96-98 interior thread!!!

[PontiacGT]

Ok I'm bored so how bout starting a thread for 96-98 GA's.

Everyone who has done something to their interior, post up, hopefully with pictures, this way we can have a large database of ideas and neat stuff to do to our interiors. LED's, shifters, guage pods, custom molding, cluster mods, whatever! Just post up.


I'll start it off simple:

COLD CATHODE KIT from our sponsor, oznium.com

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/PontiacGT/Digi111.jpg

[The Artist]

this is my buddy's car (last show season)

http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/3417-22-04083.jpg

my guages

http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/3412-2-04005.jpg

my interior

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/264000-264999/264779_33_full.jpg

[The Artist]

these are old pics, and i will have some new ones to add when i get home

[ga5speed02]

HOLY PICTURE SIZE BATMAN

:P:D

[dmbprep69]

I have some underdash neons too, with a music interface, I dont have any pics yet but its looks the same as the other ones just that mine r red. I think I may get some glow gauges with a red background, I cant remember where i found them... They were all customizable and stuff. O well I love that fiberglass interior thats crazy! Well go 96-98s!
Peace,
Andrew

[VanishingImage]

From most recent to oldest shots.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/VanishingImage/console_in4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/VanishingImage/console_in3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/VanishingImage/AF_gauge.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/VanishingImage/interior3.jpg

[ga5speed02]

ryan i love that interior :D

[DontPassTheFence]

Heres a crappy blurry pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/DontPassTheFence/My%20Grand%20Am/new_console3.jpg

another bad pic, taken before my hacksawed shifter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/DontPassTheFence/My%20Grand%20Am/new_console.jpg

here is probably the clearest shot of my interior yet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/DontPassTheFence/My%20Grand%20Am/gooddriversideint.jpg

[PontiacGT]

Yeah, cool stuff, that fiberglassed interior is INSANE! I like how he moulded the front speakers that's mad tyte yo! haha.

Anyhow, yeah my pic of the green cathodes is old as well, I've made more interior mods since then. I've added a Sony MP3 player HU that glows 7 colors (yes it's usually on green) and I've also added smaller cathode kits under my bucket seats to shine in the backseat a bit and finally, i took off and painted my dash and center console BLACK instead of the charcoal grey factory (pretty much just like Matt's). Subtle, but sweet mod. I'll get pics up during x-mas break hopefully.

Sweet98, are those replacement boots for the shifter/ebrake or did you dye them? just wondering cuz when I took off my center console, i noticed that my ebrake boot was shot, does anybody sell aftermarket boots to fit our cars?

[DontPassTheFence]

black interior is the only way to go, cant wit for pics, joe :D

[VanishingImage]

Originally posted by PontiacGT
Yeah, cool stuff, that fiberglassed interior is INSANE! I like how he moulded the front speakers that's mad tyte yo! haha.

Anyhow, yeah my pic of the green cathodes is old as well, I've made more interior mods since then. I've added a Sony MP3 player HU that glows 7 colors (yes it's usually on green) and I've also added smaller cathode kits under my bucket seats to shine in the backseat a bit and finally, i took off and painted my dash and center console BLACK instead of the charcoal grey factory (pretty much just like Matt's). Subtle, but sweet mod. I'll get pics up during x-mas break hopefully.

Sweet98, are those replacement boots for the shifter/ebrake or did you dye them? just wondering cuz when I took off my center console, i noticed that my ebrake boot was shot, does anybody sell aftermarket boots to fit our cars?

theres a couple places on the web that sell shifter/e-brake boots for the 96-98 GA's,decent prices and in verity of colors/patterns(carbonfiber,etc...)

[PontiacGT]

^ok, any websites in specific?

[DontPassTheFence]

I amde my own :P

[lightning_7]

Originally posted by PontiacGT
^ok, any websites in specific?

www.ichibahn.com
they have some there....many other sites tho..just one of the many.

[PontiacGT]

^^Hey I really like that site! And they have a dealer 4 miles from me.

What about those chrome floormats, where are those sold?

