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tommy583 09-10-2015 02:52 PM

The evolution of my interior
 
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1441925206.jpg

Went from this.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1441925242.jpg

Too this.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1441925285.jpg

And finally too this. I dyed the dash black, changed the wheel, airbag and added a double din GPS unit. I love the way it turned out. What do you guys think?

Jamesp 09-10-2015 03:03 PM

Looks great!

JayG 09-10-2015 03:05 PM

Its like a new car!
What steering wheel and airbag is that?

Pdwight 09-10-2015 03:35 PM

So...so much better

Chuck W. 09-10-2015 03:45 PM

Wow... very nice. Plus, you did it yourself and the way you wanted it. The steering wheel and airbag are two of the best mods IMHO.

tommy583 09-10-2015 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayG (Post 465483)
Its like a new car!
What steering wheel and airbag is that?

The steering wheel is a regular three spoke recovered and padded by Carsdream. The airbag is the leather Porsche three spoke model. I'd like to thank Chuck W for telling me about Carsdream and giving me a great deal on the GPS receiver.

EJ-Fresno 09-10-2015 05:19 PM

Crap, I want a double DIN now...
I hate that forum :D

dghii 09-10-2015 06:29 PM

Great job. Looks amazing!

tommy583 09-10-2015 06:45 PM

Thanks guys! It has taking me a few years to get this far. It looks even better at night thanks to particlewave hooking me up with some blue LEDs in the climate control and buttons :cheers:

particlewave 09-10-2015 07:11 PM

Definitely better without the red! :cool:
The all blue interior lighting makes it feel much more modern, too. Glad to help ;)
How about another picture of the interior lit up?

BrokenLinkage 09-10-2015 08:35 PM

Like the wheel - a lot.
Would have kept the distinctive red though, (perhaps with a re-dye) over the more generic black. But it looks well done, and if it suits your taste then power to ya and props on the job.

tommy583 09-10-2015 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage (Post 465530)
Like the wheel - a lot.
Would have kept the distinctive red though, (perhaps with a re-dye) over the more generic black. But it looks well done, and if it suits your taste then power to ya and props on the job.

Thanks. Well I liked the red, but. The seats were trashed, the carpet was pink and the leather was faded. I got a great deal on the black seats and went on from there. I got a black carpet and roll pads from woody. Then I was going to re dye the dash and door panels red. But I really didn't care for the two tone look so I just went with all black. I kinda had inspiration from a 996 turbo interior. It now looks quite a bit like one. If only adding the extra 250 hp was as easy and affordable :cool:

joecal 09-11-2015 01:59 PM

Very nice, I do like the 3 spoke steering wheel, as opposed to the 4 spoke.

tommy583 09-11-2015 03:55 PM

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1442015672.jpg


Here is a night shot with my phone. Sorry about the quality.

JRide 09-12-2015 03:01 AM

That looks great!

Pilot2519j 09-12-2015 06:29 PM

How much did that set you back? It looks terrific. Cost of padding the steering wheel and dying the dash. I did the interior and the shell of the bucket seats in silver like the car.

Beer 09-13-2015 05:39 AM

Looks great. Did you die the dash with it still in the car?

tommy583 09-13-2015 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilot2519j (Post 465811)
How much did that set you back? It looks terrific. Cost of padding the steering wheel and dying the dash. I did the interior and the shell of the bucket seats in silver like the car.

I think the dye cost around $75 for the kit. I got a big kit so I could dye the door panels and some other parts. The wheel wrap cost was $250 plus shipping to Poland I think.
I bought the wheel off of here for $150. The leather air bag was expensive, $325 for that.

tommy583 09-13-2015 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beer (Post 465847)
Looks great. Did you die the dash with it still in the car?

Yes I dyed the dash while it was still in the car. I started a thread about it a few months ago. I did take all the trim off though. I think it came out great, but I may take the dash out in the spring to make it better. No one can tell it's dyed unless I point out some flaws. But if it bugs me enough I will take the whole thing out and give it a few more coats with an airbrush.

itsnotanova 09-13-2015 06:59 PM

Scale of 1 to 10, how hard was the dash?


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