors vs contrasting colors. When i had mine in red it became rough to look at after awhile.

im a huge fan of contrasting colours but since my car is mainly black and red i thought i would add a third as an accent colour. and you are right the red has become a little rough to look at lol that cf wrap looks good. how is it holding up? have u had it for long? my centre console is wrapped in brushed aluminium atm. looks good but it has that "fake shiny" look to it if u know what i mean hence why i want a paint job. maybe a satin finish

[yellowchinaman]

Ive never been a fan of carbon viny. Other then the 4D carbon from china whicb isnt conformable, none looks real.
Hyreodipping is worse. Ive seen hundreads and only ever seen one good print which looks like real carbon.
Nothing beats the real deal.
http://s732.photobucket.com/user/rt-perfor...Interior%20Skin

[MisterRay]

Ive never been a fan of carbon viny. Other then the 4D carbon from china whicb isnt conformable, none looks real.
Hyreodipping is worse. Ive seen hundreads and only ever seen one good print which looks like real carbon.
Nothing beats the real deal.
http://s732.photobucket.com/user/rt-perfor...Interior%20Skin

On average how much would it cost to skin the items in a couple layers of carbon fibre like that in the pic? ur right... nothing beats the real thing damn. looks so good

[Box]

Kind of makes you wonder. The 3M vinyl isn't necessarily cheap, probably real carbon fiber wouldn't be too much. Since it's not structural you could get away with lower grades as long as it still looked good.

[MisterRay]

Kind of makes you wonder. The 3M vinyl isn't necessarily cheap, probably real carbon fiber wouldn't be too much. Since it's not structural you could get away with lower grades as long as it still looked good.

agree but im sure carbon cloth is thicker than vinyl wrap. woudnt it stop the trim from fitting back in place properly? im gonna look into cf skinning n see how much it will cost to have som1 do it for me or to buy kits

[Box]

Was messing with some fiberglass cloth yesterday and it's fairly thin, I'd imagine carbon fiber wouldn't be any thicker. It's thinner than the good vinyl, so I'd imagine it'd be easier to worth with in that regard.

[MisterRay]

Was messing with some fiberglass cloth yesterday and it's fairly thin, I'd imagine carbon fiber wouldn't be any thicker. It's thinner than the good vinyl, so I'd imagine it'd be easier to worth with in that regard.

Prices for a decent skinning kit start at about £45 tho. but theres enough carbon cloth jus to maybe cover the centre console trim properly. includes resin n all. but if it is thin I will keep that in mind as spray painting will cost around 50ish

[Box]

I just looked earlier and actual carbon fiber cloth is a good bit cheaper than the 3M 1080 vinyl. At least that's the case with buying off the U.S. eBay site. One of the carbon fiber cloths I found was a 36" x 50" square for $32 OBO plus shipping, was .009" thick as well. I'd imagine would be much easier to work with than vinyl and it's actually cheaper. If I go to redo interior again I'm considering it.

[MisterRay]

I just looked earlier and actual carbon fiber cloth is a good bit cheaper than the 3M 1080 vinyl. At least that's the case with buying off the U.S. eBay site. One of the carbon fiber cloths I found was a 36" x 50" square for $32 OBO plus shipping, was .009" thick as well. I'd imagine would be much easier to work with than vinyl and it's actually cheaper. If I go to redo interior again I'm considering it.

That's a really good price. I might have to start buying from US. everything here is a ripoff lol

[MisterRay]

After seeing the trim colour on my m8s Vauxhall astra Iv decided to go with gloss black for the centre console trim and a pearlescent grey/silver for the door bits and vents etc. hopefully Will look good. gotta buy the paint soon