Lets See Some Interior Modifications!

So, let me first throw in this disclaimer saying that I love my car to death.

Now - I HATTEE this fking interior! There must be something done. I can't stand charcoal black, I can't stand crappy leather, I can't stand useless backseats and most of all I cannot stand unnecessary weight!!!


So I come to you, my LTx bretheren and ask for inspiration. Please post up pics of your interior modifications, ideas etc. I've got a few of my own but I wanna see what other people have done too.

I am not looking to do a full strip, I want to keep carpeting/sound, just fyi.

Thank you for helping fuel my creative inspiration!

You gotta get a little more specific than that. If you're looking for general ideas, just search the first few pages of this forums - you'll find tons.

i did the !seat mod a few weeks ago

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/100_0640.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/100_0670.jpg

BEFORE:
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...mar03_0071.jpg

DURING:
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1115.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1120.jpg

AFTER:
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1121.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1122.jpg

get some quality racing seats. Cover your dash in vinyl. That shit looks pretty nice, but it's complicated and I'll never do it or pay someone to do it, because of how much it'll be.

corbeau leather seats. they look amazing. and some interior leds or neons.

Jason Dellinger's old 97 Trans Am

http://image.automotive.com/f/featur...ves06_zoom.jpg

Best thing you can do is a triple guage pod, rear seat delete, and nice racing seats. I tried wrapping my doorpanels I failed miserably

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Originally Posted by 96lt1m6

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1121.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/DSCF1122.jpg

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Awesome job!!

http://ltxtech.com/forums/picture.ph...&pictureid=341

rear seat delete:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0192.jpg

hidden hatch:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0195.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0193.jpg

they actually match during the day, just the flash makes the color look off.

So far on my interior I've done...

- 93-96 to 97+ Full Dash Swap
-- Rattle canned semi-gloss black but with no clear coat. It's noticeably darker, but it's not tacky shiny that it's obvious that it was rattle canned, it just looks like a darker stock dash.
- 2002 Trans Am Door Panels
-- Reupholstered with red vinyl and rattle canned semi-gloss black to match dash
- Custom 7" Touchscreen Computer where the radio and HVAC go
-- 7" touchscreen, motherboard, harddrive, and GPS mounted behind the radio bezel
- HVAC relocated to the glovebox
- 97+ center console (first interior mod I ever did)
- !rear seats
- LeatherSeats.com seat covers
- Leather automatic shift boot from some vendor on CamaroZ28.com - can't think of the name of the company...
- PartsForYourCar.com Automatic to Manual Shift Knob Conversion
- StockInteriors.com aftermarket carpet, dark red in color

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Originally Posted by meissen

So far on my interior I've done...

- 93-96 to 97+ Full Dash Swap
-- Rattle canned semi-gloss black but with no clear coat. It's noticeably darker, but it's not tacky shiny that it's obvious that it was rattle canned, it just looks like a darker stock dash.
- 2002 Trans Am Door Panels
-- Reupholstered with red vinyl and rattle canned semi-gloss black to match dash
- Custom 7" Touchscreen Computer where the radio and HVAC go
-- 7" touchscreen, motherboard, harddrive, and GPS mounted behind the radio bezel
- HVAC relocated to the glovebox
- 97+ center console (first interior mod I ever did)
- !rear seats
- LeatherSeats.com seat covers
- Leather automatic shift boot from some vendor on CamaroZ28.com - can't think of the name of the company...
- PartsForYourCar.com Automatic to Manual Shift Knob Conversion
- StockInteriors.com aftermarket carpet, dark red in color

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Haha I knew that was going to be someone's reply. I'll have to hunt down all the "in-progress" project pics I have - surprisingly enough I didn't realize until recently that I don't have any "Finished" interior pics with all of my mods as a whole.

LeatherSeats.com Seat Covers (Reupholstered) w/ "Red Alert" Embroidery
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0265_large.jpg

Automatic to Manual Shift Knob Conversion
Disregard the interior dash in the background... but this is what it originally looked like with the *stock* automatic stick height. The conversion is an adapter that goes over the automatic shift stick and then your manual knob locks onto it. You push down on the whole knob to move the shifter into different gears.
http://meissenation.com/pictures/shifter/2006-04-17.jpg
After a LOT of grinding the shift stick down and getting a smaller shift knob...
http://meissenation.com/pictures/shi...06-06-26_1.jpg
Perfect size! :D

7" Touchscreen Computer in Dash
http://meissenation.com/pictures/200...arPC%20009.JPG
http://meissenation.com/pictures/200...arPC%20024.JPG
http://www.meissenation.com/pictures...C%20002-sm.JPG
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...8/P5310036.jpg


Trans Am Door Panel Reupholster:
http://meissenation.com/pictures/200...nels%20002.jpg
http://meissenation.com/pictures/200...nels%20004.jpg


There's some. :D

Care to start a thread about the indash computer? I was contemplating the same thing, though not touch screen. I have a spare laptop with a bad screen, and I have a HUGE area in my dash with nothing there (removing A/C and moving radio). It would be nice to always have Datamaster a click away :D

Sure thing, I'll start one under the Electronics section.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_1926.jpg
Lou's Short Stick on factory Hurst shifter w/ Hurst classic shift knob
White faced gauges with Trans Am bezel
Cobra radar detector (just use it on long distance trips)
It also has a 30th SS Dash emblem now rather than the stock SS Dash Emblem b/c it's white which goes with the shifter and gauges.

