So I'm kinda torn on what, if any, I want to do to my interior to freshen it up. My car is a 94 and the original black leather seats are all cracked and torn, so I'm going to be recovering them soon. I've also looked at the DIY interior stitching mod which looked really cool in red thread, but I got to wondering if any accent color like red, or whatever, would like cheesy or ricey on a black car. I can understand if the car is red, then some red accents might look appropriate. But we've all seen horror examples of people that have gone way overboard, like spray painting all their plastic interior pieces yellow or red. I'm definitely not going for anything like that, more of a subtle refresh.
So anyway, I'm torn on this issue: is red, or any other accent color on a black-bodied car considered ricey, or tacky? (I suppose brake calipers might fit into that category as well, but I'm focused on my interior right now). What about something subtle, like a frost or light gray contrasting stitching? Would the seats look too weird in black leather with say, charcoal or light gray inserts? How about light gray door leather inserts? Argh I'm just unsure what kind of look I want to go for. I'm not too concerned with resale, I'm really just trying to figure out what I really want to do, and hopefully you guys can help. I would love to see some pictures of two-toned interiors that are not the typical black / red interiors. That seems to be the most common, and I'm not sure that would look right on a black car.
Thoughts?
So anyway, I'm torn on this issue: is red, or any other accent color on a black-bodied car considered ricey, or tacky? (I suppose brake calipers might fit into that category as well, but I'm focused on my interior right now). What about something subtle, like a frost or light gray contrasting stitching? Would the seats look too weird in black leather with say, charcoal or light gray inserts? How about light gray door leather inserts? Argh I'm just unsure what kind of look I want to go for. I'm not too concerned with resale, I'm really just trying to figure out what I really want to do, and hopefully you guys can help. I would love to see some pictures of two-toned interiors that are not the typical black / red interiors. That seems to be the most common, and I'm not sure that would look right on a black car.
Thoughts?