Need new carpet... What colour?
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Need new carpet... What colour?
So, I have the dove grey interior in my black T/A. Black leather seats. The carpet is due to come out and be replaced. I was going to go with the grey, but the GF is saying to put black carpet in there. I'm just not sure if it will look right. It will be easier to keep clean though.
I will be eventually re-doing my door panels and could do black carpet on the bottom to tie in to a black carpet.
Thoughts?
I will be eventually re-doing my door panels and could do black carpet on the bottom to tie in to a black carpet.
Thoughts?
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Tough call. The black carpet would match the seats, but all your plastic trim pieces are gray. I would think that would look a little off, especially in the rear part of the car. I'm in the opposite boat, have an 85 TA with all black plastics and carpet that I am likely going to swap to gray so it matches a car I owned back in 93 while in college. Bought a parts car last year to strip for the complete interior and TPI setup.
Looking forward to hearing what you decide!
Looking forward to hearing what you decide!
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The comment about black wheels is spot on... I hate them. It was actually hard to find new wheels for this car because anything with a design I like was black!
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Re: Need new carpet... What colour?
Stock 3rdgen interiors are ripe with greys, charcoals and blacks, regardless of the selected interior color option. And you've already changed the factory seats in your grey interior to black leather seats, darkening the overall appearance of the interior. So new carpet in another, similar shade of grey, charcoal or black will coordinate equally well.
Here are four color samples I got from Stock Interiors last year.
These are the four "best matches" offered for 3rdgen grey and/or black interiors, not including black, which is not pictured. They're very different from each other, but each can work, depending upon your goal. Clockwise:
Upper left is Ultra Plush/Essex #1068 Medium Grey. It's the closest "match" available in the Ultra Plush/Essex line, It's also the poorest match of the four greys, having a greenish undertone. And due to that greenish nature, it comes with black foot pads, not grey, which is a pretty stark contrast. But given they'll be covered by floor mats, that's not likely to be an issue, especially if the greenish undertone isn't.
Upper right is Cut Pile #877 Dove Grey. It's offered as the "correct match," so that's what most people buy, just because, without investigating the possibility that there might be a better match.
Lower right is Cut Pile #8078 Dark Grey. Being the most "neutral" grey, it coordinates best with all of the other tones of greys, charcoals and blacks in grey 3rdgen interiors, especially with the grey plastics, shades of which vary all over the board.
Lower left is Ultra Plush/Essex #1097 Charcoal. It has rich color and tone, darker than grey, but obviously not black. It would blend nicely into an interior, such as yours, where you've added black, but want to retain a grey appearance.
So the top two are the offered "matches" in each carpet line, yet their undertones are completely opposite from each other--good ole ACC. The bottom right is a happy medium between the two "matching" colors and plays well with all of the other tones in the interior. And the bottom left has a rich tone for darkening the interior, without going black.
And just so you know, ACC's workmanship can be as poor as its color-matching skills. Just so you know...
Here are four color samples I got from Stock Interiors last year.
These are the four "best matches" offered for 3rdgen grey and/or black interiors, not including black, which is not pictured. They're very different from each other, but each can work, depending upon your goal. Clockwise:
Upper left is Ultra Plush/Essex #1068 Medium Grey. It's the closest "match" available in the Ultra Plush/Essex line, It's also the poorest match of the four greys, having a greenish undertone. And due to that greenish nature, it comes with black foot pads, not grey, which is a pretty stark contrast. But given they'll be covered by floor mats, that's not likely to be an issue, especially if the greenish undertone isn't.
Upper right is Cut Pile #877 Dove Grey. It's offered as the "correct match," so that's what most people buy, just because, without investigating the possibility that there might be a better match.
Lower right is Cut Pile #8078 Dark Grey. Being the most "neutral" grey, it coordinates best with all of the other tones of greys, charcoals and blacks in grey 3rdgen interiors, especially with the grey plastics, shades of which vary all over the board.
Lower left is Ultra Plush/Essex #1097 Charcoal. It has rich color and tone, darker than grey, but obviously not black. It would blend nicely into an interior, such as yours, where you've added black, but want to retain a grey appearance.
So the top two are the offered "matches" in each carpet line, yet their undertones are completely opposite from each other--good ole ACC. The bottom right is a happy medium between the two "matching" colors and plays well with all of the other tones in the interior. And the bottom left has a rich tone for darkening the interior, without going black.
And just so you know, ACC's workmanship can be as poor as its color-matching skills. Just so you know...
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Re: Need new carpet... What colour?
Gray carpet and black or charcoal carpet floor mats would look good.
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Yeah, the plastics will probably really stick out, and something will seem off about it. Dove grey it is. Just have to tell the gf no spills in the car!
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