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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Just4FunZ
Just got back from getting some quotes for modifications. We are going to reupholster the seats so that they are all leather instead of the ventilated part being cloth. Going to do them in electric blue with black sections with the shifter leather being blue. Also some blue led lighting on the gauges. Going to black out the tail lights, turning signals in the back. Eventually get black rims with electric blue pin striping on them. What does everyone think?
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 06:42 AM
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I think he's talking about this:

Originally Posted by Just4FunZ
Just got back from getting some quotes for modifications. We are going to reupholster the seats so that they are all leather instead of the ventilated part being cloth. Going to do them in electric blue with black sections with the shifter leather being blue. Also some blue led lighting on the gauges. Going to black out the tail lights, turning signals in the back. Eventually get black rims with electric blue pin striping on them. What does everyone think?
To be honest once you start modding it will become a money pit so just make it worth it for you and think things through.

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I don't think you should reupholster the seats, they're fine just wear them in and save the cash. And electric blue is going to look terrible, you have a good color for a Z interior, some people modify their Z to have your current interior. Also blue LED is going to look terrible because of the gauge faces being orange, to do it correctly look up a new gauge faces that doesn't have color so the blue won't mix and make a weird color. And black rims with blue trim is soo...ehh.... try looking at VOLKs TE37 in blue and become the envy of everyone.

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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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I'm sorry,your mods to me are just gonna make your Z look cheap.
If you want to do all that blue color stuff/lights&gauges,you should have bought a used
Civic.The overal design of the Z is classic.It will not get old over time.What you are doing is ruining the car.
Hey,its your car,do what yopu want.
Consider,if you ever sell it,the guy that buys it has gotta like all the junk you put on it.
That is doubtful...
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 07:44 AM
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Ouch! Well the seats need to be done regardless of color because they are cracked terrible. I do still like the idea of changing the ventilated cloth for perforated leather. That's why I joined this forum was to get ideas. The last thing I want to do is make it look cheap. The blue was the fabrication shops idea bc he had done it on another Z.
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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There's a few threads about custom interiors in the forums. Id recommend looking at them and getting a few ideas. Imo I would get the seats redone to look as close to stock as possible but with a better quality material.

I imagine its going to cost you a couple hundred, and you gotta think about choosing something that you'll never regret. If you do go crazy on it, then you'll want a show car.

Pics of supra?
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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We thinking about staying away from doing the blue now. Thinking about doing black with stock yellowish/orange color for the perforated leather section. Maybe do the stitching in that color. Still wanting to tint out the rear lights.

As far as the supra I don't have any pictures on my computer. They are all at my parents house 1300 miles away, but it was nothing to brag on. Just was fast and fun to drive. It was a 1990 turbo had t-tops. My dad sold it a few years ago to a supra collector when he found out I had been street racing in it (back when I was 17).
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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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congrats on your purchase
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