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you still need the standard belts as well as the harnesses, don't you - for the rear seat passenger issue |
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Thats ok buddy.....I will get ya for that on the weekend! Hope you can sleep with one eye open!!
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i think i'll sleep in my effy, with the doors locked..
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Hope its ok to post this here, you mentioned current coupe interior projects so I thought it would be ok?
As some of you already know we have just started a resto on our Landau. Anyway over the weekend we picked out a cream colour we thought would look good but it is a fair bit lighter than the original parchment. We were also thinking of getting the dash done to match but a few people have pointed out the likelihood of glare on the windscreen because of the light colour. The car wont be a daily driver but we want to drive it and enjoy it as much as we can, so we are unsure whether to go with the dash or just leave it original?? MEANXBCOUPE I notice yours has been redone - have you had any dramas with it? Would you do it again if you had the choice? Here is a pic of what the new colour will look like, I am going to check out the next darkest cream next week before we order (we have two young boys so I may decide to go darker yet lol...) The upholsterer uses Scottish Leather - so it will be seats mostly leather and the rest vinyl to match. Carpet at this stage is staying Brown. I have also put up a pic below of a Landau interior I saw on the web some time ago and I saved it to my computer under the heading 'dream interior' - this Landau has the dash redone to match the seats like we are thinking of doing. We have been quoted $200 to do it in Vinyl. The whole interior is going to be around (say it quietly and quickly...) $7k... ![]() ![]() ![]() Any feedback much appreciated! cheers Lisa
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Hi Lisa
I have been watching your project thread with interest. This is only my opinion but as you have said, with 2 young boys (and they find dirt in places you never knew it existed) you might be better going a shade or two darker. Are you going to stain protect it before it goes in? Sorry probably a silly question but I would be asking for scotchguard or something. ![]() I like the idea of having the dash done. That looks great! I look forward to seeing what the final choice of colour is. Cheers Col
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Hi lisa
I to have been a regular visitor to your thread and would have to agree with col in reguards to colour choice most guys i know with light coloured material say it gets dirty real quick . cant wait to see it when it's finished |
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Thanks for the replies. I had a bit of a laugh at what the upholsterer said to us when we were talking about the trim. He said you know it is actually very good for your kids to run around on the leather seats as it actually massages the leather and makes it softer and more supple and in turn it will last longer...as can be seen by how soft the front seats are in cars compared to the back (when there are no kids obviously!)...while he was saying this I was picturing my special little men, aged 2 & 5 years, walking around the Landau with its nice creamy upholstery after spending a little while in their usual play area - the pile of dirt behind where we built the new shed. I think we went through 4 changes of clothes on Sunday... I somehow dont see them being allowed to do that do you??? lol
![]() Seriously, I appreciate any advice as I want it to look right, I think the darker colour will be the one I go for, I am hoping to see the sample next week so we can order and get things moving... ![]() So is there any opinions on changing the colour of the dash? Would love to hear from anyone that has made the change to a light colour and how they find driving it re. glare/reflection on windscreen... Thanks everyone Lisa
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I really like that Landau interior and dash.
I've been thinking about the interior on my coupe, and was thinking along similar lines to you, with a light interior (coupe will be Apollo Blue and Silver) .... I think it looks really clean and tidy. And these cars have really big boots .... get luoise to build you a dicky seat for the boys ![]() |
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Hi Lisa.
GO DARKER. If I had my time again, I would do the interior of mine slightly darker.I think the colours were called Putty(vinyl) and sandstone ( suede ) The lighter colour looks better in photos, but in person, you can see every speck of dust and dirt. I accidently left the drivers window down on my car for about a week (whilst in a garage of course ), and it took ages to get it clean again. Thats just from dusts blown in from the wind I suppose.Make sure the quoted price includes removable floor mats, they are super important, if you want to be able to wear shoes whilst driving, without marking the floor. Are you thinking leather or carpet for the floor??? 7K sounds a good price youve been quoted, just depends on how much vinyl you can put up with. Keep in mind a full leather Custom retrim could cost 15 to 20K. Gary. |
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Just thought I'd dig this thread up. Any more custom interiors out there? It's all good info and inspiration for anyone with projects on the go.
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Hey!
Just an update for the records i suppose. July 2010 seen the interior of the coupe get a make over, converting the car back to a 4 seater. All trim work was done by Elite Custom Interiors, now located in Banksia NSW (Arncliffe) These are just some ramdom shots... From this: ![]() To this.... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Wow,....Thats fantabulous! Great job.
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Absolutely stunning!! Great design and workmanship, truly a rare combo.
Well done.
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Jesus Christ what an epic interior!!!
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it started out as a landau interior just added abit extra design to it ...doc
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you have taken the extra Landau padding out from the top half as well from the looks of things!!!!!
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Hey Doc who you get to do the interior??
As its the wrong colour to go into my coupe LOL |
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I was going to put Landau interior into my falc 500, but that would change it from a 5seat to a 4seat. Would that mean an engineers cert since it was previously registered as a 5 seater?
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I've been reading through this, but since it's a scanned image you can't search within it.
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/b3...reductions.pdf It mentions a lot for additional seating, but nothing for reduction.
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It's not mine - came from a ebay ad for a 'convertible' coupe - but I think that this takes a lot of beating for style and good taste:
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