72 3.0 CS 2240344 Restoration

rsporsche said:
one other option, well two ...
1. you could slightly darken the seat / door panel color
2. you could depart from tradition and use a non-standard door panel color - like a fjord color with the off-white seats, with blue / gray carpet

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Thanks!

I think I'll stick with the white door panels and arm rests, and just take some care with them. It is not like this car will be used for daily commuting!! And then stick with black for the various pads. Are the softer pads (lower dash upper doors, a pillars, etc.) done with leather or vinyl? I may go non-traditional black on the kick panels, since white is almost certain to end up with scuff marks from shoes. I'll think a bit about that.

Like the two carpets above, especially the Boucle 405...Seems like that would avoid introducing a significantly new color, but kind of blend the Fjord with the black.

Scott
 
order carpet samples before you buy - colors do differ in reality from pics ... but also ask that any material you buy is from the same dye-lot. quick note, GAHH does not make a trunk carpet. all the leather and carpet with text in blue are from GAHH. the other carpet samples are from Cabrio.de. i think carpet patterning from GAHH is better than Cabrio (KHM). most of the pics i have attached are square weave carpet, not the traditional 2 tone loop.

if you have a good auto interior guy, you can buy the materials from Veterans and they can do custom carpet. i would recommend that you buy enough extra white material to do the kick panels in case you don't like the black - so the color matches. are you going to do leather door panels, or vinyl? are you going to keep the embossed or perforated vinyl at the top of the door panels - painted to match the leather?
 
I am planning to have the door panels done in embossed leather. Given he originality aspect I'll probably do the kick panels white, and if they end up getting scuffed, I'll change them to black.

I have seen a variety of trunk carpets, many of which do not match the interior. Seems like they should be the same...

"Elephant skin" on the inner fenders, seat bulkhead, rear quarters and back, and carpet on the floor?
 
typically the carpet is the same in the car and in the trunk - but the 2 aren't visible at the same time so they really don't have to be. you can buy some extra yardage and have somebody locally make it (if you buy from GAHH).

the trunk floor panels, seat back, rear panel + inner fenders are elephant skin - the wheel arches are plastic to look like the elephant skin.
 
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