Has anyone done a full interior color change?

[rn4l21]

I have tan interior in my '01 Tahoe and I want to switch it to black but I'm worried about getting my seat belts to match because I've heard the dye will cause them to deteriorate. Any pointers on how to get my seat belts replaced or where to start with the color change?

 

[Tankueray]

I'm also interested in doing this. The easiest option I've found so far is to get a set of '01-'05 Avalanche or Silverado seats from the Junkyard. Problem is that the electronics from '03-'05 won't work with the '01-'02. In that case I might just switch out the padding, belts, and leather. IIRC, some of the trucks didn't have side airbags, so you'd either have to look specifically for those or get a trim shop to modify the cover as well. I haven't decided whether to go with grey or black yet, if grey then I have all the grey plastic and I want the 2nd row captain's chairs from a Suburban. In the end it will probably come down to what my salvage yards have and how much they want.

In the event that you can't find a whole set of decent truck seats, there are plenty of crappy seats available that you could get the black seat belts from.

Haven't heard that about dye, unless it was from a company with an interest in selling replacement parts. In my non-vehicle related adventures, I've found that synthetic fabric is hard to dye, usually requiring heat and/or chemicals to make the dye grab and to set it, so that may be another reason for the warning. Good 'ol Sharpie seems to be hard to get out of nylon, maybe you can satisfy your inner child with a coloring project.

Alternatively, I've been wondering whether other seats without the integrated belt could be swapped in, and the belt mounted to the pillar. I haven't found any info on that yet.

 

[M1Gunner]

I redid my interior with black leather but the tan seats belts match the look and I kinda like the contrast as of right now.

I need to take new pictures that I promised, I’ve been slacking on that.

The sun visors are reupholstered to match the headliner now too. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I installed black carpet as well

 

[grim hurst]

I redid my interior with black leather but the tan seats belts match the look and I kinda like the contrast as of right now.

I need to take new pictures that I promised, I’ve been slacking on that.

The sun visors are reupholstered to match the headliner now too. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I installed black carpet as well

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That is bad a$$

 

[M1Gunner]

Appreciate it darlin

 

[inmypassatlife]

I redid my interior with black leather but the tan seats belts match the look and I kinda like the contrast as of right now.

I need to take new pictures that I promised, I’ve been slacking on that.

The sun visors are reupholstered to match the headliner now too. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I installed black carpet as well

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Any pics of the rear seat foam and frame with no covers?

 

[Ryan Buck]

Who did you have cover the visors? Black seat belts can be found in a H2 hummer.

 

[M1Gunner]

I recovered the sunvisors myself

 

[M1Gunner]

Here’s a few pics. Another with the complete sunvisors.

 

[Ryan Buck]

I recovered the sunvisors myself

See I had an extra set and I was going to do on myself as well and took the light thing out of it and try to take it apart but that ****** is fused together so it would not open ended up breaking the shit out of it

 

[M1Gunner]

See I had an extra set and I was going to do on myself as well and took the light thing out of it and try to take it apart but that ****** is fused together so it would not open ended up breaking the shit out of it

Yeah gotta take your time and use long sharp scraper to tap through the seam. It’s a pita

 

[Ryan Buck]

Yeah gotta take your time and use long sharp scraper to tap through the seam. It’s a pita

I see. So after you get it open how do you seal it back shut? And is worth having replace doing for $200 pain in the ass or not that bad?

 

[M1Gunner]

I see. So after you get it open how do you seal it back shut? And is worth having replace doing for $200 pain in the ass or not that bad?

I guess that all depends on your patience level and your ability to plastic weld and hot glue

 

[EfiniMotorsport]

Not sure if the non Denalis are the same but I redid my Denali headliner in tan suede as well as tan suede in the door inserts and suede with diamond stitched inserts in the seat centers and on the console top. The visors are a pain in the ass but don't need to be cut apart. I took the mirror and visor extension out of it and glued the material to most of the visor. Then took a head liner tool (looks kind of like a paint scraper but slightly thicker with rounded corners) and used it to CAREFULLY tuck the material into the edge. It took a while and I used a spray silicone so the tool doesn't cut into the material. I took an extra piece and wrapped it to make a new ticket holder on the end. Once it was covered I put the mirror and visor extension back in. It looks just like factory. One thing that may have helped is I work at an upholstery shop so I do have some experience in this.

 

[ivin74]

Not sure if the non Denalis are the same but I redid my Denali headliner in tan suede as well as tan suede in the door inserts and suede with diamond stitched inserts in the seat centers and on the console top. The visors are a pain in the ass but don't need to be cut apart. I took the mirror and visor extension out of it and glued the material to most of the visor. Then took a head liner tool (looks kind of like a paint scraper but slightly thicker with rounded corners) and used it to CAREFULLY tuck the material into the edge. It took a while and I used a spray silicone so the tool doesn't cut into the material. I took an extra piece and wrapped it to make a new ticket holder on the end. Once it was covered I put the mirror and visor extension back in. It looks just like factory. One thing that may have helped is I work at an upholstery shop so I do have some experience in this.

Brent do you mind posting some pictures of the pieces you re did with suede?

 

[Ryan Buck]

Not sure if the non Denalis are the same but I redid my Denali headliner in tan suede as well as tan suede in the door inserts and suede with diamond stitched inserts in the seat centers and on the console top. The visors are a pain in the ass but don't need to be cut apart. I took the mirror and visor extension out of it and glued the material to most of the visor. Then took a head liner tool (looks kind of like a paint scraper but slightly thicker with rounded corners) and used it to CAREFULLY tuck the material into the edge. It took a while and I used a spray silicone so the tool doesn't cut into the material. I took an extra piece and wrapped it to make a new ticket holder on the end. Once it was covered I put the mirror and visor extension back in. It looks just like factory. One thing that may have helped is I work at an upholstery shop so I do have some experience in this.

Can you post a few photos of them please. And did you remove the old material first? Mine have the slide out extension on the inside of both of them so that's just more shit to go around lol

 

[Ryan Buck]

Well I know anything is possible now!! Just talked with s guy here in az that is selling a 2003 tahoe and he had installed the interior out of a 2008 in his 03. Full working interior. I'm talking complete dash , door pannels, everything, gauge cluster, and all the eletrical works . It just takes time but anything is possible to do if you have the skill set. So dont let anyone else tell you it can't be done

 

[EfiniMotorsport]

I've got to see if I have any. I've been slacking on pics of all my projects lately. If not I'll try and get some in the next day or so.

 

[Ryan Buck]

I've got to see if I have any. I've been slacking on pics of all my projects lately. If not I'll try and get some in the next day or so.

Sounds good thanks man! I'm going to start posting photos on everything that I do as well that way people have them to look at for reference.

 

[EfiniMotorsport]

Finally got a chance to get some pics. Let's see if I can get them to post