Dyeing blue seats

[AK SNO RIDER]

It appears so… but they also had an obsession with red back in the ‘80’s.

They did a dark red in the '13 F150 Limited and it looked great. My mom has one, even after 11 years I still like it.

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[totaljustice]

Anyone ever dye their blue seats black? Hunting for a Raptor (most likely used) and I have to admit, the blue seats in photos really turns me off.

I had a brief chance to see a Raptor equipped with the blue/orange interior last night in waning light and it didn't look "that" bad. It wouldn't be my first choice and I'm not a Denver Broncos fan so...

With that said, has anyone had the leather professionally dyed black or a dark slate gray? It'd dye the orange stitching which is a shame but it'd get rid of the blue. It's fairly cost-effective vs. something like Katzkin covers.

Ultimately I think there are enough used Raptors out there that I'll be able to find the one I want with the black onyx material. If one comes along at an "I can't say no" price, and has the blue interior, I'd consider knowing I could have it professionally dyed for far less than a grand.

I might have some good news for you where you mentioned that you like the Orange stitching. I have dyed a lot of different material and I've always found that if the thread is a synthetic material (Nylon, Polyester etc) dye won't adhere to it. I don't know what kind of thread Ford used but there is a possibility that your stitching will remain unblemished.

 

[Ape Factory]

Didn't even think of that but I think I'm just going to go for an onyx black interior. It'll just be easier and as others have said, the rest of the trim is blue.

 

[raptorusmaximus]

My braptor is code orange so the color combo looks nice, I've had people compliment it at cars and coffee etc....

 

[DewarT]

When I bought my Raptor this year- I found the HPR color I wanted, but it had the Blue interior. Online photos really didn't impress. The day I went to the lot to have a look, it was overcast and snowing- the colors were nearly unnoticeable in that lighting. It looked black.

I went back a week later to drive it home on a sunny day. It was slightly more blue at that point, but I liked the combination. Although the combo doesn't match the HPR very well, it even looks good with the top off, when it's most noticeable.

I have had a ton of positive comments on the interior in the 8 month I have owned it. BTW- Power seats were a must even though these have no memory...

 

[orion]

Anyone ever dye their blue seats black? Hunting for a Raptor (most likely used) and I have to admit, the blue seats in photos really turns me off.

I had a brief chance to see a Raptor equipped with the blue/orange interior last night in waning light and it didn't look "that" bad. It wouldn't be my first choice and I'm not a Denver Broncos fan so...

With that said, has anyone had the leather professionally dyed black or a dark slate gray? It'd dye the orange stitching which is a shame but it'd get rid of the blue. It's fairly cost-effective vs. something like Katzkin covers.

Ultimately I think there are enough used Raptors out there that I'll be able to find the one I want with the black onyx material. If one comes along at an "I can't say no" price, and has the blue interior, I'd consider knowing I could have it professionally dyed for far less than a grand.

Here is a guy using Colorbond LVP to change his corvette leather seats to a dark brown.

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