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From Tan to Red!
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to make a post of my Tan to Red conversion. This is my 95 Chaste White FD with original tan interior. I did not like the tan interior and after browsing the forum, I was inspired by some pictures of some red interior. I went on hunting for some OEM red carpet and seats but that was extremely hard and not possible. I considered JDM but I'd rather have a "perfect fit" as I have an OCD with OEM fitness. I contacted TFENT (Tom Frederico Enterprise) to check on pricing on red carpet and it seemed within my budget. This is probably the first red carpet he made for an RX-7, which is NSX Type R red. I ordered it a day before I purchased seats (bad mistake). I found some OEM red seats on the Facebook group and when I picked them up in person, it did not meet my expectations (from the sale pictures). These were supposedly re-upholstered OEM red but way too dim (Burgandy-Orangish) for me and definitely did not match the carpet I ordered a day before. Now being that I am a family man with a toddler, I don't have much time on the weekends to even drive my car so the next logical choice was to have my local mechanic/body guy install this. The time it will take me to install will be immensely at least 3x because of my lack of space and tools to work on a car. This post is mainly for detailed pictures and information/reference for those that want to do a carpet removal in the future. So now I will let the pictures do the talking. Seats removed first. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...c7c1d1b4ed.jpg The original instructions didn't require a dash removal but we wanted to do a proper job so the teardown begins. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...7ccd7d8b60.jpg That's when we discovered that there's pieces of carpet covering the other holes. I began to question if a full piece was enough. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...aa65ae80ce.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0840dbd42b.jpg The e-brake area was supposedly the trouble one. I was told that if I needed to make adjustments there, I would need to either cut the carpet or remove it. I decided to not cut the new carpet. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...2a4ec92598.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...6d316a323b.jpg Pic of the new carpet. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...2a54a66d80.jpg Dash is out. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...5b84b8e9fa.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...168dc99793.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0cea1642cf.jpg |
Dash going back in.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...f79800540c.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...5eed655a8d.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...693efc1b27.jpg Now we test the seats. It did not match, it was orange compared to the carpet! https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...4300d5f333.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0d1c681609.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0cde84431f.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...9e9cf33773.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...b6d786e960.jpg This is where I found the magic of dyeing. I did not know how well it stayed, but if I found out sooner, I would have considered dyeing the OEM carpet instead. Here is a sample of the carpet compared to the current red seats and the tan seats. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...a8b4c19121.jpg I chose flame red to get the “Spirit R” red colored seats. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...ade91af386.jpg Did not match 100% but I like how it came out. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...50ebf17cbe.jpg |
Compared the fugly red to beauty red.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...91f9e5cc84.jpg The SEM leather dye chart. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...be3c365e65.jpg We had 2 days before the car show so I made the mistake of rushing him. Only had 1 day to bake and dry the “dye”. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...5a46ef2e77.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...3536d469f9.jpg Seats installed. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...a8ebea65bf.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...3c809c5f6e.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...e4a09c8608.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...a9ab49950e.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...79ea13785c.jpg So overall this was a but different than I had imagined. But I like the end result. Some notes: the dye started flaking in the wear areas where you sit. I wouldn't say it's a bad temporary solution. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't have bought those seats. I would have gotten them reupholstered or purchase a set of Recaros. The carpet was the biggest challenge my body guy had and it was a lot of time and labor $$ to get it to fit. There was a lot of trimming involved and test fitting. The best option was definitely OEM carpet. Don't make my mistake. Hope you guys enjoyed reading through! |
Thanks for sharing!
Finding OEM red interior parts is a challenge. Did you also make matching floor mats? From the photos you can see how glossy the seats came out, a lot of light is reflecting from the surface giving a somewhat plastic feel to the finish. Whereas real leather would absorb more light. Reupholstering is the way to go, but crazy expensive when using quality napa leather. |
Originally Posted by Spalato
(Post 12187425)
Thanks for sharing!
Finding OEM red interior parts is a challenge. Did you also make matching floor mats? From the photos you can see how glossy the seats came out, a lot of light is reflecting from the surface giving a somewhat plastic feel to the finish. Whereas real leather would absorb more light. Reupholstering is the way to go, but crazy expensive when using quality napa leather. |
Looks good. Nice upgrade
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Good job!
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Thanks guys!
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