statesman interior

[System]

hey all, i have a 93 VR acclaim sedan. And i was thinking of getting a set of statesman seats/center consol/door panels, to improve the look withought spending a heap on a whole new car

Do all these parts fit the same as a normal commadore? I heard that the back seats are a little wider or something like that? Also, will the 'corner air vents' on the door panels match as well?

[Paiste402]

hey jess

its probably not worth it imo. It may cost alot of buy, fit and get working all for something that does the same job as is already inside of ur car now.

Unless you just go leather seats, that would be the go if u wanted them but redoing a whole dash isnt worth it.

[System]

naa naa wasnt doing the WHOLE DASH- just the seats, door panels, and the center consol bit- where the cd player/aircon is and the gearshift/box lid thing is, very pretty wood grain effect on it.

And yeah leather seats would be the go- thats if the stato's had leather seats too?

and yes got a PM just then- all parts fit perfectly as well

[TUF UTE]

pretty woodgrain will cost you 300 alone for the centre bits

[VSIIBerlinaL67]

ive got statesman door trims with the leather and lion logo. and the leather seats, steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake cover. all fits perfect.

[StockoVRWagz]

I thought the rear doors were longer?

[STEALTHY™]

Nope, the doors are identicle across all models. Only the window frames are different on wagons. The extra length is found in the gap behind the door.

The rear seat definately fits, mate had them in his VP. the 'extra' section just folds inwards to sit properly.

[System]

ive got statesman door trims with the leather and lion logo. and the leather seats, steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake cover. all fits perfect.

u able to get some pics of the interior m8?

[TUF UTE]

just pickd up woodgrain vs caprice dash and centre console for 100

[VSIIBerlinaL67]

there u go couple of pics the door trims and front seats fit perfect. so does the bum part on the rear seats but the back part near the doors the foam under the leather needs to be trimed a bit then just wrap the excess leather round cause there wider.

got the chrome handles aswell and the leather wheel its a bit smaller than like normal wheel half an inch or so.

[System]

wow that looks bloody beautiful whered u get that set from? Thats the sort i'd like in my car- as well as the centre woodgrain dash

[88GreenVN]

Fitting Statesmane seats to the V8 sedan next week. I've looked at the rear seat and the fella said as above ^^^ just trim the foam and fold the cloth behind.

[STEALTHY™]

Fitting Statesmane seats to the V8 sedan next week. I've looked at the rear seat and the fella said as above ^^^ just trim the foam and fold the cloth behind.

My mate didn't even do that. just let it bend inwards haha.

[VSIIBerlinaL67]

wow that looks bloody beautiful whered u get that set from? Thats the sort i'd like in my car- as well as the centre woodgrain dash

brought a smashed statesman striped it and put most of the bits in my car engine, tran, interior, fuel tank etc sold rest of the stuff or kept as spare. got it for $2000

[STEALTHY™]

Are you in SA? There was a smashed VS Stato in last weeks trader with the super6 motor.

[88GreenVN]

Just fitted the Statesman seats to my VN - photos of the quick n easy job - bit more to do yet

[VSIIBerlinaL67]

looks good to bad its not leather

[88GreenVN]

looks good to bad its not leather

I love the cloth seats over leather. Comes down to choice I guess. I'm happy with the seats - just went for a drive and they are a great upgrade over the Calais seats I had.

The Calais seats are off the the 89 green sedan

[88GreenVN]

Just put the photos for fixing the rear Statesman seats so they will fit a VN sedan (^^post 16)

[Morton]

Yeah, leather on seats (well, early holden leather) sucks. I'd have cloth seats any day of the week

[88GreenVN]

I'm try to scab a rear base VQ Statesman seat for the wagon - see it that will fit. I think they are the same size. Look so much better than the Executive version and the wreckers are full of them now.

[mattumusvp]

Nope, the doors are identicle across all models. Only the window frames are different on wagons. The extra length is found in the gap behind the door.

The rear seat definately fits, mate had them in his VP. the 'extra' section just folds inwards to sit properly.

i have a vp and i was interested in re-doing the interior what the cheapest options to making it look the part without spending big money.
also whats the best options to get some extra power out of the engine without blowing the bank. i already have 2 inch exhaust system and chip.

[seraphic06]

I have got coming a VS Calais woodgrain centre console. Is it just a matter of removing the gear selector surround and snapping the new one in place? I ask because the woodgrain panel covers most of the console - from the arm rest to the sunglasses space whereas the current one is smaller and starts near the front of the handbrake.

To help convey what I am trying to say:

This is the type of console that I currently have: (note that I am referring to panel that surrounds the gear selector)

And this is the panel that I am getting:

[System]

heeey that looks great! is that a new part or second hand? how much did it cost?

[seraphic06]

heeey that looks great! is that a new part or second hand? how much did it cost?

It is evidently brand new and cost about $70.00. It is fortunate that I have a wood grain ash tray for it.