[urq] ~83 Brown leather interior color

[Carl C.]

Hi, i been looking more and more at my urq early model cracked dash and decided to remove it from the car. I'm thinking of wrapping it in leather. So far i removed all the top parts of the rivets for the defrost ducts, the main part seems to have shrunk and broken in 3 pieces (fiberglass the seams ?)... Found some nice mickey remnants there too lol. I still need to drill bigger holes for bigger rivets to come and to remove the remainder of the old ones. Right now i have a few options and would love to hear some decision input: i have a problem choosing which color of leather i should wrap it in, satin black, black..will it be too flashy might be a glare problem? , the original  graphite black or original brown to go with everything else like seats and doors. Also id like to wrap up the shifter center console while i'm at it since it's chipped where the screw is at the bottom.

Would anyone know what color code of dark brown the early urqs used for the leather seats and doors and what color was used for the console? It looks lighter than the seats or is it age fade? 

I've been looking a kysonleather and some canadian locals on fleabay prety cool prices and a cheap alternative to a better looking dash. I just need to brush up on my sewing skills to make the end corners, rest looks pretty much stick, push and pull. 

Wonder if my 9th grade home ec class will finally pay off :P that was the last time i thouched a sewing machine.

off topic:
Update off the wategate exhaust brackets / evil audi joke thread, i have reinstalled everything (cept the two brackets). Welded new nuts for the front subframe. Man those subframe bushings weren't free at the dealer ~200$ for the 4 etka lists them at 10 and 16 or something. What a rip but i couldn't find those listed anywhere else other than 034 metal replacements. Imo that would transfer lots of noise to the body.  I've revved the engine again and the vibration is now gone :). I also changed the ecu to a chipped mac 10, i had a nice full harness sitting here. So i can get electronic boost control and the use of a knock sensor, i din't do anything bout the decel valve i read they get stuck allot or idle valve either but seems to run nice.I sort of like the mechanical idle valve better anyways, never gets stuck. Not sure of the hp gains i'll get. The code derived from someone here i think but long time ago. I don't want to over abuse of the old 140+mls engine either.


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