So what’s your thoughts on an interior color change?

Passion should trump logic. It is anyone's guess as to what "20 years from now" will look like regarding the market.

The future owner can turn it back to what once was if they don't like what you've done.

Per your request, I am trying very hard not to say "it's your car do as you please," but it is clear you really want to make the change and, it's your car ...

 

I love the contrast of the red carpets and crema leather.


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As you say a personal thing … and personally I prefer the beige/black

It’s not a practical or rational car, so do what your emotions tell you!!

Either way it’ll be great.

good luck with the choice!

 

I prefer tan leather with black carpet or black leather with red carpet. The red carpet really offsets an otherwise all black interior. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

If you like the tan better, do it! I’ve made some changes to mine during its restoration. My car came with black rockers and roof spoiler but now, rockers are red and no spoiler. Some came that way, which I prefer. Mine didn’t but I like it more, so I made the change.

I gave absolutely zero thought to any future caretaker preference or value.

 

I’d change it.

Do you leave it as is because it might make some stranger happy in the future or do you change it to make yourself happy now?

 

Mine was the same colours, Crema and red. It was too much for me so I went with what I wanted… Image Unavailable, Please Login


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Do what makes you happy, that simple.
I have an 89 mondial t and changed it from tan to black because I don't like the red/tan combination however changed the entire interior, did not re-dye.

If your car was a multi million dollar car, I would say leave it alone.

For many many years, for all my cars, I was the outmost best caretaker for the next owner and always regretted not using them while I had them. Today as I am now 56 years old, and I know I am not taking my Ferraris with me when my time comes, I drive them, wrench on the and reve them up, Etc, you get the idea.

ENJOY AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT

 

It's funny how tastes differ:

In the USA, it seems red paint/tan interior is preferred when it comes to 308/328/348/355 cars.

In the UK, it seems red paint/creme interior is preferred.

Personally, I can't stand the tan interior (and dislike the black interior even more) - But then I am in the UK

At the end of the day, have your car how you want it - It's not as though it can't be changed back later on if need be

 

I'm starting the process now. Going from all Blu interior to Crema leather with Blu carpet. But, I will leave the lower half of the door panel with the little bit of blu leather that surrounds the carpet. One thing to note about that picture, is that the tan is new and the crema looks old, so it's not quite fair representation(also, a pre-injected car, with injected car seat pattern, weird). I doubt a new incorrect interior will reduce value compared with a 40 year old interior, but who knows. Now, if you are asking if you will recoup the $6K for material, or install cost if you don't do it yourself, I doubt it.

Now, dealing with GAHH to get the materials, that's a huge hassle. 7 months of problems so far. If I knew that was going to happen, I wouldn't have started. Oh, and absolutely don't use TopsOnLine(Vic), he's currently just reselling GAHH stuff, so just an unnecessary middle man.

 

Hi Kim, I also have a 308 which had the interiors in really bad condition when I purchased it so I tried the leatherique product and the result pretty bad however I believe it was due to my lack of experience, it seemed that I applied it way too heavy, to make the long story short I decided to redo door panels and seats with brand new leather and I could not be happier with the results.

 

Never done a color change but I can say I will never use Leatherique again.

 

Hahahaha, please elaborate, I also had pretty bad results with it however I find the prestinclean good as a leather cleaner.

For conditioning and maitenenence, I have tried everything and found MALCO to be the best product out there. What are you using to condition?

 

...and, as far as tastes go, and considering only 328s: NO red painted 328 was ever sold by Pozzi, the French Importer, with Crema leather...Crema was not suggested by them for for red cars. A small number of 328s with other body colors than red sold new by Pozzi in France had Crema leather, but NO red 328 sold new in France had Crema interior; and 75% of all 328s were red.
Prefered interior colors in France always were Black leather / Black carpets, followed by Black leather / Red carpets.
Should you see a (LHD) red 328 with Crema leather in France, then that car was not sold new here, it has been imported second hand later.

Rgds

 

This is something that I can understand, it makes me feel more or less the same. But I'm probably too much oriented towards "keeping the car original" to change it nevertheless...

Rgds

 

Light carpet = see EVERY stain, piece of dirt, flaw.

 

Bruno,

I never notice that until today and indeed I don't have any Pozzi car with Crema seats in my note. But how to know if ZERO Pozzi 328 had Crema interior ?

 

I've owned a few vintage Ferrari's. I don't care how discusting the original colors might be, it would be put back as original.