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Old May 22, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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How rare are Red interiors?

just wondering how rare red interiors are?
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Old May 22, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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AFAIK, they were only installed in SSM and I THINK BB had some too. Not a lot of cars have red interior. Most prefer black. As for specific numbers I probably couldn't help you there.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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BB, CW and SSM had optional Red Interiors

Red interior is pretty rare.

Its more common on SSM than the others from seeing them listed in the classifieds, definitely very rare on Chaste White since its the least produced color aside from CYM..... Pearly White doesnt count because its simply a one of a kind color.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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most seem to be in automatic cars too.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Airwolf RX7
just wondering how rare red interiors are?
The question really isn't how rare, it's more how desirable.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Ive only ever seen one car with it, and it was a SSM. After you see it in person I can't imagine you'd still want it, it looks like a really tacky velvet suit from the 80s.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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From my understanding the 1993’s had ALL RED interior and the 1994’s only had red seats and carpet!
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Old May 22, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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Old May 22, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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Old May 22, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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From my understanding the 1993’s had ALL RED interior and the 1994’s only had red seats and carpet!
I'm sorry but that is incorrect. I've had two 1993 SSM's and they were FULL black interiors in both instances.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
I'm sorry but that is incorrect. I've had two 1993 SSM's and they were FULL black interiors in both instances.
Did you just say I was incorrect

ALL 1993's that have red interiors received everything in red. In other words if you picked red at the dealership, you received an entire red interior.

In 1994 if you picked red as an option you received red seats and carpet. I hope that made things clear.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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^^^ i'd hit it.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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1993 red interior =
red seats, doors, kick panels, rear plastics
black carpet and trunk plastics

1994 red interior =
red seats, carpet
black everything else
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Old May 22, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Friend of mine had a silver touring model with all red interior and manual transmission
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Old May 22, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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my 93 ssm is red seats and plastics with black carpet.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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I have a 93 BB Touring, with red interior and manual transmission.

Tacky? Well, that's your opinion. It looks pretty good from where I sit.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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a friend from the past had a 93 BB with the red interior...
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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I have the 93 BB with red interior. The car has red seats, red doors, red kick panels, red rear plastics, and black everything else.

Look at my for sale thread,
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-rx-7-1993-2002-vehicles-107/1993-briliant-black-rx7-touring-red-interior-988665/
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Old May 23, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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I like them in BB and CW, not so much in SSM.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 03:08 AM
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I like the red interior as well clearly.

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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:38 AM
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Is the red carpet in the pictures installed from Mazda it doesn't look like the stock black carpet, just wondering?
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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:40 AM
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I do like the look of the red carpet but never been a fan of the all red seats. I always felt the should have went two tone, black with red inserts.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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I had red interior in my 1993 (5-speed) SSM. I swapped it out for black though.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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I didnt know 1993 SSMs had black carpet with the red interior
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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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I didnt know 1993 SSMs had black carpet with the red interior
Me either, thought they were all red as seen in NVMYRX-7's post
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