neektar

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So I wake up this morning and felt like painting my enitire interior over again using flat black interior paint (last time I used the glossy kind). I call my friend up and we being right away tearing into the car removing all the panels ect.

The plasic painted really well but when we got the the vinyl, the panels were too cold and didn't dry correctly. I got so pissed, it came out looking even shittier than before.

So I started thinking and came to the conclusion that I wanted to overhaul my interior completely with brand new parts. I looked at almost every dealer available, black dragon mazdatrix ect, and couln't find anyone that has it.

Can someone point me in the right direction? Or maybe some advice to bring my interior back to life/stock?

MattG

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Well I know they had luck in dying it, but that doesnt help me or you.

My plastic back panels are so old and sun burnt, that they are dry and crack if you glance at them!

mckinneyml

I too am looking for new interior.

www.RacingBeat.com has new seat uphostry kits and the carpet can be found on e-bay and some online auto carpet uphostry stores. www.MazdaTrix.com has some but I have had no luck finding the rest.

Maybe someone on here can start fabricating some replacement fiberglass or injection molded pieces.

I really want new door panels, especially.

southernrunner

Try atlantarx7.com I believe they have interior parts and stuff but are used. They don't show you pictures either which sucks. I never tried requesting pics though. I guess someone could try that.

neektar

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Thanks for the help guys. I've tried all the sites but none of them sell the peice I'm looking for. Atlanta rx7 seems really good I'll give them a call next week. Even if it's slightly used, just as long as it's not torn,scratched to hell, or faded I'll take it.

I've been sitting down thinking latley and I wanna re-do the entire car the way I want it, (not the way my father wants it) so the interior is the first to go.

I want black s3 seats (the tiltable and reclinable ones).
Grey s3 leather door panels (dye them black and leave the grey carpet part)
Black carpet
black s2(1982) dash and center console,
brand new speedo (1982 one or maybe the 83 one)
black plastic moldings
grey/black headliner
all new black hatch peices


If anyone is serious about selling I'm serious about buying. I'm taking out a credit card just to fund this project and I'm considering taking out another job. That's just to see how serious I am about the whole deal.

Thanks for the consideration and coments

Nector

Tranquil

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Well my seats are S2, but you won't find any in as good of condition as mine.

Ask Peejay, he's seen the car!

rxguru

I have a set of grey door panels from an SE and that grey headliner too but only if you got a sun/moonroof. Check out some junkyards. Sometimes you'll find a heap that's got great interior!

neektar

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I do have a sunroof! is the headliner saggy in any way? leather?

Door panels, all grey leather (vinyl)?? with that grey carpet material?

vladu13

Go to_VictoriaBritish.com__and request a catalog. They don't have everything you need, but you'll see things that you didn't even know you needed.

neektar

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Victoria british has branched off into "Black Dragon Automotive" I've searched thier catologs and I have the old VB catolog in front of me as well as the new Black Dragon one...

$100T2

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Man are you lucky:

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/interior-how-re-upholster-your-doors-478529/
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=478529

neektar

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That's awesome.

You said at the end you did the dash and the headliner. Using the same technique? Same fabric? ect...

What did you do about the rest of the back hatch as well as the the center console peice? The glovebox door?

I'm seriously considering this as an option now! I just need to find a way to stich all the stuff up...

Tranquil

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I believe he died a lot of the plastic interior pieces using RIT dye in warm water. RIT dyes can be found at Wal-Mart for 3 bucks a box I believe.

$100T2

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I used leather dye on the dash, and interior paint on the back plastics. Headliner was done professionally, I have a sunroof and there was just too many curves to make it look nice.

trochoid

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$100T2, this is the first time I've read all the way through your door panel thread. 2 suggestions from redoing the door panels on my 300ZX. Instead of batting, use headliner foam. much easier to work with than plain foam. I also use 3M 90 spray adhesive, 11 bucks a can, but it works extemely well and will even hold up the headliner on the roof panel.

The spray adhesive has some give to it and allows a small time window for repositioning, which the hot glue doesn't. The spray will also hold up better over time since it has some give, the hot glue is hard when set and can often/easily break it's bond.

Great job on the panels. I take offense, (not really) at the sewing machine comment. I have my Grandmothers 1958 Singer 401 SlantoMatic, and it is still a great machine. I'm just not a great sewer, but I can manage.