Rxmfn7

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Well I recently bought some nice black interior pieces from a '89 GTU. I spent the better part of today tearing out my stock grey carpeting , and putting in the black. I guess to alot of you S5 guys this is nothng special..but to most of us with a S4, black is just better Anyway, it all went pretty smoothly, I did run into a few things that were different with some S5 panels, that I had to modify a bit. I had to drill some holes back in the hatch area to accept the brackets that support the cargo cover (should have that in in the next few days.) Other than that, pretty much a direct swap. Well ..here are some pics.
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During :

Rxmfn7

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I was kind of in a rush, so I didnt get a chance to clean it all up real nice, but what do you think? I even got some nice factory floormats

Gibenstein

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Nice you just need new seats =)

Rxmfn7

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Yep..thats next. Hopefull getting some very nice black seats from a forum member coming this summer..

Rxmfn7

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Also the S4 and S5 bin enclosers are slightly different. The S5 carpeting leaves about 1/2" of the corner of the fiberglass exposed on the S4 enclosures.

fc3seeker

wow a black interior looks so much nicer than the crappy grey and even crappier blue. Lets not even get into the maroon int. (IMO)

Zer0 Cylinder

what'd you do about a pillars?

Rxmfn7

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A pillars, dash, headliner, and pieces behind the B-pillar are staying grey. Im going to be making a custom 2-tone black/grey door panel to smooth the transition from grey to black.

introVert

I am sporting the two-tone blk/grey in the vert-

did exactly that on the doors- just carpeted the bottom of the door panels & floor in black carpet, and put black seats from a 91 gtu in- Much better that the stock grey.

DEZERTE

That looks clean as hell, nice work.

nillahcaz

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I'm doing the same thing. all i need to know is if the S4 & S5 2+2 are the same. if not I'll just get some s4 redone.
the door panels are easy. these where the red ones

ddub

I wish I had a black interior!! I'm jealous

silverrotor

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Rxmfn7 , I too joined your rare - but existant cult...I have 91 TII Interior In my s4. I was telling a fellow forum member the other day that the best mod up todate (besides s5 TII conversion) Is my Black Interior. I love It and It's In fantastic condition. On Tuesday, I am picking up a new Ashtray (I broke off the Hinges and filed It for my former S-AFC) and a new E-Brake Handle.

Coincidently, Aaron Cake and I were talking about my stock Black TII seats that are In MINT condition being possibly for sell just hours ago. I have Sparco Sprints In them right now and the stockers are taking up much to space right now. I went as far as to glassbeading them and painting them again...price yet to be determained.

pip

Ive been trying to get rid of my marroon stock since day one =(

Rxmfn7

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Yea.. I never realized how much better the black looked until I saw it in person. I didnt "not" like my grey, but Im really glad I went with the black, just looks so much better.

MONKEYBONE

Ok, now that we are all coming out of the closet, I went black in my S4 TII. I went with black lite weight carpet,S5 headliner visors kick panels center console stereo surround and door seal trim. A pillars dash and door panels were shot with Bull Dog and then a few healthy coats of black, then all black S5 vents and grilles were installed. Next was Corbeau blue and black seats with 4pt harness. No more tomato orange interior.

Molotovman

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Someone is selling a complete S5 interior for $250 in the for sale section.

Rookie84

I want to go black after seeing those pics dammit... I have crappy blue interior...

Awesome job on the car!

beefhole

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shiftnmadkwik

pleather?

Zer0 Cylinder

just curious, how long/how hard was it to switch the dash?

Rxmfn7

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Like I said, I havent switched the dash in mine, but I have taken them out. Its a giant pain in the *** IMO.. Id expect it to take the better part of a day if its your 1st time..

Zer0 Cylinder

ha, exactly what i DIDNT want to hear.

RotaryResurrection

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I have a complete conversion with all plastic, dash, carpet, seats, doorpanelsetc. for 250 if anyone is interested. Need to sell this week.

silverrotor

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That was me prior, Blue Interior. I still have vague memories of cracked seats and worn carpet.

Those Seatbelts you have are another story. They look pretty scary. I guess we Canadians are one up on you for having Seatbelts that we can manually adjust - rather than those Iron curtain Seatbelts you guys got stuck with. Why, the differentiation Is beyond me!