speedy88

+1. Leave it stock and add carbon fiber or aluminum trim part to the interior. There are a lot of trim items you can add to "enchance" the interior (ie. door handle levers, pedals, shift ****, steering wheel, etc...). All can be easily swap back. Have fun on the "slippery slope"! :-)

k722070

installing a black steering wheel changes a grey interior quite a bit, try that first.
then pick up some coco mats with an interesting pattern.
if you want more, check the parts for sale section for seats, another easy and reversible change. the 997 gt3 seats with alcantara have been looking great in these cars.

after that things get more permanent and involved, like door panel recover, dash recover, and gulp, carpet dye.
there are quite a few interior make over threads for 993's, maybe you'll get some ideas checking out those.
have fun and save some money for new suspension.

speedy88

Here's an idea:

add these seats:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-PORS...item19c99004fb

Of course, repaint the hardback to "black" or "silver"!

Upgrade the steering wheel and shift ****, (black and a touch of gray to it)

Boom! you got yourself a new and awesome interior!

HD97

I saw those - It's a third of what I paid for the car, not in the cards today.

speedy88

$10K for a pair of seats is steep. Wouldn't hurt to offer $5-6K for them. The auction has been going on for awhile.

I figured all the two tone change-out, steering wheel and dash modification, etc... wasn't going to be cheap either. $3-4K range?

HD97

Not really, I allready have the wheel and check out the prices on http://classic9leathershop.com/ prices look pretty good and quality seems top notch.

C2Cab95

This is my factory interior... It may be something to consider. Sorry for the grainy cell phone picture.

NP993

Of course you should like your C4 cab. I absolutely love my C2 coupe. But that doesn't mean it's a collector car.

911Dave

I vote for leaving it stock except swap the gear lever and hand brake lever with black ones. And keep the originals for when you sell it down the road someday.

CalvinC4S

I am a big fan of the OEM 2-tone look. Here is a photo I came across and really liked.

HD97

I'm with ya. I just had to call you out on the "especially" part

HD97

I think converting to black wheel, dash, door tops as shown in a few of the posts is the way to go. It breaks up the total gray and is factory option correct. Glad I did this post before doing the work.

steve g

I also had a 2 color interior, albeit, flamenco red and black and I thought adding more black would tone it down and it did. On my car, the first thing I did was change out the stock steering wheel to a 3 spoke MY02 black wheel and added new black mats. Someday I will change all of the carpeting including the door panels carpeting to black but my carpeting is in terrific shape / not sure about yours. I would probably advise going for a set of black GT3 seats.

jlb_94611

I would keep it as is and drive the car. In the beginning I was sure I didn't like my deviated carpet scheme .. Cashmere sport seats and black carpet. Then it grew on me and 6 years later .. I love it!!

Save the $$$ for suspension mods .. steering wheel .. etc.

jimbo3

That's the ticket! I've never been a fan of contrasting seat/carpet colors- it makes the seats appear to be floating separately in space and not part of the car. You'll need to keep the black floormats, though, as the factory gray will look dirty and worn in short order. (or maybe there are darker gray mats available?)

The only other significant change from the standard factory scheme I would consider that looks nice in your car is to use black carpeting on the lower part of the door. That would "hide" the black speakers and handle, as well as tie in with the black mats. Showed some potential in post #25.