[nice96gt]

Here are just a couple of mine...Hopfully I will get to some paint in the spring and possibly some homemade replacement gauges. The HVAC is already done. *Sorry about the random sizes...too lazy to resize today.

window/lock switches
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/nice96gt/2bbbdffa.jpg

Custom HVAC/led glow/pedals
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/nice96gt/Albany%202005/DSCF1015.jpg

6.5's in the doors (kind of blurry)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/nice96gt/door_speaker.jpg

A-pillar pod with gauges
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/nice96gt/Albany%202005/DSCF0924.jpg

[PontiacGT]

neat i really like the door/window switches, did you just scrape off the rubber crap or what? I also am really digging the light under the HVAC.....almost makes me want to pull out my worthless tape deck and do that myself. A+!

[praasch]

here's a couple....first pic shows the true red color...as some of my other pics didn't really turn out red....

[praasch]

and one more showing the monitor, headunit relocated, silver gauges and the volt meter way off to the left in the heater vent.....

[nice96gt]

Originally posted by PontiacGT
neat i really like the door/window switches, did you just scrape off the rubber crap or what? I also am really digging the light under the HVAC.....almost makes me want to pull out my worthless tape deck and do that myself. A+!

I actually didn't do the window switches/ A buddy of mine did them but was getting rid of his car so we just traded the switches. I've heard of people using nail polish remover but I think the best way is grabbing a sharp knife or whatever and scraping it off.

Yeah I kind of like the light there too.


Praasch - I really like the paint. I'm hoping to do something like that too, but just not as flashy, maybe a gunmetal/silver or even a dark green...who knows

[ga5speed02]

wow the 4th gens are kickin ass. lookin good guys, great work. i love them 96-98's

[PontiacGT]

Originally posted by nice96gt

Praasch - I really like the paint. I'm hoping to do something like that too, but just not as flashy, maybe a gunmetal/silver or even a dark green...who knows

I was considering a Dark green for my dash too but I figured, well black is a safe bet you know? maybe someday i'll change it but meh.

Praasch, you must have had your dash dyed or something, that looks cool. Also, are those race seats or just covers?

AND, i see you switched shifter knobs. Was it hard? what happens to the ETS button? This is the only one I really care for over at ichibahn, are they all pretty universal to install?

http://www.ichibahn.com/knobs/cruzSeries.jpg

[FlatlineGA]

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7734/dsc00862small0sn.jpg

[praasch]

Originally posted by PontiacGT
I was considering a Dark green for my dash too but I figured, well black is a safe bet you know? maybe someday i'll change it but meh.

Praasch, you must have had your dash dyed or something, that looks cool. Also, are those race seats or just covers?

AND, i see you switched shifter knobs. Was it hard? what happens to the ETS button? This is the only one I really care for over at ichibahn, are they all pretty universal to install?

http://www.ichibahn.com/knobs/cruzSeries.jpg

the dash i vinyl dyed myself...i wrote up a how to in the "how to" section on what i did. not really that hard...just time consuming. the seats are the cheap racing seats from ebay...like $280 shipped for both of them...kind of a pain to install but i like 'em. the shifter was easy to install....three screws that are around the base of it that hold it to the metal rod....as for the ETS button...i cut off the clip, and wired the two wires together which makes the ETS always on and hid it under the center console...

[PontiacGT]

Originally posted by praasch
as for the ETS button...i cut off the clip, and wired the two wires together which makes the ETS always on and hid it under the center console...

ok i figured it was something like that. actually, shouldn't be too hard for someone to install a small, rocker switch for that huh? maybe on the center console somewhere.

[PontiacGT]

Flatline, I like those boards you got there, in the door jamb area. Are they custom or are those sold somewhere?

[The Artist]

just for the record, the fiberglass dash can be ordered directly from Vibrant Performance. What they actually offer is a "generic fiberglass dash for any car"... it just so happens to be a DIRECT mold from the entire 96-98 dash (as in he didnt just glass over it) It will also fit right over your current dash, so you dont have to take out the stock one. His doors where hand made by a guy named J-Man from AED's site.

As far as the boots, its an easy 10 minute job that i say you should do yourself. First thing u do is take ure ass to a fabrics store and pick the type of leather and color you want. Then you take your boots off and undo the stitching and lay the entire boot (again UNSTITCHED) over the material you bought and trace an outline. Then cut the outline out and turn the lining so that it's inside out (as in, you want to fold the to ends together where you are going to stitch it back together to make the boot inside out) and sew them together. Then turn the boot rightside out again and ure done. All the stitching n what not will all be inside the boot, and your final product will just be a nice cross stitch (obviously you are going to want a sewing machine for this)
This sux though because the boots are held on with like a plastic clip type of ring thing that usually breaks, so u have to hotglue the tabs together when u are ready to put it all back together. You'll see what i mean when u have your console out of the car and are getting ready to take the boots off.

