Changing orange to red interior

[sot]

I've looked into having the red leather interior dyed to a true red. Not sure if the panels can be painted though. Has anyone researched this yet, or am I just pipe dreaming????

[mbeach]

I've considered this as well (the panels).
They can be upholstered with UltraSuede (Alcantara) or painted with the Krylon Fusion paint -they are just plastic.

[kpaske]

I don't remember who it was, but someone here repainted the interior panels of their proton VX yellow to match the exterior. It turned out REALLY nice.

mbeach - can you tell us more about the Ultra Suede interior? Did you get a price quote?

[Raque Thomas]

Check out Rickster's gallery - he's painted his interior panels and his cladding twice, and reports that he has had no issue with flaking, peeling, or chipping. It looks really good!

[mbeach]

You can find bolts of it on eBay. Look for Ultrasuede or Alcantara, it's sold by the yard. I reupholstered my '97 S14 for less than $100 dollars (I do the work myself). This was enough material to do the headliner, door inserts and rear package shelf. More than enough to do the VX doors. I plan to do the doors in black, as well as the dash (when I get the final shape figured out) -this'll cut down glare.

It's easy to work with, just some spray adhesive and some patience will do it. It stretches in all directions, but you still have to plan your installation to minimize waste.

I'll post some links to the fabric I'm talking about.

This is more than enough material to do the doors.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...167695795&rd=1

[Ldub]

JollyRogerVX'er has some good photos in his gallery of his dash paint job,there was also a thread regarding what type of paint he used,but I can't find it.
It looked really good & is something I'm thinking about for the near future.