Wrong carpet color

[Ribbedroof]

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[pagrunt]

Absolutely agree. When the door panels, dash, and trim match you know it's been sprayed. I'm a sucker for a nicely done red interior that doesn't look tacky, and it's apparently quite difficult to achieve. I say it's tougher than blue or black but maybe on par with getting the correct shade of Camel or Creme.

I've been dealing with the dark maple in my '81 since day one & now the camel in Jr.'s '79. Aftermarket doesn't want to accept all five different colors as most of us need. The '85-'88 burgundy is one of the better covered colors, the '78-'79 red is easier cause it's very close to the older years red. '80 claret is kinda covered but most aftermarket thinks it's also a '81 color. '81, '83-'84 maple is slim pickings. Forget about '82 redwood, better off using the maple. Now for the camel tan/gold I'm just getting into what fun it'll be finding matching shades.

 

[Sweet_Johnny]

I've been dealing with the dark maple in my '81 since day one & now the camel in Jr.'s '79. Aftermarket doesn't want to accept all five different colors as most of us need. The '85-'88 burgundy is one of the better covered colors, the '78-'79 red is easier cause it's very close to the older years red. '80 claret is kinda covered but most aftermarket thinks it's also a '81 color. '81, '83-'84 maple is slim pickings. Forget about '82 redwood, better off using the maple. Now for the camel tan/gold I'm just getting into what fun it'll be finding matching shades.

Wow. Sounds like you've been through quite a bit with the red, and maybe that'll point you in the right direction of who has quality color matches for the tan. Thankfully the only vehicle I have that I'd like to maintain a somewhat stock appearance has black everything.

 

[pagrunt]

Wow. Sounds like you've been through quite a bit with the red, and maybe that'll point you in the right direction of who has quality color matches for the tan. Thankfully the only vehicle I have that I'd like to maintain a somewhat stock appearance has black everything.

This is why I like black interiors. If it wasn't for the investment I've made to make things maple over the years I would of gone black.

 

[gearhedjon]

FRom my experiance with colors, the maple/maroon in our cars ('81, '83-'84) is red with a bit of a brown hue in it, the oxblood/claret/burgundy used in '85-'87/'88 is a dark red with a purple hue. The '80 claret would have more of a purple hue than the later shade. Then there is '82 redwood that is very close to the maple but slightly darker from it's brown hue. To most this wouldn't be noticed but after I got into mixing paint I started to see details like this from matching the mix to color on the car.


Just need the color code off the Fisher plate on the cowl or SPID sticker on the trunk lid. SEM or PPG can mix it but be aware in my PPG info they suggest redying/recoloring with the matching color to bring back the original color. Going from maple to claret may not get the shade you want.

I have worked on many cars from the 60's. That being said, I understand there were various color shades that were used.
The interior in my car was changed over from brown to the purple hue of burgandy/ oxblood. So no spid just have to go by the color for a 87 Cutlass. Even thought about changing the carpet on the lower door panels to match.

 

[pagrunt]

I have worked on many cars from the 60's. That being said, I understand there were various color shades that were used.
The interior in my car was changed over from brown to the purple hue of burgandy/ oxblood. So no spid just have to go by the color for a 87 Cutlass. Even thought about changing the carpet on the lower door panels to match.

Maybe the '80 code 79 claret could be the way to go. If a shop could do a spray out in semi-gloss of this & the '85-'88 code 79 claret could be a way to the shade to would be the closest. I also wonder what else in my chip book that could be close with that just right purple hue.

 

[Ribbedroof]

This is why I like black interiors. If it wasn't for the investment I've made to make things maple over the years I would of gone black.

I stayed with the red to save money. By the time I was done, could have gone black for a little less, even with buying new door panels

 

[pagrunt]

I stayed with the red to save money. By the time I was done, could have gone black for a little less, even with buying new door panels

That's the game plan. To be honest after 34 years I can't see it any other color.

 

[69hurstolds]

The 85-88 Dark Claret code 79 is the darkest burgundy I've ever seen for G-bodies. As described, it's different than the earlier version of the same code 79. It's that purplish hue that I'm not a big fan of, but I didn't design it. Honestly, to me it looks too dark at night. But on the other hand, it looks more high-end than the run of the mill blue/black/gray/tan interiors in the daylight. An acquired taste for many.

 

[gearhedjon]

Maybe the '80 code 79 claret could be the way to go. If a shop could do a spray out in semi-gloss of this & the '85-'88 code 79 claret could be a way to the shade to would be the closest. I also wonder what else in my chip book that could be close with that just right purple hue.

Many years ago I stripped out a rusty 79 Lemans. It had the color interior you described. I was going to ask you if that was the same as the late 80's color.