All Black Interiors

[1QWIK4.6]

I have a question about the different shades of black used in some of the Cobras. I attached a few pictures so you can see what I'm talking about. I've been looking to get another 96-98 Cobra, and some of the pictures I've came across got me wondering. How common is it to have a Grey airbag in an all black interior? Also, where the dash meets the bottom console, it looks like two different interiors were pieced together. Some of the ashtrays even look grey. I used to have a 98 Cobra with Black interior, and I know it wasn't two different shades of black. How many of you guys have interiors like this?

 

[00slvrL]

mines not like that, and that red **** is just fugly

 

[1QWIK4.6]

mines not like that, and that red **** is just fugly

I agree about the red interior. I think whoever owns that car, must have been going for that "Fast and the Furious" look.

 

[Mystic-SVT]

Seems like the dash clock, pass airbag, ashtray door, and window defrost vent where painted to match the radio bezel. My bezel use to be that color before i painted it.

 

[jokerwylde]

The airbags could possibly be replacements, as well. My mystic was rear-ended back in december, and got held up in the body shop because they couldn't locate a new passenger airbag in black. I ended up having them get one in that grey color, put it in, then I got some SEM dye and sprayed it black to match the dash.

 

[KazooGS-T]

It almost looks like those pieces were actually painted that color.

 

[Gallows]

The airbag in the first pic is definitely a replacement. The other parts may be faded from the sun. My interior is solid black.

 

[uofipilot]

Yeah, mine is solid black.

And the red interrior belongs to a member here, kwikie. He made a thread a while back about it, and I think he decided to replace those pieces and go back to all black? It was like that from the previous owner.

 

[32VDOHC]

Aren't the interior pieces dyed at the factory anyway? Looks like a bad batch of material or sun fade to me.

 

[NoviBlown92]

I have a solid black interior and the only piece that doesn't match 100% is the trim piece around the radio and CD player. If it's in the sunlight it has a more greyish look than the rest of the black. Not sure if it was replaced before I bought it. But it's not off by as much as that pic you posted.

 

[ArkansasMystic]

I have a solid black interior and the only piece that doesn't match 100% is the trim piece around the radio and CD player. If it's in the sunlight it has a more greyish look than the rest of the black. Not sure if it was replaced before I bought it. But it's not off by as much as that pic you posted.

+1, same here. The airbag does look like it was replaced. I forget the year, I think it's 99 that they switched from black to charcoal colored interiors.

 

[ARdoller]

easiest way to tell, is go by the year of the car. if any of those cars in the first post are supposed to be a 98, 98's had a different center console and no stand-alone clock.

seeing a different colored airbag cover just makes me assume the car might have been in an accident at one point, and maybe whoever replaced the interior pieces found a matching steering wheel cover, but not a passenger side airbag cover.

i dont think charcoal was ever an interior option when black was available, so i dont know why they would dye them different shades from the factory.

 

[PRJCTSCARECROW]

my dash used to be all black :shrug:

 

[98 svt]

I ended up having them get one in that grey color, put it in, then I got some SEM dye and sprayed it black to match the dash.

Got a link to the stuff you used? Is it a PERFECT match? is it made specifically for our color black?:shrug:

 

[crash549]

i've never seen an interior that speratic as far as two tone. i want to go all black with mine though. i painted the upper half of my doors with duplicolor fabric and vinyl paint and it worked really good i'm just procrastinating on painting the whole thing.

 

[LOVESBOOST]

I have a two tone gray and black interior, but that is just odd looking, I'd say someone pieced that one together

 

[jokerwylde]

Got a link to the stuff you used? Is it a PERFECT match? is it made specifically for our color black?:shrug:

SEM Products - Catalog

That's the stuff I used, the specific color was Landau Black. I don't know that it's made for Ford's exact interior color, but in the car I really can't see a difference.

 

[94svtford]

you dont have a airbag replacement i have a 98 all black and my airbag is the same way, its 2 different materials even though they look like the same vinyl and they just fade differently thats all..

 

[CFCreations]

The radio suround plastic may be different shade of black because the plastic it is made out of is not ABS plastic like some of the other interior pieces.. the radio bezel is a polycarbonate blend of plastic.

 

[Tony 96 Cobra]

My console looks to be off in some pics. But isn't noticeable in person. My carpet is faded to gray! lol. I will replace it when I have another daily driver.