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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:40 PM
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Okay my interior is pretty bland and boring. I need some ideas on what I can do to improve the interior of the truck. I have already got LEDs in the instrument panel, dome light, and floor lights. I just don't know how to really improve the look, the interior is clean for being a 15 year old truck, i just need something to make it look less boring, and I don't want fuzzy dice lol.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:00 PM
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I would honestly find a tan dash instead of grey, that'd probably look better. Maybe paint part of the door or the bezel around the window and lock switches black like your radio bezel. A member on here swapped his carpet like yours to a dark chocolate brown and it looked amazing with his tan dash and I think he had tan seats too.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:16 PM
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Order an OEM upholstery set, and new foam for the seats. Those things are so collapsed as to ruin anything else you do the interior.

Earlier post mentioned getting chocolate brown carpets. Brilliant idea, that! Even cheaper, look up who does carpet dying in your area, and have it done to yours.

Also, it's cheap to get new rubber on the brake and accelerator pedals. That's a trick used car dealers do to reduce the apparent wear on a vehicle. It's a trick that works.

Otherwise, just detail clean the HELL out of everything, including Q tips in the HVAC vents. You'd be amazed how good CLEAN looks in an interior!


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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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You can paint the center bezel green like your truck, that'd really bring in some color. I also second either buying a tan piece or getting the same color in a rattle can and painting it.
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 01:46 AM
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I used break up infinity camo and camoed out my air bags, door handle bezels, ovals piece on top of dash that pops off , console lid, headliner, sun visors, hunter orange painted the dome light, and camo sub box
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 99shortbed
I used break up infinity camo and camoed out my air bags, door handle bezels, ovals piece on top of dash that pops off , console lid, headliner, sun visors, hunter orange painted the dome light, and camo sub box
Could you post some picture, I'd be very interested to see how it looks
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 08:15 AM
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I'd say if you can afford it get the seats redone. If you like cloth then just new foam but you could also go to custom leather. Think that's about $3000 though. Not exactly sure. Dark brown carpet would look nice
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tareed94
I'd say if you can afford it get the seats redone. If you like cloth then just new foam but you could also go to custom leather. Think that's about $3000 though. Not exactly sure. Dark brown carpet would look nice
I agree with the real leather seats! I'm going to get an estimate for my '02 Lariat for real leather. Carpet change would look good too.
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 09:20 AM
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I agree with the real leather seats! I'm going to get an estimate for my '02 Lariat for real leather. Carpet change would look good too.
Would you mind posting your quote on here?
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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Check olea leather in wixom mi, they are a customer I deliver to once in a while on my route. I talked to the guy once about leather int and I believe the kits are under a grand.
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