Two Tone or not Two Tone? That is the question

[TheBac]

5 years of abuse has rendered my driver's seat ripped and cracked and the passenger seat isnt far behind. My kids years ago stained the rear seat with markers, and my carpet is an embarrassing salt encrusted dirty joke. Cleaning will not help.
Finally saved up enough to recover the seats and replace the carpet and had the wild idea to use black carpet and dark pewter seat covers (cloth or leather) in my light-grey interior to make it "two tone". Arent the Denali's and Escalades like that?

Whattya think? Completely stupid, inane, moronic idea or might it actually look good?

 

[Evan@InglewoodTrans]

I think it would look good.

 

[Noreaster]

screw the carpet, vinyl floor is the way to go

 

[TeaBagger2006]

I was in a rolls Royce phantom.... ThA chit had some nice carpet, so comfy and plush and supple and deep and soft and.... I could sleep on it... The leather was so soft and......

Replace your chit! You won't regret it! Our seats ain't got that much leather anyways

 

[duramaxbbd03]

I think that would be pretty sweet :thumb:

 

[PAT]

You can always paint the plastic surfaces. Do a good job and it won't look like a ricer. If you feel really froggy, you can strip the grey off the dash to reveal the black that's under it.

I'm thinking about doing the same. Not anytime soon. But after I chase down my rail pressure issue I am going to focus a little more on interior comfort and aesthetics.

 

[Maricopaagent]

Black carpet will always look dirty.. It would look killer for a short time..

any speck of dirt, lint, or whatever will soon have you pulling your hair out..

 

[whitetrash21]

Spray paint the leather an carpet..... i know a guy who did.....:rofl:

 

[Evan@InglewoodTrans]

Spray paint the leather an carpet..... i know a guy who did.....:rofl:

I hope your joking :spit:

 

[whitetrash21]

Nope. In a duramax too......:rofl::rofl:

 

[Josh2002cc]

Tom, care to share what seat covers you are going with? I need some in my 03, leather is all cracked, torn and jacked up.

 

[cafryer]

My original seats were dark pewter and my carpet and every thing is the same. I went with light pewter seats and put matching color floor mats and it looks killer. Do it:thumb:

 

[TeaBagger2006]

Spray paint the leather an carpet..... i know a guy who did.....:rofl:

It turned out pretty damn nice, so he claims. I beleive him to

 

[cafryer]

 

[Sledhead]

Often 'less is more'. I'd go stock colors with leather seats, back of the seats embroidered in blue "TheBac". Just a small logo, not too bold. Or maybe "IHI" would be more suitable?

 

[Jscherbs]

x2 stock colors with leather seat covers.

what brand cover were you thinking of using?

 

[gr8shot]

I did black carpet and headliner on an old truck of mine. Rest of the interior was red (77 chevy). Looked badass, but as said the black carpet looked like crap after two weeks and was never the same again. No amount of shampooing could get it back to nice dark black again.

I'd do something like a different color center insert on the seats. That's good looking and not as prone to getting dirty.

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[Dozerboy]

X3 on no black carpet

 

[PAT]

Has anyone experimented with dying their interior? The floor and headliner. Not the seats.
I remember my mom dying the carpet in our house after i spilled bleach all over it when I was growing up.

 

[TheBac]

Tom, care to share what seat covers you are going with? I need some in my 03, leather is all cracked, torn and jacked up.

Sorry to get back so late with this, Josh. I bought Katzkins.
I had been talking to Kyle about a set, but in my roaming around Ebay, I ended up finding a new, never installed, crewcab set complete for $350 in my interior color that I just couldnt pass up.
The only caveat though was that I will lose my front seat armrests, as this set is actually for a 40/20/40 front seat. I dont really care, though, as I havent used those armrests in forever. My wife has foam that I can glue into the cavities to form up the bolsters. There isnt any pressure on that inside part of the seat anyway. If that doesnt work, then I already found the part numbers for the proper seat foams and I'll go buy those. Id still be money well ahead.
I got the rear seat done last night. My son Kole helped me do the installation. Boy, do my hands hurt today. Thats a lot of stretching and pulling.
I have to admit that the only tougher job Ive done on a Dmax is the FPR. But dang, its worth it. Man, are these covers nice. Exact fit and style and use all the same fastening types as OEM. The leather and vinyl used is far more supple than the OEM. The color is "Smoke", which is Katzkin's replacement color for my medium grey interior.

I also am going to go through a company called StockInteriors for my carpet. They have been very helpful, and sent me little color samples in the mail last week. I am probably going to use a slightly darker grey for the carpet.