I have a '85 GSL-SE with the poop brown interior. I decided early on to change to black. I found a carpet kit from Victoria British and decided to paint what ever I couldn't replace with vinyl paint. Since my heater core puked (%@#%*&) and I had to pull the dash I decided to start now. From what I've seen in the catalog the 84 and 85 have different interiors than previous years and neither come in black. Is this true and what can I substitute from previous years? Did any FB or SA have black interiors?

BTW: Heater core replacements SUCK!!

 

i have an 84 gs and i have black/gray interior. if you go to an 83 or lower the radio trim is different and i believe so is the dash, so they do make it. and i did see someone selling leather black door pannels on ebay a bit ago so u could always try there.

 

hey man on ebay some one is selling they're whole interior it's black man check it out.

 

if you're interested in selling your brown interior, i'd love to take a look. i've been looking for a brown interior for me gsl-se to replace my red one...

 

I like my gray interior for the 85

 

i should clarify - since you plan on dyeing it black anyway, maybe we could trade interiors. mine is red leather and in pretty good shape. i'd prefer a brown interior, well, as a matter of preference. i noticed your location is western wa, so maybe we could meet up or something...

oh yeah and as far as painting/dyeing the interior, check out a search for "sem color coat" it seems to get pretty good results and is reasonably inexpensive.

 

Before painting vinyl parts - make sure that they're really clean. If they're not clean you'll get some nice fish eyes

 

I have an 84 GS that's got the black & grey interior, also.

 

i have the black dash from my '85. it's in pristine condition want it?

 

i have an 83 gsl and it is black. the interior was a tan/brown color. i reapolstered my interior. my doors on the top are black and and the middle tan and then the botom black and all my carpeting is black. the top part of the dash is tan/brown and the glove box and the steering colum and the center councel is black. and the tan/brown leather seats make it perfect. it was amazing to see what i could do with that ugly interior. now it looks sweet. maybe ill post pics soon

 

maybe? **** that YOU MUST POST PICTURES. sounds sweet.

 

lol... shesh.. some attitude lol

yea if you just want to do the swap some came with black and grey interior. my 81 is black and grey.

or you can dye it but it will take longer to do then just a direct swap.

 

Did the paint since a friend was willing and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Turned out looking great. Downfall is it can be scratched and I don't think frequently used items will hold up like door pulls and e brake lever. I'll be hunting for those black '84s.
btw- no kidding on the get the stuff clean thing. In fact everything had to be REALLY clean. Some parts were a real bear and had to be done several times.

 

How? - Did you paint it?

In '84, they come in Burgandy, Grey, or Brown only.

 

I have an '84, it's got a black dash in pristine condition, also.

btw, I was at PnP last weekend, they had the grey & black seats just like mine, in almost perfect condition. I couldn't find a tear on them anywhere! Too bad I didn't need them..

Here's my interior, except the dash & shift boot surrounds are now black:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?threadid=176996

 

The dash and interior in those pictures is grey. The seats are grey also. As DF said, the series 3 (84-85) only came in grey, brown and burgundy. It is possible people are thinking the dark grey color is "black", but officially it is considered grey. Earlier models had black dashes and if you put them side by side you would see there is a lot of difference between the grey and black colors. If someone has a genuine black s3-style dash, it is either dyed, painted, or recovered.

 

I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

Beh.... I'm colorblind. Dark grey, black... it's all the same to me.

Either way, I like it much better than the reds & browns.

 

im in the process of fixing up my interior. it not fun. but you should still do it cuz of the results.