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Old 01-09-03, 01:28 PM
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new interior

has anyone ever changed their interior (to another color, mine is red and i HATE it). Any tips or tricks? thanks in advance.
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Mine was red and now is black.

What do you want to know?

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did you replace most of the parts or re-die them?
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or re-dye them
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yeah that thing
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After a 2 year accident break, my car has just returned to the road. Before it used to have the ugly brown interior. I mainly used grey dye on the dash and other vinyl surfaces and black on some of the plastics. It says it also can be used for low-profile carpets and trim but it came out with a crusty finish and so i am replacing the trim on the doors and rear panels with new cloth. Black covers the best by the way. 2 months in the Australian sun and it still looks good. Cheaper than replacements thats for sure.
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was red,
as if you cant tell by the carpet bleeding back through
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Where do u buy this mysterious and wonderful stuff you call dye? I saw this **** in a small white bottle at Wal-Mart in the chemicals departmant. Or should I use Foilia-tec?
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id say folia tec. i died my interior on my civic when i had it & it came out good but took forever to do. right now im doing my rx7 in red & black. im just doing the trim pieces.
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Originally posted by jalvord_2003_68_01
did you replace most of the parts or re-die them?

I did both. There is a thread of mine that is floating around here of my dash replacement. Let me see if I can find it.
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Here is the link of my dash replace.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...light=new+dash

The carpet set I bought new from Victoria British, and the other parts I either dyed or found in the junk yard.

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Go to your local automotive store and pick up some Vinyl & Fabric Color. It sprays on with ease and dries very fast. Make sure you do about 4-5 Coats, otherwise it will tend to crack and tear off. I just did my whole interior. The dash was the hardest since you have to pull the whole thing. But, i am very please with the new look. My interior was brown and maroon, but now black. The paint is somewhat expensive, 5.69 a can, but its well worth it rather than replacing every part! Good Luck... Rotary-Rex
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I used eastwood co's dye. They have dye for vinyl and for hard plastic - as well as a prep spray. I highly recommend.

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