Interior Details

I was looking at the interior to my car, and it dawned on me, its not really that sporty as is, i mean its cool, but just nothing really catches your eye. whole interior is tan except for the dash. i was just wondering if anybody knows of (or has done) anything to just bring out the true sports car feel in these cars? any suggestions? (also gotta keep the cost kinda low, so nothing drastic)

well what I do is strip the interior.. put in a roll cage.. and paint everyting.. then I throw in some bride seats and call her good..

Jason

-paint the plastic goods to make a 2 tone interior
-el glow spedo & tach
-new shift boot and knob
-new seats
-shifter trim
-diamond tread mats
-change LED color of interior & doors
-new steering wheel
-new pedals
-short throw shift kit
-new head unit

paint the plastic goods to make a 2 tone interior GOOD
-el glow spedo & tach -GAY
-new shift boot and knob -GOOD
-new seats -GREAT
-shifter trim- what are you talking about?
-diamond tread mats- SUPER GAY
-change LED color of interior & doors- RICER
-new steering wheel-GOOD (match it to the seat)
-new pedals- IF NEEDED
-short throw shift kit-doesn't help with looks..
-new head unit- WELL SAID GOOD!

Just my personal opinion of your opinion.. haha
Jason

i think if he were going with gay on the shifter trim...maybe like a lil hawiian necklace. but i think he means somewhere in the middle like a reverse boot color or two tone boot color. like black and red...or black and tan

thanks for the help. any other suggestions? i dont know how much will get done because im currently working on the body paint. however once im done i am gunna start on the interior.... im getting a new head unit forsure, know of anything else thatll go along good also?

new speakers...since the stock one's covers are exposed...u can paint the covers to be oppisite ur tan

paint the plastic goods to make a 2 tone interior GOOD
-el glow spedo & tach -GAY
-new shift boot and knob -GOOD
-new seats -GREAT
-shifter trim- what are you talking about?
-diamond tread mats- SUPER GAY
-change LED color of interior & doors- RICER
-new steering wheel-GOOD (match it to the seat)
-new pedals- IF NEEDED
-short throw shift kit-doesn't help with looks..
-new head unit- WELL SAID GOOD!

Just my personal opinion of your opinion.. haha
Jason

el glow- just get sick of looking at the nasty orange at night.

shifter trim: http://www.3sx.com/store/comersus_viewItemBundle.asp?idProduct=24892

LED change:http://www.midnight-haze.com/interior/ledconversion/ i don't mean multi colored LED rope light. i'm talking about stock interior lighting. the orange is just so ugly

pedals are just personal preference.

even the recent thread of the nice white vr-4 on ebay has the diamond floor mats. i'd get them just to make my car easier to clean.

by the way, if you want something a lot of us don't have:

i read how to make a cup holder out of the ash tray hole once. look it up and see if you would like to do it. i HATE having to open the arm rest just to grab my drink. if it's a bottle i stick it between my seat belt and my seat, but a can.. ugh.

by the way, if you want something a lot of us don't have:

i read how to make a cup holder out of the ash tray hole once. look it up and see if you would like to do it. i HATE having to open the arm rest just to grab my drink. if it's a bottle i stick it between my seat belt and my seat, but a can.. ugh.

it really gets in the way of shifting...alot

Just don't start painting random pieces of plastic, like the heater vents, radio trim, etc. So tacky.

it really gets in the way of shifting...alot

really? good to know. thats one thing that i won't plan on doing now.

by the way, if you want something a lot of us don't have:

i read how to make a cup holder out of the ash tray hole once. look it up and see if you would like to do it. i HATE having to open the arm rest just to grab my drink. if it's a bottle i stick it between my seat belt and my seat, but a can.. ugh.
i took my ashtray out, and took a piece of plexiglass and made a guage monut for my battery gauge, looks clean as hell, i think

that sounds awesome. can you take a pic?

really? good to know. thats one thing that i won't plan on doing now.

if you wanna test it to see what i mean, pull it out really quick (it just pulls right out), and stick a soda can in the hole. thats the best case scenario and it's still annoying.

wasnt really annoying for me, but to each his own.
i can say when the can was tall :wink: then it would be slightly annoying to me

Does or has anyone or know anyone that has/had the gated shifter i've thought bout maybe picking it up a few times just to see what its like...
but then i though at the track i bet that would slow me down like no other...

i've not driven a 3s with a gated shifter, but it's gotta b the biggest drawback to ferrari's b4 they started installing paddle shifters. it slows the shift time by a lil bit, enough to make a difference. and yes i've driven a few ferrari's with that gate shiffter. it adds look and old school sportyness, and kinda hinders u from going into the wrong gear, but slows u down.

The gated shifter on the Ferrari's is meant to slow the shift down. They had horrible synchros and would eat transmissions for lunch. Hence the gated shifted came in.

As for the gated shifter for the 3s, I wouldnt waste my money.

As for the gated shifter for the 3s, I wouldnt waste my money.

i agree....but, Damn does it look cool...:smokin:

Meh, I'd rather shift fast than look cool. ;)

Meh, I'd rather shift fast than look cool. ;)

not much u can do to look cool is there? ur to the point that nothing could help, ur just a loss of coolness to mankind.


sorry i feel like being a wise-ass today

as for ferrari, the gated shifters look nice...sure, but i'd rather shift a lil quicker in a sports car birthed for a track than look nice. hell the gated shifter made it a bitch to drive around the roads by me.

not much u can do to look cool is there? ur to the point that nothing could help, ur just a loss of coolness to mankind.
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I may be a loss of coolness to mankind, but my car isn't.
talking about the car looking cool. You know, when someone walks by your car, and kinda peeks in to check it out? you know their eye would gravitate right to that and think it's cool...lol.

dont get me wrong, im not out specifically to impress other people, nor do i give a shit what they think. but the truth is, if it DIDNT hinder the shift speed, i would get it. even if i was the last human on the planet and no one else would ever see it. I just like the look it gives. But like stealthee said, its not worth sacrificing performance to have it.

i know, i'm just playing around. i felt like being a smart ass

IMO i would rather have a short throw with a good looking boot. i bought the green/black from 3sx and it looks badass.

mmm, now i just need the short shifter.

i'd rather have a good looking girl and some beer

::cough:: 4 months for you ^ ::cough::

yea...but i've said it before, i don't drink a lot. i'm not a very nice person when i'm drunk. so just because i can drink doesn't mean i will every chance i get. i might have A beer on my 21st, but that's it.