An interior color question for the experts.

[BlueBoy72]

If my 72 Sierra Grande which is dark blue and white had come
from the factory with a tilt column instead of a regular column, what color would the dash pad,
carpet,etc.have been?It is all blue with the regular column.I know the column and steering wheel would
have been black.
Any information is appreciated.

[randy500]

Interior color is listed on the spid, what does that say? Let’s say it says blue, then it would have a blue dash pad.
I think the dash pad rule is it matches interior color except parchment which gets a tan dash pad. And Highlander’s get a black dash pad.

[special-K]

If it had a Parchment interior and tilt column the dash pad, carpet, and seat belts could be black. I have had '72 YE9s that way. A/C vents were black, too. Just seat and door panels were Parchment. But I think blue interior would have had all Blue except column/steering wheel.

I believe some of these things varied plant to plant

[randy500]

Originally Posted by special-K

If it had a Parchment interior and tilt column the dash pad, carpet, and seat belts could be black. I have had '72 YE3s that way. A/C vents were black, too. Just seat and door panels were Parchment. But I think blue interior would have had all Blue except column/steering wheel.

I believe some of these things varied plant to plant

Tim, did that one have a black glovebox door too?

[BlueBoy72]

Thanks for the information guys.I think it might look good
with a black dash pad anyway when I install my tilt column
I am rebuilding.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by randy500

Tim, did that one have a black glovebox door too?

No, Randy, it was body color. The ones I'm thinking of are Chevys. I never saw that interior color door on a Chevy YE9 until I came here.

[Bigdav160]

Originally Posted by special-K

If it had a Parchment interior and tilt column the dash pad, carpet, and seat belts could be black. I have had '72 YE9s that way. A/C vents were black, too. Just seat and door panels were Parchment. But I think blue interior would have had all Blue except column/steering wheel.

I believe some of these things varied plant to plant

My Suburban w/tilt and parchment has a sandalwood dashpad and rubber floor mat. Steering column and wheel were black. Pretty sure it came that way.

[davepl]

I "solved" this by painting the tilt blue! That was one of my 3 things GM should have done better... of course if originality matters, this kind of archeology is fascinating!

[BlueBoy72]

Ttt

[DeadheadNM]

Dash pad color would be same as it was with your nontilt column and would match the color of the metal atop the dash. Dash pad color follows the metal atop the dash so those cabs that had a black dash pad would have black painted metal dash top.

[special-K]

It's the other way around. The paint color on top of dash is determined by dash pad color. And yes they match.

Contrary to what GM did, I painted my first tilt column to match the interior color in '90 on a '71 Cheyenne. I never liked the whole black tilt column thing in interiors other than black. Same with a/c vent housings. I like those to match the body color. Blend not contrast for me on those things. I also put Sandalwood dash pads in Parchment interiors that have tilt. In these cases "correct" is my preference, not GM's . It sure looks better, IMO.

[special-K]

Might be a Cheyenne Super/Sierra Grande thing. I know these trucks were 100% original. Only the seat, headliner, visors, and door panels were Parchment. Of course, the seat had black in the seat cloth. Carpet, seat belts, and a/c housings were black. I didn't like it like that.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by special-K

Might be a Cheyenne Super/Sierra Grande thing. I know these trucks were 100% original. Only the seat, headliner, visors, and door panels were Parchment. Of course, the seat had black in the seat cloth. Carpet, seat belts, and a/c housings were black. I didn't like it like that.

My Super has this combo.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

My Super has this combo.

I mean, it doesn't look all thaaat baaaad

I was going to tell in what way I changed one and the way I wanted to change the other, but left that out. I decided to stay with the General's plan on the one

[DeadheadNM]

Parchment interior in my K20 with black on the column, dash pad, carpet, GB door and the metal atop the dash is black following the dash pad color. AC vents are orange.

Another pic of similar combo except the AC vents are black: I suspect the vents are original to the pickup but can't confirm.

[special-K]

The '72 K/20 Cheyenne Super I had in the exact same colors came with the black vents and red orange glovebox door. It was a Freemont truck, if that makes a difference.

[BlueBoy72]

Ttt

[jocko]

Elvin - I read your question to be that the truck is blue and white paint, blue interior trim (can you confirm what your SPID says for interior trim?) If that is the case (i.e. blue custom cloth), this pic should be what you're looking for (even though this pic is of a medium blue truck, but you get the idea):

[BlueBoy72]

Mark- My SPID does say blue custom cloth.
The picture looks just like my interior.
Thanks,Elvin.