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Is there a name for this interior color combination? Also, is this interior too shot?
Hi guys,
I'm considering this 1982 928; however I'm wondering if, in your much more experienced opinions, do you think this interior is too far gone? Im willing to put the work in to bring it back.
The exterior of the car is excellent, and the interior could def use a good cleaning but looks to be a good starting point for an interior rehab? I'm thinking a recovering of both front and back seats, dashboard and brand new carpet is needed.
The owner is asking $2,800...and needs power steering work, a/c, tune up, but I LOVE the exterior color. Don't see many of these this color; graphite?
1- what is color names of interior combo?
2- exterior color name?
3- can carpet molds be bought that has the piping, etc. same as original?
4- if I got it for 2k, do you think that's reasonable?
Pictures aren't the best, hard to tell the condition from them. If it needs a dash, front seats (in leather), carpet and a few other odds and ends...I'd say you'd be throwing another three or four grand at it in materials and labor. If you went vinyl and did some of the labor yourself...you could shave off some bucks.
Other maintenance under the hood could fall about in the same category...or more depending on what has been done recently. Fuel lines, TB, WP, MM are just a few things that seem to get overlooked on these cars.
If the car runs and the exterior is as nice as you say...I'd say the price seems okay. And depending on what you want to have when your done...driver or a weekend show car...it could go upward from there.
EDIT...Is that rust along the passenger rocker...if so...I'd not say the exterior is in excellent shape. Excellent would be rust free, sharp paint and no dings or dents. Anything less would be good shape...since a quality paint job could be northward of six or seven grand.
I didn't notice anything in the OP about the engine running? If the engine doesn't run, the price is too high.
Contact Robb Budd at www.classic9leathershop.com for a carpet kit. he can also recover your seats, dash, rear center console cover, etc.
If it was me, I would make all the mechanicals good and make the interior stuff a secondary priority. It's not much fun to spend money on a car and not be able to drive it. I could live with those seats and dash for a while to get everything else up to snuff.
Surf,
have you seen this car in person? Driver's door jamb should have the paint name on a foil sticker. While Black Metallic does look somewhat gray in the light, I don't think this car is Black Metallic.
About 7 K if you do all the labor including repairing the panels, wrapping the panels, repainting plastic, install the carpet, new screws, etc.
You can save about 3K if its done in all vinyl.
If the pictures are any indication, there is damage of some kind on every interior panel.
There's about 100+ hours labor there but we're talking complete gutting of the interior, a lot of panel repair, cleaning and refinishing all the plastic parts, etc. and then reinstalling it all.
It'll look like new.
In terms of the math here, if you add the 7K of DIY complete interior to the 2.8K of the car itself, you're almost 10K into a car that really isn't a driver yet. You can find a car that needs much less work for less than 10K, and which is a lot closer to a real driver. On the other hand, you will definitely have a gorgeous, like-new interior, in a color combination you seem to really like (not gonna lie, I like it too). And as I'm learning, there's a great deal of satisfaction to be had in breathing life into these formerly unloved beasts. You just need to weigh the various factors: How much is that color combo worth, how much do you really want to have to spend to get it where you want it, etc. '82 is not the most collectible, so I wouldn't bet on recouping my investment any time soon, regardless of what prices on some of the more rare models do.
The color combo really looks quite nice. I agree with the advice of working the mechanicals first. Perhaps do a lot of interior cleaning, mechanical parts and start with the worst of the interior. No expert but the seats seem to have been (poorly) worked in the past.
But before throwing much money bring someone who understands the car for a PPI and id some of the problems. The PPI will be the bext investment you made. More yet if it comes with red flags.
Ya, I hadn't noticed the rust in the rocker... is rust is there I'm guessing it's elsewhere too. :/
Possibly, but not necessarily.
I'd take a look at the rear-lower fender bolts on both sides. Some I've looked at had there fenders totally rusted/corroded away around these bolts. And you would've never guessed it while standing there looking at the rest of the car.
I'm a firm believer in looking at these cars a couple times or more, before laying the money down (if it even comes to that). You'd be simply amazed how much you miss the first time. Or find someone that is very knowledgeable about 928's and have them look it over, too. If the interior is in this type of shape from sitting outside, my guess would be...ever exterior rubber molding piece would need replaced, too.
Personally, I'd pass on any car that wasn't garage kept its entire life..unless I was looking for something to fix...without concerns about money or it had some sort of sentimental value or it possessed some sort of special qualities regarding resale (low number, special order color or limited edition car).
08-03-2015, 04:58 AM
Is there a name for this interior color combination? Also, is this interior too shot?
