Im looking to get a 3rd gen RX-7 here soon, just wanted to see if you guys had some pictures of what all your interiors looked like... Love to see them

Thanks

 

This is not my FD....

 

question: is that a pillar mount on the passenger side with guages in it? and why, if it is, do you have it over there? that would be alittle hard to see

 

My interior:

 

I have no idea. As I said, that was not my FD.

 

manatecu


SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Click here to see my Rex!

Above are several pix of my modified interior, brushed aluminum dash overlay kit.

 

manatecu, your interior kick A$$
I like that very very very much, if I can get my FD this year, I am going to do something like yours. One question, what sizes are your gauges? If they are 60 on the A pillar, may I ask what pods you are using??

And how much is the whole job on your interior?? that is really A$$ kicking!!!

 

Here's mine so far....

 

Yes, that is painted. Check the website here:

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/How-To_s/In...erior_mods.htm

 

nope.. if you look at the pics you can see (barely) that whoever's car that is built another pillar below the rear view mirror (also you can tell because it lays a shadow on the middle vents) in the middle of the windshield!!! I have no friggin clue why.. but the guages would be just as far away as the driver's side a-pillar mounts.

 

Originally I had my dash painted. I liked it at first but later I decided I really did not like it. The paint tended to flake or get scratched really easy exposing the lovely black underplastic. What I finally decided to do was to sand off all the paint both new and old orginal black mazda paint. The entire dash was sanded down to the bare plastic. Next I sanded using very fine sanding paper to give a good surface for Polyurethane overspray. This made the entire dash nice and glossy black. I then applied the brushed aluminum overlay kit. The kit is a high gloss.

Here's another picture



All the gauges are 52mm

 

Yes, the red interior is painted.

If you are like me you will enjoy it for a little while and then you will have the same problems as with the old paint, "Flaking & Scratching".

But it will look really good until the flaking and scratching begins. In my case scratching was more of a problem than flaking. I used flex paint.

Chris

Note: The alum kit was 255, 3 gauges at 120, steering wheel at 200, Several little things ~300. Total interior cost.

 

.....clear coat your painted dash pieces. Why aren't ya'll doing this, hmmm?

 

What is that little thing on the passanger side?

BTW.... that S2000 Start Button is so nice.... and your interior is neat and tidy!!!

 

Mark 57: My dash was painted with flex paint and clear coated. After about one year of wear it started to look kinda bad. The worst places were on the gauge cluster by the key. The key's would bank into the dash and cause scratches. The other place was the shifter console. After some time you colthing, buttons, dropped stuff, cats, girlfriends, etc will cause scratching.

The reason I wanted to get a dash kit is due to the silicone type material on top, very durable. I had a dash kit for my jeep for several years and it held up nicely, I am hoping the one for my FD does the same. So far so good.

I will have to agree with most of the people out there, the painted looks very good; however, the question is how long will it last that way? In my experiences not long.

Chris

 

Gordon, did you ever find a good source of ultrasuede <$40 per yard, I'm planning on covering my doors, bins, etc so I'll need a bit

Bob

 

Black with pearl... best interior I've ever seen, but this isn't my car.... yet.

 

7at11, i would have to ddisagree with you. it looks horrible.

 

.......involves preparation, repairs, and automotive base coat and clear coat. When done right, it'll last quite nicely. But, it's gotta be done right, just like painting a car. Freddie Hebert of City Body and Fender Works here in Houma, LA did the dash pieces of his FD. His work is second to none. He will do all FD dash pieces including repairs to the plastic, base coat and clear coat them for $500. It's not an unreasonable deal to get such great work. Anyone who is interested in this or has questions can email me at markw57@bellsouth.net or catch Freddie at citybody@networktel.net. Keep in mind the work involved is quite labor intensive but it results in a very, very nice interior base with which get the interior as a whole in outstanding condition.