Gray to Black interior conversion almost complete *Before & After*
#16
02-07-2011, 01:16 AM
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I think you got a deal for everything at 2k. I would have guessed much more. I like the two tone black interior with grey dash look. I put grey floor mats in my black interior for some contrast (and so I could see when my black phone, Ipod, sunglass, etc fell on the floor).
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02-07-2011, 01:19 AM
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Rep Power: 59 Looks great! When I was shopping for a Turbo, many of the white ones I encountered had gray interior. I didn't want to have to go through swapping interiors so I waited until one with black interior came along. Props to you for actually going through with the swap!
Couple questions:
1. On the lower part of your door panels, it appear the carpets are black. Even with full black interior, mine appear gray-ish. Is it just photography lighting or did Porsche change something in later production years?
2. On the subject of door panels, shouldn't there be speakers or did the GT3s not come with speakers on the door panels?
3. Would electric 997 seats be plug and play or would I still need to mess around with the wiring harness? I've been thinking of "upgrading" to 997 seats for the better looking switch gears and am wondering how complex the project would be.
Couple questions:
1. On the lower part of your door panels, it appear the carpets are black. Even with full black interior, mine appear gray-ish. Is it just photography lighting or did Porsche change something in later production years?
2. On the subject of door panels, shouldn't there be speakers or did the GT3s not come with speakers on the door panels?
3. Would electric 997 seats be plug and play or would I still need to mess around with the wiring harness? I've been thinking of "upgrading" to 997 seats for the better looking switch gears and am wondering how complex the project would be.
1. my appear black in person as well...
2. the GT3s don't have the side speakers, so its an extra storage compartment
3. the seats will require tapping into the 996 harness. Takes about 5 mins with a T-tap connector i used. I think the memory module is the most difficult part to work with, but unless you buy 997 seats with memory, then you should be okay.
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02-07-2011, 01:20 AM
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Filament is the same as 996 seats, but you need to tap into the oem wiring harness for the power stuff
#21
02-07-2011, 01:40 AM
props for doing the swap, I contemplated it when I found a turbo I really liked except it had gray interior but then I decided it would be too much work for me especially the dash. Maybe instead of swapping the whole dash you can just contrast it with cf.
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02-07-2011, 01:42 AM
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02-07-2011, 07:23 AM
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If it makes you feel any better, you can definitely add me to the list of people saying it looks MUCH NICER now in black than the original gray. Well done, and best wishes on the rest of the conversion too. 
#28
02-07-2011, 01:10 PM
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Thanks, I had it done at a local upholstery shop
What are you doing with the gray parts you removed? email me at jdell@atlasnow.com
Thanks, I still have them...
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#29
02-07-2011, 01:33 PM
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Rep Power: 59 In my old C2 I did something like what you've done, but not the same degree. I had a black interior but everything was vinyl and I thought it was cheap looking. I replaced all the panels with leather and was left with the dash. I bought a dash but never got up the energy to do that. It's a big job. I think the windshield needs to be removed. I ended up selling the car and then the dash just a few months ago. I like all the nice touches you've done.
Back to the old pieces. The gray leather interior doesn't hold up well in my opinion. What kind of condition are yours in? Would you be interested in selling any of them? Thanks.
John
Back to the old pieces. The gray leather interior doesn't hold up well in my opinion. What kind of condition are yours in? Would you be interested in selling any of them? Thanks.
John
Last edited by legendr34; 02-07-2011 at 01:39 PM.
