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Old 04-01-06, 07:59 AM
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At the risk of blatantly showing my Noobness, here goes. I have an 85 GSL-SE that is really starting to show her age. In particular the years of hot sun and those big windows have caused the interior plastic trimming to deteriorate. Is there anyone that makes new or replacement pieces? I searched this forum but found no similar threads.
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Best solution is to find good, used replacement parts, and window tint. I am not aware of any new pieces availible. Mazdatrix carries a lot of 2nd gen parts, the may have 1st gen ones, don't know for sure.
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i was going to say VB too but they dont have crap. like he trochid said fond a good donor car or bauy what you can get fro mazdatrix i know that they do have some but its starting to get a lil scarce now they only have selected colors on selected items. here this will save you a lil time just start here http://www.mazdatrix.com/interior.htm
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So what color is the interior, by the way the door handle buckets and other trim trim etc are available from Victoria British under the new name of Black Dragon, I think that's it....
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What parts do you need? I have interiors for like 6 1st and 2nd gen 7's in the basement.
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Another option some people have tried is some of these new kinds of paints for plastics. From what I've seen you have to be particular on the type as some come out really shiny looking. There have been a few threads over the years posted in this section on that.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
What parts do you need? I have interiors for like 6 1st and 2nd gen 7's in the basement.

Looking for the plastic trim in the back area along the rear hatch. Also the center console where the joystick and window switches are.

The car has the red interior. I'm looking to replace the carpeting as well and I think Victoria British has a good carpet set, does anyone have any experience with it?
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Originally Posted by trochoid
What parts do you need? I have interiors for like 6 1st and 2nd gen 7's in the basement.
Would you happen to have FB door handle buckets? Mine are discentigrating
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Would you happen to have FB door handle buckets? Mine are discentigrating
What color? I bought some brown ones, new on eBay a year or so ago. They pop up occasionally.

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Looking for the plastic trim in the back area along the rear hatch. Also the center console where the joystick and window switches are.

The car has the red interior. I'm looking to replace the carpeting as well and I think Victoria British has a good carpet set, does anyone have any experience with it?
I bought the VB carpet set for my ZX, then took it back. Try 1AAuto.com instead. they have a better selection of colors and carpet sets.

I probably have most of what you need, including an average to good carpet set. PM me with a list.
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Im looking for the door skins, just the top parts, and a auto shifter **** in black or maroon
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I have black interior so I'd say either black or "chrome"
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Everyone seems to want black, which only came in the earlier 7s, and are getting hard to find. Most of my parts are maroon and brown from S3's. Sometimes it's easier to pickup parts in good condition, whatever color, then paint them. SEM Has a line of rattle can interior paint that is very good, found at most autobody paint stores. You can also get paint colors custom mixed with an interior additive.

The vinyl/plastic tops of the door panels are not hard to redo. The biggest problem is they are heat bonded to the fabric/plastic, under the fake chrome strip. When redoing the panels, the chrome strip is usually destroyed when seperating the vinyl from the fabric or plastic below it.

The enclosed pic is a neary finished door panel I am doing for a 300ZX that is getting a complete interior redo and color change. Pic doesn't show how bad the old tan panel looks, nor how nice the new gray one is. The lighter gray ring around the speaker cover is plastic and painted with Lesonal in a custom mixed color to go with the other 3 bluegrays.

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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Would you happen to have FB door handle buckets? Mine are discentigrating
Mazdatrix sells these. If I remember right, they're like $5 each
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