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Help With Paint and Interior Color Choices for Restoration - 1983 280zx 2+2
My $200.00 1983 280zx should come home tomorrow or next day, wearing a new suspension, new manifold, tuned up, etc. Next comes deciding what to do on interior and exterior.
Currently, it wears the brown / gold paint with beige / brown interior. I don't care for brown, especially for the paint.
The interior is in very good shape for the age of the car. Most of the interior trim pieces (beige and brown) are in very good condition. But, the brown dash is badly faded and cracked, the vinyl console cover is damaged, and most other pieces just need a thorough cleaning (and at some point will SEM each of them to look new).
At a minimum I will be removing and repairing / refinishing the dash (also need to replace stereo, speakers, and water valve to heater, the heater core or or both at that time) . When I do that, I can either go back with brown or change the color. If I change the color, I have to change the other dark brown pieces.
If so, then do I go back with beige and have all beige interior? Some other color?
On the exterior, I do not want to keep the brown and gold paint. I could possibly see keeping gold, but not the brown. But, the paint has to coordinate with the interior and vice versa.
So my dilemma - Since I do not like the brown paint, what color exterior paint would coordinate if I keep the dark brown / beige interior? British green? Gloss Black?
Or do I just bite the bullet so to speak and get rid of the brown interior and go all beige or beige and ____________?
Any pics / thoughts will be appreciated.
JGW006
Currently, it wears the brown / gold paint with beige / brown interior. I don't care for brown, especially for the paint.
The interior is in very good shape for the age of the car. Most of the interior trim pieces (beige and brown) are in very good condition. But, the brown dash is badly faded and cracked, the vinyl console cover is damaged, and most other pieces just need a thorough cleaning (and at some point will SEM each of them to look new).
At a minimum I will be removing and repairing / refinishing the dash (also need to replace stereo, speakers, and water valve to heater, the heater core or or both at that time) . When I do that, I can either go back with brown or change the color. If I change the color, I have to change the other dark brown pieces.
If so, then do I go back with beige and have all beige interior? Some other color?
On the exterior, I do not want to keep the brown and gold paint. I could possibly see keeping gold, but not the brown. But, the paint has to coordinate with the interior and vice versa.
So my dilemma - Since I do not like the brown paint, what color exterior paint would coordinate if I keep the dark brown / beige interior? British green? Gloss Black?
Or do I just bite the bullet so to speak and get rid of the brown interior and go all beige or beige and ____________?
Any pics / thoughts will be appreciated.
JGW006
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I'm not attached to the seats long term at all. I like leather.palladin said:
The "black gold" model had the same beige / chocolate brown interior? I like that paint job, but would I have to grow the 'fro and 'stash?
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Black is nice.
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