I have a 96 Mustang GT without power windows or power locks. I am sick of the way the interior looks and how it rattles. How hard is it to transplant the interior out of a 99+ Mustang? Will everything just go in the same spot and all the clips and hooks work? I have never really seen this done. Also, my mustang has solid black interior. This is the only that I have seen on a GT. Did they make this an option from the factory or did someone do this in the cars past? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Interior Questions
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Solid black was available 94-98. In 99-04 ot was dark grey.
Btw, if you have roll up windows on a 96 gt, then you prob have a 248a car or a GTS as they were referred to. It was a special order car with few options. You prob don't have fog lights or maybe a wing either right?
If you have one, it's pretty rare with only 5000 made in 96.
But to answer your question, yes you could swap it but it would be easier to swap in 94/98 parts vs the newer stuff due to wiring difference. You couodnjust tighten things up and addnthenpower windows and locks.
Btw, if you have roll up windows on a 96 gt, then you prob have a 248a car or a GTS as they were referred to. It was a special order car with few options. You prob don't have fog lights or maybe a wing either right?
If you have one, it's pretty rare with only 5000 made in 96.
But to answer your question, yes you could swap it but it would be easier to swap in 94/98 parts vs the newer stuff due to wiring difference. You couodnjust tighten things up and addnthenpower windows and locks.
I dont really want the power windows or power locks. I like having something most people dont. I guess mine would be a GTS cause it doesnt have fog lights and never did cause there isnt any sign of them. Also my car didnt have a wing. I will look around for an interior in a 96-98 that I can swap out. My plan is to get the panels and then line them with sound deadening material or something. Thanks for the reply!
98GTragtop
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i have a two tone black and tan interior which i think personally looks great. if you are looking to do some serious interior work i suggest you check it out.
patman0911
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What is it you like better about the 99+ interiors over the 94-98? They're practically identical. Cupholders, no dash clock and on later years a double DIN radio but for all intents and purposes you'll still be staring at the same interior that Ford put in the 1994 Mustang.
You can swap center consoles fairly easily and I believe people have swapped the double-DIN center stacks into earlier cars. Almost any interior parts swapping you do will require painting the new pieces because Ford progressively lightened up the blacks and warmed up the grays every few years during the SN95/New Edge's 10 year run.
Pinpoint the offending panels and use velcro, foam tape, sound deadening material or whatever it needs to kill the rattles. A few strategically placed pieces of the right material can go a long way towards killing rattles.
Maybe a few accessories would spruce things up a bit? New leather shifter and parking brake boots and a nice shifter knob made a big difference to my perception of the interior. So did replacing the completely worn and digusting steering wheel and fixing a few small, ****ling items like a cracked door lock pin and a broken and dangling foot-well vent. I like really subtle touches but lots of people like aluminum or carbon fiber trim pieces or painting trim in accenting colors. Lots of things you can do.
You can swap center consoles fairly easily and I believe people have swapped the double-DIN center stacks into earlier cars. Almost any interior parts swapping you do will require painting the new pieces because Ford progressively lightened up the blacks and warmed up the grays every few years during the SN95/New Edge's 10 year run.
Pinpoint the offending panels and use velcro, foam tape, sound deadening material or whatever it needs to kill the rattles. A few strategically placed pieces of the right material can go a long way towards killing rattles.
Maybe a few accessories would spruce things up a bit? New leather shifter and parking brake boots and a nice shifter knob made a big difference to my perception of the interior. So did replacing the completely worn and digusting steering wheel and fixing a few small, ****ling items like a cracked door lock pin and a broken and dangling foot-well vent. I like really subtle touches but lots of people like aluminum or carbon fiber trim pieces or painting trim in accenting colors. Lots of things you can do.
