Okay, I feel a bit better now.

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
08/29/2016 at 15:24 • Filed to: trans amess, trans am, not emma, car parts, partslopnik

These things are MINT!

And they smell like the 70's

Now comes the decisions......

Dye them black to match the seats and the already painted dash and quarter trims, or somehow strip the paint from the dash and quarter trims back to original red to match the panels, and have the seats dyed?

*car was originally silver with red interior

DISCUSSION (24)

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:27

Well, do you want a red interior?

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly
08/29/2016 at 15:30

Depends on what’s going to take more work.... between now and putting the car back together I might even find a set of black door panels and trade/sell the reds.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:31

I cannot think of the word Mint without hearing David Freiburger saying it on roadkill.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:32

two tone interior could be fun instead! red and black makes for a good combo.

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:32

I’d go to a black interior just for ease of replacement. Black interior stuff seems to be the most common.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/29/2016 at 15:33

You saw what I did there

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > crowmolly
08/29/2016 at 15:37

Counter-point: Everybody and their brother has a black interior for that reason, and red is much more interesting.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/29/2016 at 15:41

My first Firebird was white and black.... so yeah I could see a black & red combo working..

crowmolly > shop-teacher
08/29/2016 at 15:42

Also true, but if you are dying parts to “match” it had better be a good match.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:44

“... I’ll take it blackity black-black,

Filled with blackness

Devoid of all light

Think of the blackest thing you can imagine

And double that blackness

And take a black magic marker and fill in the gaps

And put that in a black rocket ship and shoot it into the depths of black space

And close your eyes . . .

. . . And use that as a reference.” - Brian Regan

Taken out of context, but you get his point.

If it were me, I’d take it red. Reddity red-red. Filled with redness. Filled with red light. Think of the reddest thing you can imagine and double that redness and take a red magic marker and fill in the gaps and put that in a red rocket ship and shoot it to the nearest red giant and close your eyes while staring at that red giant... and use that as a reference. - BicycleBuck

shop-teacher > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 15:56

I’d go for the red because it’s more interesting, everybody has a black interior.

shop-teacher > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/29/2016 at 15:56

Same here!

shop-teacher > crowmolly
08/29/2016 at 16:05

Yes, that is the “uneasy” part!

shop-teacher > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/29/2016 at 16:05

I love Brian Regan.

Monkey B > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 16:07

do you know what was used to paint the rest of the trim? Is it holding up well or peeling/scratching?

Takuro Spirit > Monkey B
08/29/2016 at 16:13

No idea. Its worn thin in a lot of areas.

Stapleface > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 16:17

Dye the panels. My 79 Camaro had a carmine interior and sun made the panels 20 different shades of red (including magenta). I’d be willing to bet that a similar fate befell your TA’s interior at some point. Keeping it black makes it all.more uniform. Besides, it was red overload in these cars. Even had red carpet to match.

My bird IS the word > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 16:32

alot of the various models were optioned in two tone. black and red would work well I think. mine has a blue dash, blue console, (had) blue carpet but the seats, door panels, and headliner are white. if you want to go with a somewhat factory look, maybe you should leave the dash black and dye the seats red.

Takuro Spirit > My bird IS the word
08/29/2016 at 16:46

Yeah the seats are what’s throwing the whole 2 tone thing off. They’re in need of dyeing anyways.

My Esprit was black dash/console/carpet and white everything else. Quite pimp if I may say so.

My bird IS the word > Takuro Spirit
08/29/2016 at 16:52

I love the vinyl but mine is technically “oyster” not white which nobody except the really high end people match. At least they make the blue carpet.

Bandit - destroyed his car > Takuro Spirit
09/01/2016 at 00:09

Just use black vinyl spray paint if you wanted to be cheap... it’s easier to paint them black than to carefully remove the vinyl from the cardboard backing (though I’m not sure how dying works tbh). Also, did you get the bolts that hold the arm rests to the doors? If you did can you tell me what size they are?

Takuro Spirit > Bandit - destroyed his car
09/01/2016 at 11:15

I have a couple long coarse screws that came with the armrests, not sure if they’re original. I haven’t looked at the doors to see how they mount yet.

Bandit - destroyed his car > Takuro Spirit
09/01/2016 at 11:20

Yeah, they should be stupidly long really coarse screws. I can’t find an easy replacement anywhere so I had a random long coarse bolt and turned it into a screw with a grinder.

Takuro Spirit > Bandit - destroyed his car
09/01/2016 at 11:46

I don’t think that bottom one is original....

Kinja'd!!!

Those came out of the lower mounting holes. I have nothing for the uppers. The panels came with most of the clips intact though, so hooray for that!