92 GT Interior restoration
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Blue_tanukiGT
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92 GT Interior restoration
Figure id document my process during my interior restoration on my 92 GT for people going through the same thing in the future.
(Isn't she beautiful?)
im starting simple by respraying my vinyl to black and replacing all my carpet trim to a nice velvet I found, after that I need to replace all the seating or somehow make my own foam and upholstery.
After that I want to put starlights on all the fabric trim/headliner.
From there I want to replace my steering wheel and swap my gauge cluster with the corvette c4 dash (or any similar digital dash but for now the c4 is the top cantidate)
During all this I'll be upgrading my sound system and improving my sound deadening as well
Here's my progress so far on removing my interior and the velvet I chose:
(Isn't she beautiful?)
im starting simple by respraying my vinyl to black and replacing all my carpet trim to a nice velvet I found, after that I need to replace all the seating or somehow make my own foam and upholstery.
After that I want to put starlights on all the fabric trim/headliner.
From there I want to replace my steering wheel and swap my gauge cluster with the corvette c4 dash (or any similar digital dash but for now the c4 is the top cantidate)
During all this I'll be upgrading my sound system and improving my sound deadening as well
Here's my progress so far on removing my interior and the velvet I chose:
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Blue_tanukiGT
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Fri May 16, 2025 6:04 am
Re: 92 GT Interior restoration
Update 1: rear seat panel trim, the fabric panel near the windows is really easy to remove. Nothing to unscrew, just pry it off starting from the bottom (be careful it uses the same clips as the door cards) once you have it removed you can peel the old fabric off and clean the adhesive from the back (there are staples that come oem but they're easy to pry off)
Once you have the fabric removed save the old foam underlayer to use as a template to cut the new foam with, I used 1/4 inch craft foam and it matched the thickness of the original perfectly.
Originally the foam isn't attached at all to the plastic panel but I used some glue to help keep it in place while I attached the fabric which was pretty easy all said and done, start by getting some strong adhesive (i used goop automotive adhesive) and put a decent slather down on the edge, lay your fabric over that then staple it down in case the adhesive doesn't wanna hold while it cures. (don't make my mistake and get a weak stapler the plastic is kinda hard to puncture) from there attach the bottom side using the same technique, put a decent bit of tension on the fabric during the whole process so it isn't loose or feel low quality ect. After the bottom is attached then attach your sides and you'll have a complete piece ready to install
After that throw it back in your car and wham blam you have a freshly upholstered trim piece (if you're spraying any vinyl to a new color do that first before you reinstall the trim piece lol)
Next projects will be painting the vinyl, headliner and parcel deck, carpet, and seats so stay tuned to the thread for tutorials
P.S. ALSO quick off topic fix for sunroof leaking check the seal on the latch to open the sunroof those get old and Crack, use the goop adhesive from this tutorials to replace the old seal and your leak should stop
Once you have the fabric removed save the old foam underlayer to use as a template to cut the new foam with, I used 1/4 inch craft foam and it matched the thickness of the original perfectly.
Originally the foam isn't attached at all to the plastic panel but I used some glue to help keep it in place while I attached the fabric which was pretty easy all said and done, start by getting some strong adhesive (i used goop automotive adhesive) and put a decent slather down on the edge, lay your fabric over that then staple it down in case the adhesive doesn't wanna hold while it cures. (don't make my mistake and get a weak stapler the plastic is kinda hard to puncture) from there attach the bottom side using the same technique, put a decent bit of tension on the fabric during the whole process so it isn't loose or feel low quality ect. After the bottom is attached then attach your sides and you'll have a complete piece ready to install
After that throw it back in your car and wham blam you have a freshly upholstered trim piece (if you're spraying any vinyl to a new color do that first before you reinstall the trim piece lol)
Next projects will be painting the vinyl, headliner and parcel deck, carpet, and seats so stay tuned to the thread for tutorials
P.S. ALSO quick off topic fix for sunroof leaking check the seal on the latch to open the sunroof those get old and Crack, use the goop adhesive from this tutorials to replace the old seal and your leak should stop
Re: 92 GT Interior restoration
You’re doing a great job!