Red to Black conversion

mineralgsvt

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Well... finally got it done.

Some highlights...

'86 SVO seats that I covered in Black Leather
'8x Escort netted Halos that I covered in Leather
'82 Mustang Black seat belts
'01 Bullitt Pedals
5.0Resto Door panels
Momo Monte Carlo steering wheel
SEM Satin Black plastic paint/ vinyl dye

Before..

 

tunedin302

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Looks good, very nice job

 

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bimmertech

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tunedin302 said:

Looks good, very nice job

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very nice indeed. i really like the svo seats

 

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WLDHRSE

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Hey dude that thing looks great!

 

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kevin2m4

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you did them seats yourself? sweet jesus man!

 

Curse

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Looks great mineralgsvt nice job. I will be doing something similar this summer, I might have to PM for some tips.

 

pb_paulie_b

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I've been wondering what the 5.0resto door panels looked like installed, thanks. You did a great job looks sweeeeet

 

SPEEDYLIFSAVR

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Strong work , looks great!

 

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DeVus1

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Looking great, thats exactly what Im in the process of doing. How long did it take you?

 

Jaswir

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wow looks goood!!

 

mineralgsvt

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Apr 22, 2006

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Thanks, guys...

Seats aren't that bad.. just take your time..

Door panels were a little more involved than I thought.. since you have to reuse the top portion of your old door panel, but again.. there instruction sheet on their webpage is pretty good..just take your time..

All in all, it took probably 3 or 4 solid weekends...

Good Luck to you guys doing the change.. I'm so glad I did.. after 266,000 miles... that red was really showing it's age...

 

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Mark89coupe

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Did you spray paint the dash also? Did you used the prep for the final spray die? If so does it seem like it will flake off?

 

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wazazzle

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Sometimes I wonder what ford was thinking when they chose red int. Looks good though man. Which reminds me I need to finish coverting mine too.

 

mineralgsvt

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Mark89coupe said:

Did you spray paint the dash also? Did you used the prep for the final spray die? If so does it seem like it will flake off?

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I used the SEM Soap, prep, and base coat on all the plastic pieces and the dash assy. There is a vinyl prep for the vinyl pieces like the dash pad and armrests. After it set for a day or so, I took my fingernail and scratched on the rear plastics... no flaking.

I'm sure it will need some maintenance, but that's ok with me.

 

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Mark89coupe

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mineralgsvt said:

I used the SEM Soap, prep, and base coat on all the plastic pieces and the dash assy. There is a vinyl prep for the vinyl pieces like the dash pad and armrests. After it set for a day or so, I took my fingernail and scratched on the rear plastics... no flaking.

I'm sure it will need some maintenance, but that's ok with me.

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Cool.
I've been thinking about a black interior. The blue is getting old.