You know what grinds my gears?

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 02/07/2015 at 15:06 • Filed to: None

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When car companies use a different/non-cohesive color for the headliner and pillars. A gray headliner is perfect if your interior is gray, and it's still not so bad when your interior is black. But with a tan interior? Why? Some more examples...

In Jaguar's defense, you don't have to get the caramel/navy/cream combination. But if you want that light gray interior, or tan, you are stuck with the cream colored pillars/headliner (at least on the one I spec'd out). Some brands, like BMW and Audi can do away with the 3rd color for the headliner and pillars if you are willing to pay more for a higher trim model.

Coty > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:09

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No VW Fastback for you.

E. Julius > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:09

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Few companies give a rat's ass about headliners unfortunately. Not necessarily related your comment about the aesthetics here, but I've heard that from an engineering standpoint that's usually an area where the weaker employees get assigned.

bob and john > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:10

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weirdly, this is like my dads audi. light headliner, black everything else...

weirdly...it works REALLY well.

Funktheduck > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:11

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Just a guess but I think a part of the reason is because interiors with dark headliners make them seem smaller.

The biggest factor is probably cost.

Birddog > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:14

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It does seem like cheaping out. Especially considering the effort they put into Luxing up the rest of the interior.

ly2v8-Brian > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:19

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I like it that way in my truck because it adds some color to break up the black monotony.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > bob and john 02/07/2015 at 15:25

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Black with a light gray upper half is acceptable in my book. Though I would still prefer all black.

Rico > bob and john 02/07/2015 at 15:27

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In some of the pictures above it looks good and in some it doesn't Audi is definitely an exception.

bob and john > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:28

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now that I think about it, I dont think i have ever been in a truely all black car. all of ours haxd lighter headliners.

no, scratch that, a couple of cabs I've been in were all black and they felt VERY claustrophobic and small, even though they were lincoln towncasrs. so I think the lighter top half is to give the car a feeling of more space./

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Funktheduck 02/07/2015 at 15:29

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I am ok with an enclosed space feeling... enclosed.

I think they could argue glare as a more functional reason.But I'm sure it is co$t.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > bob and john 02/07/2015 at 15:39

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And all of mine had matching headliners lol. I guess I prefer visual consistency since I'm not fooled by the illusion of more space because of a different color.

My DD is a 1992 Grand Marquis with an all blue interior. Except for the instrument panel and fake wood trim, everything is blue. Carpet, seats, dash, doors, belts, pillars, headliner... all blue. Not mine, but same interior.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 15:54

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Don't look up :P

George McNally > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 16:18

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I remember my dad's 73 Torino wagon. Lime green with a green interior. Everything inside was green. Being 1973 Ford quality.....there were about 10 different shades of interior vinyl, carpet, door trim and headliner.

Vicente Esteve > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 16:26

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Why the hell is this blue.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Vicente Esteve 02/07/2015 at 16:32

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Cause BMW still thinks it's 2003 when ricer blue was the shit? Though it's not so bad on this interior.

NJAnon > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 16:33

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Seems more like experimentation to me in some of those photos. The headliner is probably some dashboard kind of deal; dashboard have been dark because it prevents glare. I didn't know that but maybe lighter headliners have some mystical car reason too.

ranwhenparked > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 20:23

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I don't mind having some contrasting colors, my car is tan seats/door inserts, black everything else, because I think black everything would have been too somber.

But, the colors ought to at least work together and there should probably be some rule as to how many different ones you should have in one car.

Ultalex > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 20:30

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My grandparents had a Lincoln with a similar interior. I hated that car in the summer.

Vicente Esteve > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 02/07/2015 at 20:57

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It makes horrid contrast with the orange dials IMO. Would delete in the options sheet.