Shade of red on new dash pads???

[68bowtie]

I replaced everything with new and made a seat cover to match just because of that concern. They are super bright! Very squishy too. I’m not sure how they looked back in the day but I suspect they were a shade darker. I think your best bet for matching OEM vinyl is to dye it darker.

[TKCR]

There are 2 shades of Red, Bright Red. And I believe some call the Dark Red, Maroon. I’ve noticed that with the seat fabric, carpet and seatbelts.

The new stuff will look bright compared to the old faded reds. And reds were notorious for bad fading anyways, doesn’t matter what shade it was.

[dave6672]

Thanks all for the input and for the pic, 68bowtie. That helped a lot. I thought about the maroon one but since it’s a factory red interior, I want as stock as a look as possible. I suppose once I get it all spiffed up, it will look OK.

I am curious if there is a different manufacturer that has a red that is slightly less bright, but it’s hard to tell from pics for a web site.

[1972CheyenneSuper]

If you want to match real close to the factory you may have to paint or dye it.
My blue dashpad was nowhere close to matching the rest of my pieces.
I found that LMC has a proprietary mix of the bright blue in a colorbond paint.
Not sure if the other colors are custom mixes, but it has to be a little closer.

https://www.lmctruck.com/chemicals-p...y-color-bond-4

[dave6672]

Definitely an option. Once I get the interior cleaned well, I'll double check the look and go from there. Thanks