New upholstery in patina survivor?

[BGBronco]

I'm a big fan of redone seats (+heat) and a new, period correct steering wheel.

 

[Shimmy]

Everybody has their own opinion of what a patina bronco should be; so i'll offer mine. patina theme is definitely keeping that original/aged look to an BUT here's where my opinion probably differs. the entire exterior should follow the traditional theme, but i like the interior (seats, carpet, door cards, anything thats fabric or upholstered) to be restored and in original style. make sense?

 

[BGBronco]

I like what Icon 4x4 does on their Derelict projects. They basically update/replace everything, except the original paint.

 

[bigmuddy]

No one has the fabric now, hoping the facebook company looking to reproduce will do this one too. I can get better pictures if needed.

Man that would look good in my new seats! My bronco is a ranger model but had the camel colored dash, carpet and uphostery. Nothing brown in my bronco any longer but that red and black would be awesome.

 

[RH]

My opinion, for what it’s worth. If you are going to use the bronco on a regular basis the fifty year old original covers will not hold up, probably be better off to replace with new replacement’s

 

[roundhouse]

I like what Icon 4x4 does on their Derelict projects. They basically update/replace everything, except the original paint.

Yep
My son has a 77 4 wd Stepside chevy .
He’s swapped in 3/4 ton axles , a NV3500 five speed , a Fuel injected LS ,
Vintage air hvac , four wheel disc brakes , new springs and bushings , new steering box etc etc
But the paint hasn’t had any attention,
It looks just like it did when he bought it from a ranch in Arizona ten years ago.
We did find some rattle can color that’s a good match to the patina ,