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What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
I have a 1978 GMC with Hawaiian Blue on the SPID. I am having the truck painted and I am going to buy a new dash pad and carpet, as well as redye my door panels. I got a darker blue seat belt set from a mid 80s Chevy and the 60/40 blue bench from a 88+ Chevy which is also the darker blue color.
Do you think this darker blue color would be best throughout the interior? I know it's not original but I feel like the dark seat/belts and the lighter panels/carpet/dash would clash and look off.
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
Here are some pictures of said colors. By looking at the lighter blue (OE to my truck) belt it clashes a lot.
The tail gate is the only available piece I have at the moment to show the color of my truck, and the door panel has not been dyed so it is the lighter blue.
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
I have the lighter blue interior in my winter truck, I was going to refresh the interior while I had it out, and I can't find anyone that makes the right color dye to match. I know you can have some custom mixed, but I didn't want to spend the money. Just somthing to keep in mind.
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
Thanks for letting me know, I'll still have to dye it one way or another so hopefully I'll find something close.
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
I think the darker blue seatbelts looks better with the seat.Have you looked at SEM vinyl dye:
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yourautotrim...2269_170091656 And then Color Bond: http://www.colorbondpaint.com/pages/paint-selector
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
Take a look at my thread. Might help you decide.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6752641 |
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
I was researching replacement dashpads and decided the urethane dash would be a good idea.. then I saw that they don't have the darker blue dash for a pre 1980 dash..
So now I have to rethink it. Dark blue seat and belts w/medium blue dashpad? What about the door panels as I saw that SEM doesn't have a lighter blue? Carpet? What should I do?
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Re: What interior color should I do? 78 Hawaiian/Medium Blue
You could always go neutral on the dash and door panels and go with grey.
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