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Replaced the 996 shifter with a 997 shifter w/ FF Shift Right kit since i had the interior apart.
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I originally had gray leather wrapped air vents (!) which I swapped for black plastic.
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Replaced grey horse shoe with DB Carbon horse shoe.
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Nothing better than used leather parts in great condition from a fellow 996 owner.
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I know this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan of carbon fiber interior pieces, especially glossy ones.
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When they get a little wet, your leather bottomed dress shoes with hard soles may feel a little slippery when getting in and out of the car depending on if you rely on using your heel or flat foot to get in or out.
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Big thanks to all for all of the interior ideas you guys have posted over the years. I finally finished updating my graphite grey interior with a couple of refresh projects to update the look and further address the sea of grey.
I already had graphite grey GT3 seats, black Heigo half cage, black Rennline aluminum track mats and blue Sabelt racing harnesses, which already broke up the grey, but decided to do the following updates this spring/summer to take it a few steps further.
1. Painted center console seal grey which is the exterior paint color. Wasn't sure if it would work but it does with all the other black parts listed below. Pictures don't do it justice. It looks very good in person.
2. Added black leather center console pads, black leather shifter boot and black leather emergency brake.
3. Replaced the 996 shifter with a 997 shifter w/ FF Shift Right kit since i had the interior apart.
4. Replaced grey horse shoe with DB Carbon horse shoe. I may also add carbon fiber door sills. The carbon fiber does a good job of tying tigether the grey and black.
5. Replaced my old blue Sabelt racing harnesses with black since they expired for track use. Blue didn't work well with all the new black, but black did.
Hope this helps to give some folks with grey interiors a few ideas for your future projects.
Here are some pictures.
If you replace the thin horizontal trim strips with CF pieces it will really look good. My grey interior car has those and it really splits up the passenger side grey.
If you wanted to go further, you could do the door carpeting in black, and then decide how far you want to go from there. I'm currently where you are with black floormats, exterior painted center console, etc. You could consider a bit more pop with coloured regular belts?
All good ideas. I have been chewing on what to do with the doors, as well as the steering wheel and seat belt color. Hoping we have a few creative owners that post a few "new" ideas.
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I love you sliding down that glittery carbon fiber slope! If you get the carbon strips(good idea, literal pain in the butt to swap), get the carbon center console tray and batwing too.
I figured I would start with the horse shoe to see if worked with the interior colors. I do like the look. No question, I am sliding very quickly down the slope.
Hah. It's only taken 22 years to get to this point. I like the painted center console even with seal grey to match my exterior paint. But there may be a better color to use with a graphite grey interior that's not tied to the exterior paint color. I have another center console that I can use to try out a few colors. Or as
@hatchetf15
mentioned, consider carbon fiber. Good news is I have another 20-30 years with it to figure out color combinations and materials to use.
I do have to say that it's been alot of fun here on Rennlist seeing the paths that everyone takes to refresh their interiors.
Hah all good, you've got nothing but time! I think the painted center console looks great and is in keeping with how other models were offered. I know this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan of carbon fiber interior pieces, especially glossy ones. I like my interior with a matte finish, but that's just me. I kind of wish carbon fiber pieces would be offered in a matte unidirectional finish, kind of brushed metal look. I think I'd be into that a bit more. I think I'd also like to see a black steering wheel and black (material of your choice) seat inserts in there. I think it would pop nicely without trying too hard.
Oh I love the ideas! I'm constantly trying to find new ways to make my interior look better. This is my progress so far...
I'd love to get some black floor mats, & a new steering wheel cover.
I may try to wrap my door card grab handle & storage covers in the carbon fiber wrap I have also... Just haven't gotten there yet.
For sure.
I figured the carbon fiber coloring would be an easy step to tie in seal grey, graphite grey and black. Good news is it does, but the carbon needs to be the grey/silver weave and not the brown weave. But to your point, too much carbon can be very busy. Question is how much is the right amount if you use it. Hence starting with only the horse shoe to see.
I may add carbon door sills and ashtray to replace the black plastic ones just an an easy next step. Maybe not, dont know yet. Gotta keep looking at it. Yeah, I would like to see a matte carbon finish and other variations as well.
I am also trying to figure out what I want to do with reapolstering the GT3 seats. Whatever I choose down the road may very well lead to a different dash and door solution of leather and/or other materials to recover.
With all this being said, I do believe that a professionally painted center console to match your exterior paint color is one of the easiest and nicest upgrades. The challenge I found is that seal grey exterior paint with a graphite grey interior requires a little more thought to getting it to work. But it can with a little more black here and there and some black/silver/grey weave carbon.
But if I can find another center console paint color that works with a graphite grey interior amd seal grey exterior, I will have my second console repainted and try it out for the heck of it. Who knows, maybe I decide I like both and rotate them thru the car over the year! Hah.
The older I get and the longer i own the 996, the more fun it is.
Dan, take a look at the black aluminum Rennline track mats. I love mine. Gives your feet more room to move, they look great, are durable as hell and are very easy to clean up.
What stick shift do you have? It gives it retro look. Cool.
Thanks, I'll definitely check out the floor mats! Are the mats slippery? I will be driving this car in MN Winter so I'd like something that can handle some slop, but doesn't become slippery.
The shifter is a short Shift Kit from
BAD (Ben Automotive Design
), the model that allows the screw on shift ****.
I like it, although I wish the **** were a bit lower... Then just a cheapie carbon fiber imitation **** from Amazon.
Just a cheapie from Amazon.
Amazon
Amazon
I'm happy with it, although long term I'd like something longer & threaded deeper to move the **** a bit lower.
They can handle alot of slop. They are not smooth aluminum. They have a rough finish to them.
Very grippy in the dry in both tennis shoes and dress shoes. When they get a little wet, your leather bottomed dress shoes with hard soles may feel a little slippery when getting in and out of the car depending on if you rely on using your heel or flat foot to get in or out. But no problems driving when wet, nor heel/toe shifting with your Allen Edmonds.
If you wear tennis shoes or rubber soled shoes most of the time when driving the car, you will find the track mat adds accuracy to your foot inputs.
Comes down to whether you want a soft cushy floor under your feet or not. I have had mine for 20 years and dont miss a carpet pad at all. But if you or your significant other wear high heels or hard heals, you may find the track mat too hard.
I have an oem black leather instrument pod (housing), or whatever it's called, available if anyone wants to carry the black/grey contrast up the dash some more. It looks good combined with a black steering wheel.
I have been suprised about how many leather dashes and door panels are available on ebay for good prices. Looks like you have been transforming your grey interior with black parts and carbon fiber as well. Love to see a few more pictures if you want to post!
Couple of pics below. The instrument pod has the flasher switch with rosette, and the inner gauge cover that is lightly sparkled off gray.
Another thing that goes well with a black accent theme is changing the key and flasher rosettes to black along with the speaker covers to black.
My more budget friendly version of accents to graphite grey (compared to carbon fiber at least) was swapping in as much granite grey (non-soft touch paint) trim as possible.
I have carbon in the center stack, around the gauges, steering wheel, shift ****, handbrake, and the horizontal trim across the dash.
Next step is a Midnight Blue center console, whenever I can find time to paint it.
I originally had gray leather wrapped air vents (!) which I swapped for black plastic. Yes every slat in the vent was wrapped with gray leather.
Might order some P1 Design seat inserts over the winter. Need to put the finishing on some 3D printed stuff I've designed to clean up the rear seat delete, and also working on a CGT style wood/aluminum shift ****.
