Well let me first say this, my S2K search has found me at a Honda dealer looking new. I really wanted a used White/Tan, but how on earth can you pass up $28K Out The Door on a new one?

So I got to looking at all the colors,

Black - Current car is black, won't do that again.
Yellow - Too Bright....
Red - I'm not a "Red" guy...
Laguna Blue - Nice paint color, but a little "wow" for my taste...

It's come down to...

Silverstone - Been around a while, seems like every S2K I see is this color, it's a little blah, but it does look nice.
White - Love the paint, think it's the best looking color in the car, but as I said, I'm not a red guy, and that Black/Red interior is BRIGHT.

I think I could "possible" get used to the interior, but the carpet is very "WOW" when you look at it...

How hard is it to swap the carpet panels out? Is there a resale at all for the red carpet, or is this just going to cost me a lot of money?

Anyone think I could get the honda dealer to swap the interiors of the cars over?

Thanks guys....

 

easiest thing to do regarding the red carpet is order a set of black floor mats. you can get OEM black mats or Ricks/Muz for even more coverage. the black mats really tone down the red rug.

not a great shot but here is mine with Ricks mats black w/red trim.



red rug, red rug, red rug... sounds funny

 

Ok, so you have actually done this then, as far as trying to tone is down without an actual swap...

So in your opinion, did it work?

I think the the long run I'm going to have the seats and panels redone in a nice middle/dark brown leather, and I'll consider swapping the carpets.

Did you buy the car because you liked the interior, or because you liked the white?

 

i wanted the Red/Black interior because basic black was just too boring on a white car. ( i had a 2006 GPW with all black interior) i agree with you that the red carpet had a wow factor but it's really toned down with the black floor mats.

you could do a custom set up with the seats or you can always find someone willing to trade all black for the black/red combo.

 

Gotcha, my worry was no matter what color car I got the all black would be very "blah", especially combined with Silverstone.

Did you ever price out swapping the carpets? Is this something hard to do?

Those mats really do a good job of toning it down, but they are also quite pricey i've found, especially "wool" ones...

 

Floor Mats

OEM floor mats run about $75 or so.

 

Yeah I was pricing out the ones with more coverage...

 

check out the Muz mats, they offer 2 versions. one is less expensive.

Muz Prestige

Muz Standard

 

What is the main difference and any down sides to ordering from down under?

 

takes 4-8 weeks to get your stuff assuming they have it in stock. my side mirror was in stock and took 5 weeks via snail mail. other than that they are easy people to deal with.