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Originally Posted by Biggin'89

rear seat delete:
They actually match during the day, just the flash makes the color look off.

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Biggin,

Is that one of 1msfyter's (from CZ28) deletes?

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Originally Posted by McCauleyWB

Biggin,

Is that one of 1msfyter's (from CZ28) deletes?

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yes sir! they fit like a glove. if he is still making them i would recommend picking up a set.

How much did you guys spend on the dash swap & materials? Do you have a list of all the material needed.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Biggin'89

rear seat delete:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0192.jpg

hidden hatch:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0195.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...o/100_0193.jpg

they actually match during the day, just the flash makes the color look off.

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I did the same thing, and bolted a cheap fobus holster to the inside of the door, so when I flip the passenger side one up.... there is my GLOCK!

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Originally Posted by popo8

I did the same thing, and bolted a cheap fobus holster to the inside of the door, so when I flip the passenger side one up.... there is my GLOCK!

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very nice :secret:

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Originally Posted by Cheloz28

How much did you guys spend on the dash swap & materials? Do you have a list of all the material needed.

Thanks

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Are you going from 93-96 to 97+ dash? If so, you'll need basically the entire dash from a 1997-2002, the HVAC pieces (again 97-02), a 1997-specific gauge cluster [98+ gauge clusters are driven by the OBD2 serial data wire I guess], and the 97-02 air ducts. That's it in a nutshell - if you can find someone that's gutting a car, you'd basically want their entire dash, sell the gauge cluster if it's a 98-02, and then buy a 97 gauge cluster on ebay from LKQ or such.

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Originally Posted by Biggin'89

yes sir! they fit like a glove. if he is still making them i would recommend picking up a set.

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I was talking with Mark (1msfyter) a while back before he was in the hospital. He had ordered matching carpet for me and was supposed to make me a set. Not sure he is doing it anymore, but I have his number. Might have to drop him a line again.

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Originally Posted by McCauleyWB

I was talking with Mark (1msfyter) a while back before he was in the hospital. He had ordered matching carpet for me and was supposed to make me a set. Not sure he is doing it anymore, but I have his number. Might have to drop him a line again.

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How do I get in touch with him myself?

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Originally Posted by Phstratton

How do I get in touch with him myself?

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I'd prefer not to give out his number without consent, but I believe he has logged in the CamaroZ28.com within the last two weeks or so.

I'll throw a few of mine up;



Dual pillar gauge pod (The lights are for my meth injection, green lights up with the meth is flowing, red when the meth tank is nearing empty)

Custom painted silver dash overlay (it was billet originally)

Aftermarket silver pedals

Red "Camaro" insert for the steering wheel

Silver painted door inserts near the door handle (not really a good pic to see them though).

Custom "Z28" floor mats

HUD, (again not really seen from pic)

http://i49.tinypic.com/f3gyrn.jpg

Biggest difference was the custom shift knob

Also I have a digital Zeitronix display for Lambda, boost, wideband O2, and EGT.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2i9mijl.jpg

That shift knob is awesome. Great attention to deal through the whole car. How did you do the HUD?

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Originally Posted by Wooshie

That shift knob is awesome. Great attention to deal through the whole car. How did you do the HUD?

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I got the HUD years ago from LPE (but its a Delphi model that you can find online, as in, you don't have to go to LPE to get one). Fastbird did most of the electrical work once we opened up the dash. I thought it was a PITA, however Fastbird didn't think it was too bad (keep in mind I hate wrenching on cars, and he loves it).

Thanks for the compliments. I never wanted to go crazy with it, I just like keeping it subtle yet sharp. I only modded it enough to where it stuck out and looked like a cockpit.

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Originally Posted by meissen

Are you going from 93-96 to 97+ dash? If so, you'll need basically the entire dash from a 1997-2002, the HVAC pieces (again 97-02), a 1997-specific gauge cluster [98+ gauge clusters are driven by the OBD2 serial data wire I guess], and the 97-02 air ducts. That's it in a nutshell - if you can find someone that's gutting a car, you'd basically want their entire dash, sell the gauge cluster if it's a 98-02, and then buy a 97 gauge cluster on ebay from LKQ or such.

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I'm going from a 95 dash to 97-02, so far I have a 97 gauge cluster. A buddy of mine is parting a camaro and I want to make sure I get all the correct wiring and connectors needed from the donor car. The dash has already been pulled by him, and he left the wiring. If I take a pic of the wiring would you be able to tell me what to pull

Any pics of aftermarket seats?

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Originally Posted by CALL911

Thanks for the compliments. I never wanted to go crazy with it, I just like keeping it subtle yet sharp. I only modded it enough to where it stuck out and looked like a cockpit.

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My very first thought was that it looked like a cockpit. Great job on it!

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Originally Posted by bluebird94

My very first thought was that it looked like a cockpit. Great job on it!

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Thank you :D

BTW, speaking of interior mods, how do you like the aftermarket steering wheel you have in your car? Honestly, I usually don't like aftermarket steering wheels, but yours looks great inside your Formula.

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Originally Posted by popo8

I did the same thing, and bolted a cheap fobus holster to the inside of the door, so when I flip the passenger side one up.... there is my GLOCK!

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Omg that is amazing! That is definitely a must do in the future...I am more of a Colt 1911 guy though...