The evolution of my interior
 

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Went from this.

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Too this.

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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?

Looks great!

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

So...so much better

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.

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.

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

Great job. Looks amazing!

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:

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?

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:

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

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

That looks great!

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.

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

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.

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

I love the look of the Boxster with the blue LED's, Amazing. How complicated and wallet-draining is replacing the orange lights throughout?

What do you mean Woody? How hard was it to dye or how hard will it be to remove the dash? It wasn't to bad to dye at all. The only hard part was near the windshield, that part is a pain. When you put the first coat on the first thing you will think is this was a mistake lol. After a few coats it starts to look good. Since I took all of the trim off before I dyed the dash, the dash could have come out in a few more minutes i'd guess. But I was outside and the weather was kinda sketchy. I used the sponge method. I think the spray method would be easier. If I was to do it again I would take the dash out and spray it. I probably will do that in the spring.

The gauge lights are a simple swap. They sell a kit for that SportsCarLEDs.com Instrument Panel LEDs Kit for the Porsche ® Carrera 996 & Boxster 986

The rest of the lights involve soldering. I had particlewave do that for me. I don't think the new LEDs cost very much, but I know there are a lot of them on the climate control.

Might be old, sorry, but do you recall the sizes of the LEDs that you installed in the gauge? Thanks.

No i'm not sure of the sizes. They were installed on 1/4 turn connectors just like the factory back lights. Particlewave may know the exact LED sizes. I would ask him.

I used the "search" function and I found the infos :)
Thanks.

Ahhh the old search function trick, I forget about that sometimes myself :)

I took this pic with my cell phone right before I wheeled her into the garage for her long winter sleep :(

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Looks great, Tommy. Props to you for tackling a big DIY.

I recently re-dyed my seats, and it did give a feeling of "oh f*%k" what have I done when I first started. Came out great though - like you - I notice a few small flaws, but not many others do.

I LOVE the leather airbag cover on the steering wheel. I wish I could find it at an affordable price in grey.

What do you use to dte the dash?