[PontiacGT]

Originally posted by sweet98gagt

This sux though because the boots are held on with like a plastic clip type of ring thing that usually breaks, so u have to hotglue the tabs together when u are ready to put it all back together. You'll see what i mean when u have your console out of the car and are getting ready to take the boots off.

yes, i'm currently in the process of trying to find a new plastic ring cuz mine is in pieces for my e-brake, and makking your own boots sounds like a GREAT idea, you made it sound so easy.

[FlatlineGA]

Originally posted by PontiacGT
Flatline, I like those boards you got there, in the door jamb area. Are they custom or are those sold somewhere?

I painted them silver and put the MOMO door sills on top of them

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1999/dsc006400ps4hq.jpg

[PontiacGT]

^aha, makes sense now. Looks cool. What about the Aluminum floor mats?

[FlatlineGA]

i got some web site to make em, they're big :/

[PontiacGT]

Just noticed somethin flatline, the best set of pedals i found online that peaked my interest the most were the MOMO ones you have on right now. Good choice!

[FlatlineGA]

yeah i got pedals, shift knob and door sills, too bad i don't have the momo steering wheel, mine's pretty rare though

[PontiacGT]

So anyhow, I can't fking right click or find image properties on stupid MAC computers (i'm on a friends) anyhow, I'm really liking this shifter, simply because it's black and chrome and it is PUSH DOWN to change gears, let me know what you guys think.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8018682815&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

[FlatlineGA]

:ghost:

[Peyman]

not mine

[Peyman]

not mineee

[Peyman]

not mineeeee

[Peyman]

not mieneniene

[Peyman]

MINE MINE MINE HEHE :)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/281000-281999/281980_97_full.jpg

[VanishingImage]

Jeff's interior was the best Ive seen

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by Peyman
not mine


the pic on the left, is a winner :) they are all sweet pics man

[DontPassTheFence]

who needs an air bag when we have a huge monitor instead :lol:

I like your int the ebst pey, is that some katskinz leather?? Looks quite good

[FlatlineGA]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
who needs an air bag when we have a huge monitor instead :lol:

I like your int the ebst pey, is that some katskinz leather?? Looks quite good

can't you see the word katzkin on the seat?

[PontiacGT]

yeah Pey's is freakin tight, I love the seats.

[FlatlineGA]

I woulda bought those seats if Dustin would have told me about em lol

[Peyman]

yup..katzkin interior....thanks for the compliments...

[inferno]

well this is my interior

[inferno]

and from other side i have green cathodes under the dash,2 blues in the trunk and one under the hood. im working on changing the power switchs to green leds and installing leds inside my vents. since its winter time i removed my doorpanels so i can do some fiber glass work and hopfully install some 6.5" speakers in the rear doors aswell

[ga5speed02]

^ me likey me likey nice work. i wanna get a 96-98 for a DD :D. ill have to try so hard not to hook it up. eveythingi touch i do something too hahah

[inferno]

^^ thank you. i got the leds in the front switches today. ill have to post that up soon

[PontiacGT]

Inferno, keep us posted on the LED install, I might tackle something similar to this over christmas break.

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by inferno
^^ thank you. i got the leds in the front switches today. ill have to post that up soon

I smell a How-to..... I've been thinking about playing with these myself, I just happen to have 4 other projects going on at the moment.

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by inferno
^^ thank you. i got the leds in the front switches today. ill have to post that up soon

i m ent it buddy :)

[Porteritojr]

Where exactly did you put the cathode on the right size, I can't hide mine without it peeking from the outside of my car.

[inferno]

who are u refering to?

[Porteritojr]

the person who posted the first pics.
Green Cathodes.

[Porteritojr]

Oh I am sorry I did not notice that you also had green cathodes, well how did you hide them? I can't hide mine on the passenger side. It shows alot from the outside.

[PontiacGT]

^it really wasn't that hard, I just put them as far back as I could....they are pretty bright so you see them either way. Just try to put them real far back, like where the little light is mounted down there in the carpet. I think mine goes right over top or behind the tiny light bulb.

