interior going back in
 

I cleaned, prepped and re-dyed every piece of vinyl and plastic that goes in the car. Here is a pic with the dash pad, radio bracket and door panel re-installed.

one more pic with the rear package tray, dashmasters, and my favorite sticker..... :)

Excellent progress... That carpet looks near new in the pictures. Are you using only SEM on the vinyl door panels too?

That carpet looks pretty darn good Jim. Wish I had done something like that on my car rather than using the ACC replacement, which I was (and still am) disappointed with too.

Matt at FMR gave me the SEM color code for 1993 Ford MED Opal. I had my paint guy mix me a pint of it but it was just slightly lighter than it should have been when I compared it to an unfaded piece of the interior (underside of the passenger side armrest support).

I took the interior piece in and the guy worked for about an hour, tweaking the color mix to get it perfect. Then I had him mix me an entire quart plus he gave me the formula on paper for future use.

It is a SEM vinyl, plastic, flexible paint product. It adheres very well and is a perfect match to the original color. I didn't think the door panels were all that faded until I took it all apart to repair the map pockets etc. Once I took the map pockets off it was a totally different color underneath. Looks new now.

As for the carpet I figured that if I ruined it trying, at least I tried. The acc "crap et" is horrible. The color is NEVER correct, it is thin as paper, and I have yet to buy a piece of it that actualy was the correct size. They don't give you an extra inch to ensure it fits well. Matt at FMR has a new carpet made by TRIM PARTS that is supposedly an excellent product. Had the original carpet not came out this nice I was going to get a carpet from him.

Wow!
 

:thumbsup:

Your car is coming out fantastic. I cannot wait to see the finished product!!!

Hey Jim, you forgot to mention the joke ACC calls the pad but otherwise this just about sums that product up! :yes: :thumbsdown:

Hmmm...I may have to look into this as I wouldn't mind redoing the carpet with something better. Anyone here installed one of these yet?

Jim, The car looks outstanding so far... I love it.

+1. Good to see the car getting the restoration it deserves. (you can thank me later for the decal).

The car is looking great.