Let's see your interiors!
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It is a rather love/hate thing. When you look at it in the context of the classic Mustangs, Cougars, Thunderbirds and other Fords that used the woodgrain in the late 60's and all through the 70's then it looks okay on most of those cars. There are still cars today that give you the choice of wood, aluminum, piano gloss black, carbon fiber, etc. depending on the personal decor taste that you are attracted to.
Ford traditionally never defined the Mustang as a luxury car although they did offer a Grande' and Ghia during the height of the padded, pillow tufted, opera windowed luxury cliche' cues of the 1970's.
I had a 92 Firebird that was a dark teal with gold wheels and beige interior. I bought a woodgrain kit to go inside and I loved it on that car. I think it had more to do with the colors of the car that determined the character which defined it as more luxurious instead of sporty. We all develop changes in taste over the decades, so now my taste is a lot more contemporary and industrial, yet I also like the old Ford interiors with metal and chrome before woodgrain and plastic took over.
I still like the idea of a revived Cougar as a current definition of an upscale luxury version of a Mustang in the vein of the classic Cougars. They can do things with the Cougar that would be out of character for a Mustang. I really like the classic Cougar's alternate and interesting design feautures. I guess I can find love in many different classic Fords, but you certainly cannot find much of it in anything else Ford makes besides the Mustang these days...
Ford traditionally never defined the Mustang as a luxury car although they did offer a Grande' and Ghia during the height of the padded, pillow tufted, opera windowed luxury cliche' cues of the 1970's.
I had a 92 Firebird that was a dark teal with gold wheels and beige interior. I bought a woodgrain kit to go inside and I loved it on that car. I think it had more to do with the colors of the car that determined the character which defined it as more luxurious instead of sporty. We all develop changes in taste over the decades, so now my taste is a lot more contemporary and industrial, yet I also like the old Ford interiors with metal and chrome before woodgrain and plastic took over.
I still like the idea of a revived Cougar as a current definition of an upscale luxury version of a Mustang in the vein of the classic Cougars. They can do things with the Cougar that would be out of character for a Mustang. I really like the classic Cougar's alternate and interesting design feautures. I guess I can find love in many different classic Fords, but you certainly cannot find much of it in anything else Ford makes besides the Mustang these days...
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The thing about the speaker trim rings, which you can see from the pics, is if you have a black--er dark charcoal-- interior you can barely see them when the doors are closed. If you have the tan--er parchment or chamois--interior I think they'd make an awesome addition.
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Your Right, That is a ProClip Bracket and it was expensive. ($87)
What I need is a place to Plug into, other than the Console Power Plug inside the Console and not where the Pony Plug is Mounted.
I was thinking of getting Power via Female Plug and Cord, from Back the Console Plug and running it
under the Console to the Driver side under the Dash.
Your Right, That is a ProClip Bracket and it was expensive. ($87)
What I need is a place to Plug into, other than the Console Power Plug inside the Console and not where the Pony Plug is Mounted.
I was thinking of getting Power via Female Plug and Cord, from Back the Console Plug and running it
under the Console to the Driver side under the Dash.
I use a Tom-Tom SatNav which has a lead long enough (bought seperately - the unit comes with a 1.5m lead - the 2m lead costs about $15- along with a new mounting bracket) to reach from the rear power outlet, under the centre console and up to the SatNav unit without the need for extension leads. Though I mount mine attached to the screen in the centre - I didn't know that California Law prohibited this...
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Only place I could figure out. If you mount it any where else you have the thicka** cable running across the dash. I guess I could run the cable through the dash and mount it near the center of the window, but I don't think that would be much better.
I usually only put it in the car when I goto the track. We went two weeks ago and I just haven't taken it down yet.
I usually only put it in the car when I goto the track. We went two weeks ago and I just haven't taken it down yet.
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Man, there are some impressive interiors on here! Great job guys.
I'd like to get an opinion if possible, I stopped by Classic Soft Trim today and they quoted me $950 for new seats, front and back, two tone. Does that sound about right to you guys? Thanks.
I'd like to get an opinion if possible, I stopped by Classic Soft Trim today and they quoted me $950 for new seats, front and back, two tone. Does that sound about right to you guys? Thanks.
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950 installed for a good quality material doesn't sound bad. What kind of seats are they? Katzkin? nm... looks like they are their own manufacturer.
I've reupholstered a two door car before with a katzkin group buy and did the work myself. It was like 620 shipped for the seat covers and install kit. It is a pretty difficult process and guys were getting quotes from 200-300 dollars to get them installed. This was in 2002-2003 also.
I've reupholstered a two door car before with a katzkin group buy and did the work myself. It was like 620 shipped for the seat covers and install kit. It is a pretty difficult process and guys were getting quotes from 200-300 dollars to get them installed. This was in 2002-2003 also.
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