My Interior Swap

[la_fx35]

I have a FX35 with brick interior with black headliner and a FX45 with black interior with wheat headliner. I'm swapping the brick interior from my 35 into my 45. While with the interior all gutted, I decided to lay down some sound deadening product. I decided to use B-Quiet Ultimate due to it's cost comparing to the Dynamat. I have use Dynamat Ultimate in my 35 and I really like it. I'm a bit disappointed with the B-Quiet Ultimate though. Its a much thinner than the Dynamat Ultimate. Anyhow, I'm happy that its all done! Thanks to the helping hands from Andrew(AeroBFA) and my brother-in-law; otherwise I may still in the mids of swapping :smile (2):.

I don't have any before pics of my 45 interior. I'm sure sure everyone here can imagine the standard black interior with wheat headliner looks like. Anyhow, here pics of my interior transformation!

The rear seat area.



Passenger compartment with seats removed.




With seats and pillars removed, the carpeting can easily taken out.


Roof with headliner removed.


Ramdom shots of interior.







Passenger side sub floor.


Driver side sub floor.



Bare metal passenger compartment.






B-Quieted floor.












Driver seat bare metal frame.



Yeah, carpeting back in! Brick interior comes with brick carpeting, but decided to keep the black carpeting orginally comes with the black interior instead. Love the contrast!





The back side of the overhead console. Show how the overhead console attached to the headliner




All done!

 

[blueduck1105]

The cluster is so overwhelming. The swap looks amazing though, Andy you are spot on with the contrast of the black carpet looks great

 

[Fire0nic3FX]

REALLY NICE JOB MAN!!!

Notice a difference with the deadening installed? I give you props you have balls to rip apart the interior like that. I'd crap my pants haha:good:

 

[fxlr8]

Excellent work! Looks great.

 

[smijus]

Now show the inside of the 35... :eek.:

 

[blueduck1105]

By you guys you mean the Andrews. (I'm not included) mainly Andy seeing as they are both his FXs he's ripping apart! But the 35 ... Needs some putting back together. All looks worth it though for the 45

 

[KNFX]

That looks awesome! The black carpeting looks great, much better than the brick carpet imo. It came together very nicely. Well done!

 

[Dracula]

Nicely done, i give your props for completion. It came out great!!

 

[jcasanova]

That looks great Andy, I'm sooo jealous!!!

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G 2

 

[RIPnFX]

Great work like always bro

 

[PMG 705]

You are freaking crazy Andy. Great work, but man you're nuts



TapaTalkin'

 

[GOFAST24]

Looks great! What are the two black plastic ducts that lead from the center console on each side and end at the back? Are these cooling air ducts or return air or what?

 

[GEE50FX]

That is such an amazing transformation. Looks fantastic.

Andy, you have skills for sure, your mechanical talent always amazes me. You are a credit to this site with all your informative pictorials and with the assistance you give to other members.

 

[la_fx35]

Guys, thanks for all the good words. Honestly, I did not expect to spent 20+ hours with four hands to lay down the B-Quiet. Glad that its all done. The black plastic ducts from the center console to the back runs up to the B pillar vents.

Putting the 35 back together is another story :smile (2): I will post a couple of pics of it current condition later!

 

[soonster]

It's already a lot of dedication just to do 1 FX, but you done 2 side by side, then deadening all over. I think you have a problem mister :smile (2):. And all this is a single day event? (miracle worker)

 

[la_fx35]

Over two & half day to gut out the two interiors, lay down the deadening and put one interior back together. Still need to spent time to put the 35 interior back! I'm not planning to deadening the 35 though as I'm not planning to keep it. I would if have a good spot to park it!

 

[jdTrader]

Seeing your garage with all those interior parts, your wife must think you are nuts! Hehe


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[la_fx35]

Hahaha, she sorta knew as I have warn her that I need to swap the interiors!

 

[aiya]

Where in the H*ly Heck did you find time to strip two FX, deaden, and eventually reassemble them? Wow!

:good:

 

[matrixx860]

Nice work came out awesome!