why is there so many first gen's with red or maroon interiors...i think it looks so bad. is it because they made so many, or did so many people pick it as an option? in my opinion, grey, or black is the only way to go...even brown. but not the ugly red!

 

REPOST!!! hehe

 

BAD Ian

 

haha...ian you ***...so why are you converting your interior, huh? cuz it sucks. haha

sorry for reposting, but hasn't pretty much EVERY topic been done before? in my opinion, everything is a repost.....

here are some reposts, that should be considered a real REPOST though

1. how do i remove my rats nest?

2. what are the benefits of premixing?

3. where can i find an aftermarket body kit for my 1st gen?

4. how many cylinders does my rx7 have? (lol)

posting about color of interior is a question that should be asked over and over again, since many diferent people, new or not should be able to voice their opinion.

nick

 

Whoa, settle down there canada man

 

I agree 100%. I only like the black and gray. Mine was brown and now it is all black.

 

gotta go with blue

 

Blame canada! Blame canada! South park rocks lol. If I wasnt going to do a color change (still maybe wont) I may have left the red in. Although, the interior was shot to hell anyways and I had the choice of gray or red. gry goes with everything so I said what the hell.

 

theres a little before and after o the interior conversion i did on my se
(and yes, i swear on my dead great grandmas grave that both the pics below are the same car)

 

Interior colour in my opinion all depends on exterior colour...

For example I had an L6 exterior (Light Blue) it had a Grey interior looked great

I currently have an R7 exterior (Ornage) it has a brown interior and it looks great with that exterior colour.

IMHO any other interior colour choise with ether of those exterior coloours would look bad.

However the Red and Maroon do look kinda bad. They are not bad on a White car, but that makes the car kinda boring looking. White does not suit the RX7 well IMHO

 

Red also fades to pink which isnt that good either, no matter what color the exterior is. Mine is black with red (almost done swapping parts to gray only a few more large chunks to go), and when you have red interior you dont have many exterior paint options other than white or maybe gray.

 

the interior on my currnt se is brown(soon to be gray)and i like it a whole lot better than the red. my gsl was red on red and it was just too much. ot gregs whats the deal with your mirrors in the 2nd pic? does it help any?

 

I'm one of those freaks who actually LIKE the red/ burgundy interior-- as long as it doesn't clash with the exterior. My red-interior GSL is silver, but black, white, red and dark grey also work.

Blue or yellow exterior on the other hand with red interior would look like something Liberace would drive if he hadn't died of AIDS. Black, grey and tan also look good, but I draw the line at dark brown--- looks too much like the inmates smeared excrement all over the interior IMHO.

But the red does fade to very gaudy shades of pink, brown and green. I solved this problem on mine with an uphoulstry product called Vinylkote. Looks like new, won't flake off and doesn't have that "painted-on" look.

 

I have burgundy interior too Aviator, where did you get the stuff?

 

The company that supplies it is called Parasol Inc. and they're based in Toronto. Look up their website (enter Parasol Inc into your search engine) to order. You'll need to send them a sample of your uphoulstry color so they can mix you a 1-liter batch. Cost is about $120 U.S. and one liter will do your entire interior.

 

Maroon was a popular interior color in the 80's. My car had the maroon int and I hated it - I think mostly because the seats were all ripped. I've seen some nice cars with Maroon though. But IMO the grey int pretty much goes with all colors except beige or brown.

 

I loved the dark red in my charcoal 81 GSL - looked rich. However, hate it in a white or black. Black instead of the brown is mo better in the gold. Black or grey only in the blue, black, red or white (my white has black). I’m an artist, what can I say.

 

Snapshot, you're cheating with your color wheel again ? j/k I've never seen it summarized like that, but you're exactly right IMO. ( White with black here ( that used to be brown ))

 

My car is Tornado Silver, with red interior.

...and it's awsome!

When i re-uphoslter it, it will be with the same color.




Myc1972

 

i happen to love my l.e's marron int. and my 2 tone seats REALLY add a little something to it

 

ok, so the color is ugly is there any wait to spray black the interior?

 

Yes. See my above post on Vinylkote.

 

1. pull your hard plastic and soft vinly parts out of the car.

2. clean said parts with acetone use it spareingly it will MELT the plastic if you use too much, or leave it on two long

3. lightly sand hard plastic parts with 600 wet dry sandpaper and water

4. get two part poly ureathane paint, get the addative for when you are shooting bumpers, add 25% more than you would for bumpers mix

5. shoot

you can do this in any color you want, if you don't get all of the armourall and grease off, it will **** up with major fisheyes (hence the acetone treatment) there are also commercial anti fisheye treatments you can use, but use the wipe on/off type, if you use the type that mixes with the paint, it will not adhere as well

the bumper additive keeps the paint pliable, like a thin coating of plastic so if you push on it, its less apt to crack like regular poly paint.

This will work, as the local custom shops around here often use it to freshen up a faded ratted out dash and hard panels, but you will have to redo it every 2~3 years or so.

kenn

 

Sounds like a good method and worth trying. There are a couple of concerns though: first, in my experience working on composite aircraft components, acetone began to attack plastics immediately rather than after a few minutes. I found laquer thinner or alcohol to be an effective and safer alternative. Second, what happens after three years? Does the paint flake off or merely fade? I'm asking because after almost two years the Vinylkote treatment I've applied to my interior still looks new, except for some minor wear-off on the shift **** and e-brake handle.

 

I changed my Datsun 240Z interior from red to black. Cleaned (scrubbed) surfaces w/ alcohol & sprayed w/ black vinyl black paint. Seems to have stuck well to the 1972 parts. If you ever put silicone Armor all on the surface you will have trouble.