That sounds like it could be a mess, hope you like it!

 

annnndddd DONE! Still afraid to hop in it and drive because I want to seats dye to be fully cured so I havent driven her yet.. I'm trying to upload the pictures but Im having some issues with this USB cable ................ Pics will be uploaded as soon as I find out whats going on!

 

--- Oh and now that Ive reaplaced tie rods, ball joins, shocks and struts it appears that my car is sitting lower to the ground? anyone know why this may be? I can only fit about 3 fingers in my fender well (Maybe not even 3 fingers).. It sits as low as my moms little solstice lol

 

A few pics of the interior -- Tan to Black RAL 9005 (and yes it is dry without a gloss protectant)

 

how much did that dye cost you and was it worth it? im interested

 

Well the dye was pretty expensive.. its the same price for plastic, vinyl, and leather dyes for varikote, leatherkote, and varikolor its 99.00 per quart and 329.00 for a gallon.. but to do a complete interior dye job I bought 3 quarts. 2 of varikote and 1 of leatherkote for the seats and I still have over 1/2 of the leatherkote left and about 1/4 of the varikote left. I put 2 coats on all vinyl and plastics and 3 coats on the leather seats.

It was definitely worth it! I would recommend using parasols products (varikote, varikolor and leatherkote) to everyone who wants a proffesional finish. They guarantee it wont peel chip or crack and Ive already put the seats and vinyl to the test and it holds EXTREMELY well!

Expensive but superior quality

**Oh and they also sell in pints.. not sure exact price i think it was in the 60.00 range

 

Last set of pictures for now --

Winter Project Consisted of;

-KYB Shocks + Struts
-Red Calipers
-Brakes
-Inner + Outer Tie Rods
-Wheel Hub Bearings
-Ball Joints
-Dyed Interior From Tan To Black Code RAL 9005
-Painted Front Grill Gloss Black
-Painted Side Scoop + Hood Scoop Grills Red
-Painted Hood Scoop Black UA
-HID 10k Headlight Conversion
-Smoked Headlamps
-Buffed + Polished + Waxed Everything From Head To Toe!

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!

 

Impressed with how the interior turned out.

Although I cannot say I am a fan of those red accents you have in the side/hood scoops.

 

I agree.

 

yeah its 50/50 if people like the red accents.. Ive always loved a black and red combo

 

I agree. Black and red go good together. But doing the mess in the scoops just seems kinda ricey to me. What I would do is keep the calipers red, paint the wheels black with a red lip.

 

So tempting to dye my interior. Refuse to pull dash to paint it tho, rather replace. Looks killer tho! Red not so much but to each his own

 

sorry for dumb question but does the dye spray on or doyou brush it on?

 

You can do either way but I chose to spray it on

 

surprised this doesnt have more comments, interior looks great

 

The interior of your car came out great! Nice work man!

 

how is the dye holding up?

 

How hard was it to take dash/console area out to spray? Door panels and back vert panels are a breeze. Have the parchment interior and would love to go triple black. You did a great job!

 

Well guys, I have some bad news. DONT TRY TO DYE THE INTERIOR! None of it! Atleast not with that product. I did everything right and it held up great until this summer. The heat made it sort of crack up (dry up) all over and the leather seats had the dye pealing off like rubber. I tried touching up areas but it was no use it would just come right back up. Then come July I moved to Florida (Big heat increase compared to Ohio), and it was all over. The interior now looks like sht and in some spots feels very coarse and rough. Like a bunch of tiny tiny little bubbles, like a fine grit sandpaper.

So now I am forced to buy all new interior completely from dash to seats maybe even carpet, havent decided. I'm not sure what went wrong but they do guarantee it not to crack, chip, or peel so I'll be contacting them for some reimbursement hopefully.

 

Ouch

 

yep.

oh +1 on the sig

 

Gotta paint - use SEM interior paint products..

 

my father used the sem for the steering wheel and after market seats and looks great no real showable wear yet after 2 years. costs alot more but definitely worth it

 

Red vents look shittay! Rest looks nice!

 

aww man glad i did not do it then sorry to hear about that