After removing the dash speaker covers from my 85 gt I realized how much they had faded after examining the edge color. I hate to admit but I actually thought that light blue denim color was original! duh

Has anyone attempted to dye these covers with Rit dye back to a dark blue?
I thought I might give that a try since the cloth on mine are excellent as far as condition.
sparx22

[This message has been edited by sparx22 (edited 10-08-2008).]

Dark BLUE ?? I thought they were originally GRAY like the rest of the dash . in any event, IS THERE a DYE that can be used to dye them AND the SEATS back to the original color. ?? a dye, not a paint. Thanks

I used black Rit dye on mine. I used a large baking pan big enough for both speaker grills, it covered 2 stove burners. Boiled the water on the stove, added the dye, some salt and mixed it up well. Removed the pan from the burners and set the grills face down into the hot dye. I let them soak for about 10-15 minutes then removed and rinsed them. You might have to repeat this a few times to get them as dark as you want. They'll look darker when they are wet.



I like how they turned out, cost about $3 and looks much better than blue. Can't help you with dying the seats though..............

Mike

So this requires COOKING?
bummer ... LOL

I have new Mr. Mike seat covers, no dye needed there.
Jim

I opt for removing the crappy cloth like material; the sand and paint. No need to worry about the cloth fading again.

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quote Originally posted by sparx22: So this requires COOKING? bummer ... LOL I have new Mr. Mike seat covers, no dye needed there. Jim

have you tried rodneys speaker cover fabric.heres a link
http://rodneydickman.com/retail_new.html

I just used Wal-Mart flat black on mine. Looks good I think. And no fire needed.
Joe Crawford

quote Originally posted by josef644: I just used Wal-Mart flat black on mine. Looks good I think. And no fire needed. Joe Crawford

Did you spray the fabric Joe?

Man, I've been catching a lot of 'heat' for cooking my grills!

Mike

quote Originally posted by sparx22: Did you spray the fabric Joe?

Yes,frames and faberic . All at the same time.I just set it on my 16 ft trailer edge and painted them both. 30 min later I put them back in the dash.
Joe

I used speaker grill cloth and replaced mine.
Just cut off the old and glue on the new. I changed mine 10-12 years ago and they have not faded.
I also like how you cannot see the oval cut-out and the braces of the plastic frame under it. It gives them a smooth look.



I bought the cloth from here:
http://www.speakerworks.com...loth_fabric_s/25.htm

They have a variety of colors as well as near stock colors.


Click link for larger pics:
http://www.polkaudio.com/ca...talls/view.php?id=13

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I got new black speaker cloth from JoAnn's Fabrics. (They also sell headliner material.) I ripped off the old fabric, washed the plastic frame/grill with simple green, and then attached the new speaker cloth with fabric adhesive.

Bob

quote Originally posted by cerulean: I got new black speaker cloth from JoAnn's Fabrics. (They also sell headliner material.) I ripped off the old fabric, washed the plastic frame/grill with simple green, and then attached the new speaker cloth with fabric adhesive. Bob

Maybe a better way to do this.

Thanks for all replies guys.