Interior questions

[79 Silverado/454]

Hey guys,

Great forum ! I am new here and I just picked up a 79 Chevy SWB Silverado a few weeks ago and am looking for some interior pieces in light or medium blue. I have looked on some websites and thru some catalogs and it seems that nobody is selling the correct pattern seat covers for my model year. Is this true or am I just not finding the right vendor ?

Also I could use some door panels as someone has cut holes in mine for speakers. The truck has power windows & locks. Does anyone reproduce the correct door panels in the correct color ?

Any help would be much appreciated

[66FLH]

My seats are vinyl and the local upholster nailed it.

LMC now has silverado panels and trim, I ordered a set and they are dark blue.

[79 Silverado/454]

Thanks for the reply. I saw that LMC sold them but, I thought they advertised that they were not factory correct and was what they had come up with though in the pics. in the catalog they looked correct to me. If I bought those I guess I could dye them to my color blue ??

What manufacturer would you guys recommend for the dye ? SEM or ?

My seat cover has been changed and has the cloth inserts for the driver and passenger with the vinyl in the middle so I don't really have anything to show an upholstery shop unless I could get a picture of one somewhere.

[whited44]

I bought some blue interior parts for my 83 from LMC. I was disappointed because originally the truck had a medium blue interior and the LMC stuff was a very dark blue.

I'm looking for some parts for my 77 dually and might hold up because I doubt the red will be the same color i'm looking for.

[chengny]

My seat cover has been changed and has the cloth inserts for the driver and passenger with the vinyl in the middle so I don't really have anything to show an upholstery shop unless I could get a picture of one somewhere.


You're not talking about this color/pattern are you?



That is a common 1979 seat cover style - but it's for the Custom Deluxe trim level. I doubt it was offered at the Silverado level.

But, if it is what you are looking for - bump this. I might know of a source for OEM material.

Check your RPO sticker.

The RPO is 25V and the description is, "VDD1 Blue Vinyl Bench".

[79 Silverado/454]

My RPO is 25W and the description is "XDD1" Blue Vinyl Bench". Probably the difference in Silverado verses the Custom Deluxe.

I was thinking of ordering the door panels in black from LMC and painting them to match my interior in the light blue. I went to my local auto paint store today and they didn't have anything in SEM aerosol cans my color but, said that they could mix me up a pint for $80. Ouch.... I may go that route if I can't come up with anything else. I would really like to find a nice clean used set that excepts the Silverado trim with power windows and locks.

[chengny]

Do you want me to ask if the seat covering is available?

[79 Silverado/454]

Yes, please do. Thanks for asking !