royalcrown

I did a quick search earlier today for an interior kit for a 66 fastback just to get an idea of pricing. I ran across one for $600 that includes complete upholstery set, dash pad, carpet, carpet underlayment, sill plates with tags, headliner, windlace (pinch on trim around headliner), sun visors, kick panels, door panels, door panel clips, watershield set (vapor barrier behind door panels), arm rest pads, arm rest bases, and an interior screw kit.

Is that a pretty average price?

And besides doing all of that, I'd need to paint the rear inside quarter panels and the dash.

Is this something that I could do by myself with maybe the help of a friend or is it difficult enough that I should I just pay someone to do it? If I do it myself, it looks like I might be looking at $700-800. How much would it cost to have a professional do it?

Also, are there certain manufacturers that makes more "true to original" upholstery/door panels/etc? Or are pretty much all of the kits the same?

stangtjk

I think the quality of the interior kits will be the same no matter where you get them. the prices are usually about the same as well. $600 for the kit seems about right. I'd say do the install yourself, I'm not sure what it would cost to have it installed but I'd imagine it would cost more than the kit itself. The headliner and upholstery are the only things that are remotely difficult to install everything else is easy. I've replaced the headliner and upholstery myself and it looked perfect and I had no prior experience so just about anyone could do it. To correctly install the headliner you have to remove the windshield and back glass so plan on getting new seals for those areas as well.

andrewmp6

There is only like 2 different companies that make oem interior parts so shop around for prices.When you dye anything you need to wash it with some good de greaser type soap and then wipe it down with wax and grease remover. Look up sem brand i have had great luck with there dyes.

chris66dad

I agree on doing it yourself.
You will be able to do a good job if you take your time. My kit was from Mustang+ and it had everything for about that price.
Plus you get a great feeling at the end of the day with what you are done and how good it looks!

tx65coupe

That sounds like a fair price. My Dad and I restored the interior in our 65 coupe several years ago when I was in high school. I think it was about 500 bucks for everything back then. It was not a difficult task. Make sure you number the headliner bars. The seats are not hard except for having to mess with the hog rings. Make sure you wait until a warm day to do it.

As far as paint goes, several of the Mustang parts places have correct spray paint colors for the red blue etc. Mine is black so, we just painted it satin black when we did the interior.

I would not recommend dying anything. It never turns out right. I have experienced it several times. Only once did it look right. I used black vinyl dye on the quarter window trim on my 89 LX and it turned out good and lasted a long time. I wasn't changing colors though.

4reboy

+100000 to doing it yourself, it isn't that hard. I redid my whole interior myself, and I was 16/17 then. The only things that may be a challenge are the seats and the headliner, but just take your time and it'll turn out nicely. Also, 66 seats would be a lot easier than mine because they do not have a high back, which was a P.I.T.A. to get over.

and the $600 seems like a good deal for all that, the only thing that I could imagine being inferior quality would be the seat foam, I heard some foam is less stiff and shaped a little different than others, get the good stuff. It's a little tighter or an install with the good stuff but that's how it should be.

and if your kit doesn't come with the seat foam, I highly recommend you replace it, mine was NASTY and worn when i took my old covers off.

repainting the dash and stuff is easy, just lightly scuff the old paint with a scotchbright pad as to not get rid of the original grain. Then just lightly coat it with a couple layers of semi-flat black paint and you're good. I would recommend krylon semi-flat, it is good quality and looks close to the original. It can also be picked up at any autoparts store...

oh one more thing. i wouldn't bother with the extra carpet underlayment. Order a pretty good quality sound deadener and put that underneath instead. The only padding you need is the stuff that comes on the carpet already. I recommend elemental designs' eDead (the thicker one), look into it. I think they discontinued the one i used and came out with a better one which is here:

http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=55

many users here have used their stuff with great results. There are also many other brands you can look into, other members can chime in on that. Do a search, many threads on it

I hope all this helps, best of luck to you. if i could do it, so can you!

royalcrown

How did you guys find out how to properly remove certain parts? Such as the seats, handles, rear quarters, door panels, etc? Did you have some manual? Or did you just wing it and hope nothing broke?

chris66dad

Here is a manual for the 66 for free for you to download:

1966 MANUAL:
http://www.scribd.com/people/documen...97-edze?page=1

chris66dad

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS & INFORMATION:

Wire routing:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wiring/wiring1966.htm

Intrior gauges, wipers and lighting:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...6/66inter1.jpg
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...66/66inter.jpg

Instrument gauge panel:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...66/66instr.jpg

Ignition, starting and charging:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...66/66ignit.jpg

Exterior lighting, turn signals and horn:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...6/66exter1.jpg
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...66/66exter.jpg

Accesories:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...6/66acces1.jpg
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...66/66acces.jpg

Original Stereo wiring:
http://hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/wi...6/66stereo.jpg


TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION:

Good information and troubleshooting:
http://thecareandfeedingofponies.blo...1_archive.html

zmetalmilitia

You can use the manual, but I found it somewhat difficult to use at times. The easiest for me, was to see how it came apart, if you use all the same parts, it should go together easy. New panels may fight you a bit but the interior swap is fairly easy to do. I did all of mine and, sure there are some flaws, but I have the accomplishments and pride of doing it myself. Next time, it will be that much better. Who wants to pay someone out the buttocks to have this kind of stuff done.

Google the stuff you are working on, research the method of install, and go for it. If someone else can do it, then you can too. Good luck. And post pics of your progress, pics are loved around here.