What's with the maroon colored interior?

[MARCO1031]

I did a search to see if this question had been brought up but I didn't find anything.

Does anyone know why the maroon interior color was selected for these trucks. It seems like black or dark brown would have been a better choice. I know it is a trivial question but curiosity has gotten the best of me.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Maybe GM had an overstock of this color for some reason. I've been around it for so long whenever I see it, I think CUCV.

 

[MARCO1031]

You know Kenny I had this vision of a huge warehouse full of interior parts of this color because no one wanted the color on civvi trucks. Then of some GM exec at the negotiating table with DOD saying "If you will take this color we'll throw in 100 trucks at no charge". And the rest is history.

 

[Recovry4x4]

That might have been the way it went. I'm CUCV'd out today. I finished cutting and drilling all the fiberglass for the troop seats and got them installed. Looks and works real nice but I'm as itchy as I think I can get. Shoulda wore a Tyvek Suite.

 

[MARCO1031]

One thing I really hate...fiberglass. No fun.

 

[Bobert]

My white 81 pichup has a band aid colored seat, and a dark brown dash.

Black would be good.

 

[MARCO1031]

I think I am going to switch mine over to black. My door panels are pretty sad and the visors need to be replaced. I plan to rhino line the floor so black should work out good.

 

[Cucvnut]

I just used Black vinyl (sp) dye on my dash and door panel's and it looks great i just need to get my seat covers attached to the seat and ill be happy

 

[Bobert]

Devilman96 did his in black and it looks pretty nice.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/27571-cucv-build-here-we-go-again-21.html

 

[MARCO1031]

Cucvfreek - What kind of dye did you use and where did you get it? For those of you that have used dyes and paints on your interiors which product seems to work better? If I can just recolor what I have it sure would save some $$$.

 

[Cucvnut]

i just used some spray paint dye that's made for interior plastic its not as ruff as reg paint i got it at auto zone. i think its made by rustolelum or duplicolor

 

[CDN-CUCV]

Here's a couple shots of my interior. When painting vinyl or plastic, use a plastic primer before applying the paint. It helps with wear.

I also covered the door panels with fabric to give it a more updated look. I used a material called 'Aerotech' that has a mil-spec look and a very high wear resistance.

 

[army98]

mine had 4 differn't colors in it, blue, black, grey and of corse marron I changed most of it to tan but will be dyeing it back to marron​

 

[Pinz25086]

For interior dying, use a product from SEM. Here is a link to a vendor I found on the net. I have not used this vendor but have used the SEM products, and they work great. This vendor has decent pricing although you may find them cheaper in the local auto paint supply house.

SEM Vinyl And Plastic Color Coat (Aerosol Can)

 

[greg6459]

I like the black, but it just takes some getting used to. Even though the maroon looks funny it's correct and just weird not seeing them in that color...

 

[charlietango]

maroon all the way! lol

friend of mine asked me one day "whats with the color?"

I said " they did that so it doesnt show the blood stains! "
he believed me.

 

[REDWOLF]

Is that a air ride seat in your truck ?

 

[ralbelt]

I heard about a company that can wrap dashes, I'm hoping that they will do the dash and door panels in a brown to match the seat which is brown but needs some repair.

 

[1stDeuce]

Fellas, if you check out the available interior colors in '84-86, I'm betting maroon was the best choice... For sure there were no grey or black interiors back then. I'd bet the choices were light tan, blue, and maroon. Think I'd have picked maroon too.

I used some spray bomb vinyl interior paint on my old chev a LONG time ago and it's still decent looking other than where I scratched it up.
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[citizensoldier]

Burgundy wears the best out of the three that were available. Shows less dirt and stains..