1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula Headlight, Power Window Motors & Interior Refurbish - Like New

The window slides out carefully, and then Steve begins wiring in the new motor (brown to blue, black to blue on the passenger side).

This is another commonly broken item--the armrest attachment. The hinge is made of plastic and poorly designed. The later fourth-gen style is much better, if possible upgrade to the new style console. Melvin wound up just ordering a stock replacement piece, since it was obviously cheaper and easier.

The stock cloth interior was the last thing on the chopping block. The stock seats are plenty comfortable, so why not just recover them?...

...We called Roadwire for a set of Graphite Gray leather seat covers. The texture of the material is reminiscent of the '04-'06 GTO's top notch seats only a little softer.

The stock seats and door panels were stripped down by Gillin Custom Design in Middletown, NY. Half-inch thick foam was added to the seats to better fill up the new covers, and make up for the loss in foam density over time...

...The skilled hands at Gillin are experts on custom interiors, and have been working with Classic for quite a while to create some of the most flawless rides in the area.

The inserts on the Roadwire covers were separated from the rest of the material by taking a razor blade to the stitching. Gillin then replaced the inserts with a vinyl Dragon Fly material to match the exterior with a green metallic undercoat...

...The doors took a little more work, cutting off the plastic tabs, stuffing it and gluing the padding down to it prior to adding the Dragon Fly material and securing it with screws and washers. In the end we had a slick, color-matched interior that fit perfectly and could pass for OEM.

Classic Resto bolted in...

...the seats in a matter of minutes.

Getting the door panels back in,...

...threading the wiring through,...

...and affixing the door handles and power window switch panel is a little more involved. But Travis eventually got it all straightened out, and at long last our restoration is complete!