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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: T-BirdX3 on November 21, 2011, 10:13:11 PM

Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: T-BirdX3 on November 21, 2011, 10:13:11 PM
There was a tech article written about painting seats recently that got me to thinking about how much I despise the bright red interior in the latest black bird. I was wondering what it would look like to paint the center section of the seats and door panels black to try and break up some of the red. Here is the results so far.

Before:

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/T-BirdX3/photobucket-2609-1321119246512.jpg

After:

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/T-BirdX3/photobucket-7930-1321910334486.jpg

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/T-BirdX3/photobucket-9332-1321910965581.jpg

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/T-BirdX3/photobucket-9345-1321911030370.jpg

Any thoughts/opinions? :nkhk:
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: EFFalcon on November 21, 2011, 10:27:08 PM
i really like the red interior.....
but that looks real nice.
have you repainted the red aswell?
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: hypostang on November 21, 2011, 10:47:22 PM
Those look great ... but am  I the only person on this forum that loves the Porno Red interior ?
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: jpc647 on November 21, 2011, 11:06:41 PM
There is not way those are the same seats! They look too good. Good job.

Hypostang, yes you are. The Porno red looks like hell, imho.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: EFFalcon on November 22, 2011, 12:58:14 AM
half the reason i got my car was because it had the red interior :D
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Shadow on November 22, 2011, 01:40:05 AM
Quote from: jpc647;373607
Hypostang, yes you are. The Porno red looks like hell, imho.


agreed.. if i ever wind up with a car that has a red interior, i'm literally burning it.. i hate red
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: beast50 on November 22, 2011, 03:48:26 AM
I love my porno red interior in my cat! brownchickenbrowncow :ies:
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Shadow on November 22, 2011, 04:20:28 AM
Quote from: beast50;373619
brownchickenbrowncow :ies:


wth? don't you mean bow chicka bow bow?
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: T-BirdX3 on November 22, 2011, 12:57:28 PM
So far I've only painted the one seat. I figured I would see how well I would like it before I went any further. As of right now I think it's a huge improvement.

I am debating on finding a darker shade of red before I go any further. The difference in the shades of red are more noticeable in the picture than they are in petson.

It basically took four cans of paint for that one seat, two cans of black and two cans of red.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: T-BirdX3 on November 22, 2011, 01:06:28 PM
Quote from: EFFalcon;373602
i really like the red interior.....
but that looks real nice.
have you repainted the red aswell?

I think it's just the fact that there is so much red. In general  I'm not usually a big fan of any kind of red either, so that doesn't help.

Yes, I did repaint the red.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: SFV Motorsports on November 22, 2011, 02:34:48 PM
you guys are crazy,
the porno red seats are awesome!!!!

Nice Job!
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 22, 2011, 06:02:54 PM
Quote from: hypostang;373606
Those look great ... but am  I the only person on this forum that loves the Porno Red interior ?

I like them too :).
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Chrome on November 22, 2011, 10:26:34 PM
That looks shagy!
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Soul on November 23, 2011, 08:42:17 AM
I like the design but the red is a little bright,
Looks like the seats in my bird.
(http://i49.tinypic.com/v40x1e.jpg)
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: T-BirdX3 on November 23, 2011, 10:36:51 AM
I would love to have some nice leather seats like yours! The two tone scheme is what the factory used on the raven interiors, which is easily my favorite interior, so I was pretty confident that it would look good with the red and black also.

The red paint is a shade lighter than than factory color, it's not that noticeable in person but I will probably get a darker red before I go any further.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Soul on November 23, 2011, 12:48:30 PM
Those were refinished when I bought the car and have held up so far, I like the two tone also, my door panels are done the same way with Silver inset above the arm rest
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Shadow on November 23, 2011, 02:18:02 PM
i'm beginning to wonder how well silver will cover blue.. the interior in my new tc is all blue and it looks a little bland to me.. anyone ever done a light color over dark like that?
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Soul on November 23, 2011, 03:42:31 PM
I think silver would cover with less bleed through than white.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: T-BirdX3 on November 23, 2011, 03:54:06 PM
Quote from: Shadow;373695
i'm beginning to wonder how well silver will cover blue.. the interior in my new tc is all blue and it looks a little bland to me.. anyone ever done a light color over dark like that?

Take a picture of your interior and work it up in Photoshop. Here is my photoshopped version of my car. http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/T-BirdX3/interiorRear.jpg At least then you'll have an idea of what it'll look like.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Shadow on November 23, 2011, 04:41:33 PM
well i know what it'll look like lol it's look like the interior in my black car.. i'm just wondering how well it would cover the blue, beings it's a darker color
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: lakenheath24 on November 23, 2011, 07:40:22 PM
i think it looks really good...although I prefer black-n-grey.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: Quietleaf on November 23, 2011, 07:57:33 PM
Quote from: T-BirdX3;373639
I think it's just the fact that there is so much red. In general  I'm not usually a big fan of any kind of red either, so that doesn't help.

Yes, I did repaint the red.

 
I agree. When I had my front & rear inserts done in charcoal it made a world of difference. The red just needed to be broken up a little.
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: sarjxxx on November 25, 2011, 10:46:56 PM
I love the red interiors. Its the blue ones that I can't stand lol

That seat actually looks pretty  cool btw
Title: Refinished Seats
Post by: beast50 on November 27, 2011, 03:13:38 AM
Quote from: Shadow;373622
wth? don't you mean bow chicka bow bow?

yeah thats it!