alright so since ive owned the car(5 years) ive always wanted to swap in black interior. while the car is down and ive had the time i decided why not go ahead and do it.

i got the carpet from
http://www.auto-interior.com/Mazda10.htm which i am very impressed with. took alot of cutting to get everything rite and the rear had two spots next to the bins where it came short.

and then i painted the rest of the interior pieces with the interior paint from advance auto which i was skeptical about but it actually turned out really well with medium amount of prep work.

i also got the shift boot ebrake boot and arm rest cover from
http://redlinegoods.com/ which i was also very impressed with.

then got a short shifter from mazdatrix and all the new rubber boots to go around it. it is amazing how much of an improvement it is over the stock. just a flick of the wrist gets you to the next gear.

tomorrow ill finish reinstalling the passenger seat and then get the LED light bulbs to replace the stockers.

so here are the pictures

 

Lookin good!

I'm going to get the shift/ebrake boot from redline, I was a little skeptical about the armrest though cuz it looks like it doesn't really fit right, how is yours?

Also, don't those gauges block your view? Considered an idiot light gauge pod?

 

actually the fitment is kinda up to you. if you do it right and get new padding and trim it right then glue it on correctly the fitment is awesome. mine i didnt get new padding or glue but i trimmed it pretty well and the fitment is decent. ill prolly end up redoing it once i get finished with the whole project

the gauges actually dont block any of the functioning stockers on the left. my boost doesnt work. not like its very accurate anyway. the one in the middle sits directly in the middle of the tach so i can still see it fine and its the same thing with the speedo on the right. i just wanted to keep those as low profile not seen by police as possible. ill eventually end up redoing all that.

 

I've been experimenting with gauges in that location as well.
They don't block too much of the original panel but the focal length disparity is noticeable.

 

i got the armrest cover to go with the brake and shifter, now I am even more undecided on putting it in

i ended up getting the taller cover- thinking I like it as-is

 

Edit:
im a ******* moron

 

Cool. Now disassemble the door panels and remove the wrinkled foreskin that's behind the door pull and replace it with something more classy.

 

BlackSuede

 

that looks awesome, tell me you have uncracked center vents =)

It would be cool to color match that fake stitching on the dash and arm rests lol

 

yeah the black suede is next on the list after i get some new lighting goin on.

lol and yeah i actually do have uncracked vents. now the ones on the far right and left and gone lol.

here are a couple more pics i just took. gotta go vacuum out the grass and glue one or two spots down but other than that its done.

 

Ohh, well that makes more sense now!

The sun shades on those gauges are much more effective up, and shouldn't the e-brake boot should stop below the handle....

 

lol yes it should. see the car isnt running so basically i havent finished up the small things cause theres no telling when its gonna be running again. ill get all the small things done soon and thats also why the sunshades are down. i need to prop them at the top with a lil tape or sumthin.

lol thats also why theres no radio. thats gonna be one of the last things im gonna do.

 

looks good.

 

thanks bro. itll look even better once im done with the whole thing.