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Interior/Exterior Interior refinishing opinions, please

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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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Interior refinishing opinions, please

I am in the process of converting my light color interior pieces to anthracite. I chose to the headliner recovered in a charcoal "ultra suede" instead of going oem. Should I have the shop cover the A,B, and C pillars in the same material instead of leaving it black plastic? Your opinion is appreciated
 
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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I would say same material.....
 
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CHILE_RED
I would say same material.....
Ditto.......
 
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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It all depends on what else you are having covered in that suede. Too much of a good thing can be bad. I have seen pics of an entire interior covered in ultra suede and it looked less than great. Contrast is a good thing. To me, if it were the dash pad, the A, B and C pillars and the headliner it would be a bit much. If the dash pad is going to be stock then it could be ok.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks for the opinions. The original plan was to have the shop only do the headliner and rear seat delete panel. I brought the replacement (anthracite) pillar pcs in to match colors and they suggested covering those as well. They have a lot of experience working with suede, and assured me it would turn out very nice. I just have trouble visualizing how it will look. I certainly won't go any further than that though.
 
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