Interior Parts?

[Guest HawaianZ]

I am looking to redo the interior of my '81 280zx. I can not seem to find anywhere to get the new paneling. I am wanting to change from a red interior to a black with chrome trim. Please links on parts sitefor interior. Thanks

[Metro]

I don't see any interior pieces listed in Victoria British's catalog other than carpet, so I doubt there is any out there. Time to hit the junkyards

[Guest HolyLlama]

Haven't tried it yet, gonna do it tomorrow if I get the bodywork I need to do done. You can buy vinyl paint which might give you the color you want, I went to autozone and they had the color I wanted, but it was one of three colors, so there might not be a good selection. You could always get duplicolor auto paint and use it on it, dunno how good it would look. I used it to paint hard plastic panels in my car because I got tired of the grey on grey interior. I don't know how it would look on vinyl, though. If the vinyl doesn't turn out like I want it, I got a buddy that upholstered for about 3 years till the shop closed down (owner retired and moved to Texas, it wasn't that they did shoddy work). He offered to do the seats and door panels for me I just had to buy materials and beer. Haven't got a clue how much it would cost to have the work done, though.

[Guest bluex_v1]

I used some of the vinyl dye on my interior to go from white to black (plastic trim, headliner, visors...everything). I can't remember the brand, but I'm almost positive I bought it at wal-mart, and it was almost $10 for a skinny spray can. The stuff worked awesome though, no rubbing off, scratching or anything. I'm extremely impressed with how well it worked. I applied it over a year ago, and although I haven't had the car out in the sun or anything, it still looks new. If you go that route, just be sure to apply very thin coats.

[Guest 81na ZX]

Lots of the little bits aren't made by Nissan anymore - like the heater fan knob. Junk yards are definatly the best bet if you have to replace broken/missing bits

[SpeedRacer]

There are lots of interior pieces listed in the MotorSport Auto http://www.zcarparts.com/ They sell both factory and reproduction interior parts.

 

Finding a lot of old Z cars in a junkyard in Hawai'i would be a bit tough. Also, interior parts from an old Z car sitting in a junkyard may not be in very good condition. After all, we are talking about cars that are over 20 years old!

 

However, I had really good luck with the ZBarn http://www.zbarn.com/ and they can usually can get you what you need.

 

BTW, using the vinyl dye and the vinyl parts that are in good condition is a great idea. I changed the interior of my 1965 Corvette from tan to dark blue that way. The dye actually soaks into the vinyl and changes the color. In the seven years that I owned the car it never wore through to the old color.

[Guest HawaianZ]

Thanks for the advise. I think I am going to go with a custom interior vinyl. I found a great sight that has about any color that you could want and even color changing chameleon vinyl. For those would would like to go this way the sight I am going throug is: http://www.yourautotrim.com/

The interior is going to run about $50.00 for the vinyl and about another $30.00 for pading and Custom Shaping foam. This will do aprox. the complete interior including the dash, door panels, all the original plastic parts, console, and headliner.