[Porteritojr]

Oh ok that exactly where I placed mine I have 15" Street Glow. Over the little light bulb, but it still shows form behind. Anyhow I keep on trying to hide it.

[inferno]

depends where u are looking from. i have a black light neon tube all the way toward the back on the pass side that u cant see and the cathode infront of it i had more trouble hiding the driver side one

[adam4tw]

http://myspace-163.vo.llnwd.net/00378/36/14/378134163_l.jpg

http://myspace-881.vo.llnwd.net/00378/18/83/378133881_l.jpg

[FlatlineGA]

JDM YO!

[PontiacGT]

AAAAh, yes, good old thread revivals. New pictures of my car, my new HU and the cathodes under the bucket seats. This is also in members rides and my cardomain holds more pics/info.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/PontiacGT/Jan0132.jpg
Shot taken from the backseat with my lights on



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/PontiacGT/Jan0142.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/PontiacGT/Jan015.jpg

New painted dash piece and center console.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/PontiacGT/Jan017.jpg


As explained before, the flash makes the difference much more exaggerated. The difference in black/gray in the daylight is much less drastic. I'll have to snap a pic of that someday.

[inferno]

where did u place the CCFLs under the seats? i did it once under my bucket seats and anyone who sat back there would end up kicking them and braking them.

[inferno]

well since you updated heres my interior that i finished today.

I painted the center console (green base ,white top) i also installed a piece of mesh in the back of the console and installed 2 leds behind it. i installed leds in every cup holder. relocated my switchs from under the dash to the armrest area. i installed the gauge pod finally. and i think thats it so now heres the pics

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/inferno6685/Inferno006.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/inferno6685/Inferno005.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/inferno6685/Inferno003.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/inferno6685/Inferno002.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/inferno6685/Inferno001.jpg

[PontiacGT]

Wow, you just gave me such a good Idea for the armrest! I love that. I got a rotary tool for x-mas so maybe I'll cut out a cool design and throw some green behind her.

Anyhow, I don't usually have that many people in my backseats and the times that I do, nothing has been broken? I dunno maybe I have them mounted far enough back to where they don't get kicked, cant say for sure.

[Big Joe]

Wow man the switches in the armrest is a great Idea. If you look at mine I just drilled into the front on the center console.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/BigJoe5313/Pictures/Interior1.jpg

[killaklark]

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2095000-2095999/2095675_12.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2095000-2095999/2095675_14.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/2095000-2095999/2095675_9.jpg

[born4drivn]

wow, only infirno has one thing the same as I, tweeters in the mirror cover. Awesome pics everyone. I'll post mine tonight. Nothing really done to it though

[PontiacGT]

what do you mean tweeters in the mirror cover? I don't understand. you mean on the door? I'm lost.

[DontPassTheFence]

Sail panel tweeters? Those come with the premium audio package; and I wish my car had them; for I am too lazy to wire up my own aftermarket tweeters :(

[ga5speed02]

cars look great guys! :thumbup:

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
Sail panel tweeters? Those come with the premium audio package; and I wish my car had them; for I am too lazy to wire up my own aftermarket tweeters :(


Wow thats really lazy dude.

[inferno]

lol i changed the factory tweets i had for shittier ones with neons around them. LOL stupid thing but hey i like bright lights

[PontiacGT]

Well, I have tweeters up by my door windows, and I swapped the stock you can check my cardomain to see pics. I didn't know they had a technical name (sail tweeters) but now I learned something.

[urweak]

one thing i have noticed, most of the people that change the seats to leather or whatever, dont change the carpet part next to the inside door handle. on the stock leather 96-98 GAs that part is leather to match the seats.

[VanishingImage]

Originally posted by urweak
one thing i have noticed, most of the people that change the seats to leather or whatever, dont change the carpet part next to the inside door handle. on the stock leather 96-98 GAs that part is leather to match the seats.

I notice that too. I know Im getting all new carpet,re-doing my seats to match carpet and interior trim paint and re-doing door panels to match the seats.

[PontiacGT]

Originally posted by urweak
one thing i have noticed, most of the people that change the seats to leather or whatever, dont change the carpet part next to the inside door handle. on the stock leather 96-98 GAs that part is leather to match the seats.


Correct you are, but I don't have that mix-match problem eh :lol: :D