hi.
first of all, i'm not trying to rain on your parade. i think going with a
non-black interior is a great idea. we painted our car a non-stock silver,
with blue racing stripes, and are planning a blue interior.
red is a great color, and tan goes very well with it. i just want to repeat
what i heard at a seminar on car restoration: they cautioned against tan
because of how easily it smudges/stains. they said if you go tan, which
they recommended against, always use gloves to put the top up and down. be
extra careful about the seats, etc, and always keep them clean.
having said that, i've seen many (not datsuns - who's seen many datsuns?)
red cars with tan interiors, tops, tonneaus, etc, and they look great! i
recommend doing the seats in leather and everything else in matching tan
vinyl, with tan carpet. it will really look good. for that extra touch,
how about red piping on the seats? there are even ways to have the black
vinyl painted . . .
good luck! can't wait to see pictures.
Oliver
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Oakes" <boakes@gmail.com>
To: "roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Interior color
> Hi gang,
>
> things are finally starting to go together (yeah, later than expected,
> no surprise to many here I'm sure). Once we got the car back from
> paint we started talking about a different color interior than the
> stock black. Since it's more of a red/orange than a deep red we're
> thinking a camel/tan interior.
>
> So, to do that I'm thinking of what interior parts can/should be tan.
>
> Carpet - easy
> Top - I have a new black one, where can I get a tan one (anyone need
> new black top?)
> Seats - I've seen tan Miata seats that looked nice, if not, covers?
> Dash - I have a new cover, keep it black or dye it with SEM spray?
> Other parts???
>
> Then, if I do go with the tan, which tan do I start with and match from
> there?
>
> This beautiful weather in Chicago is killing me, such good convertible
> weather....
>
> thanks
> Bill Oakes
> Libertyville, IL
> '68 2000
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