Do-it-yourself tuning of the Lada Priora interior

In the cabin of the Lada Priora, the driver and passengers spend quite a long time, these include: long waits, constant traffic jams, regular and long trips. The driver is constantly in the familiar interior of the car, so he tries to make it more convenient for himself. The interior of the Lada Priora, which has undergone significant modernization by craftsmen more than once, proves that the interior of a car can change beyond recognition.

The VAZ-2170 was mass-produced in several body types - five-door and three-door hatchback, sedan, and station wagon. The interior of the new Lada Priora “luxury” was considered the most prestigious - made with eco-leather inserts, complemented by good multimedia, it was very different from the usual configuration.

The interior of the 2022 Lada Priora may look different - everything is in the hands of the car owner. Interior tuning gives the car, in addition to comfort, a special look, while the interior should not lag behind the exterior. Therefore, it is worth thinking about even the slightest tuning of the interior.

New Lada Priora 2 photos inside the cabin

Dashboard upgrade

The main problem with the Priora dashboard is that it creaks a lot. The entire panel is made of fragile plastic. This is the source of creaking and rattling. Car enthusiasts who are tired of listening to these sounds glue all the joints on the dashboard with bitoplast (an alternative material is modelin, but the sound-absorbing properties of bitoplast are still better).

How to do

Before gluing, the panel will have to be removed from the car. To remove it, you only need a Phillips screwdriver.

To remove the entire panel, you only need a screwdriver

All joints and places of contact of plastic parts are covered with a layer of bitoplast. Any universal glue will be suitable for this operation.
Bitoplast is ideal for gluing panels
Particular attention should be paid to the edges of the air ducts. Practice shows that it is the air ducts that make the loudest noise, especially when the air conditioner is turned on.
The edge of the air duct should be glued especially carefully
In some cases, electrical wiring harnesses are also wrapped in bitoplast (during movement they often shake and knock on the panel and walls of the air ducts).
After gluing, the panel is reassembled.

Norma

A richer version, such a car will cost 417 thousand and include the following:

Engine 1.6 liters with a power of 106 hp.
Five-speed manual transmission.
The driver will be protected by one airbag.
The rear seats will have two headrests.
The rear row has an ISOFIX system for installing child seats.
The car already has an immobilizer installed.
A modern alarm system is provided.
Running lights for daytime use.
ABS, BAS, EBD.
The engine is protected from below by a solid steel sheet.
The instrument panel includes an on-board computer.
There is an armrest for rear passengers, and between the front seats there is a container for storing small items.
The rear seats can be folded down.
The passenger visor has a mirror.
There is a 12 V socket in the cabin.
There is a case for storing glasses for the driver.
The steering rack and seat belts are adjustable, and power steering is installed.
The windows are tinted from the factory.
Central locking is installed, which can be controlled from the alarm key fob.
Audio preparation is provided.
The side mirrors are electrically heated.
The front door windows are raised by electric windows.
The wheels are size R14, steel sheets, decorated with caps.
All door handles will be painted to match the body color.

Interior reupholstery

The interior of a Priora is usually reupholstered only after several years of use of the car, or after some serious damage to the original upholstery. In other situations, car enthusiasts prefer not to bother with reupholstery, since it is an incredibly labor-intensive, although uncomplicated, procedure. Here's what you'll need to get started:

knife;
universal glue;
construction hair dryer;
scissors;
marker;
rubber roller;
upholstery.

DIY finishing

The first thing to do is decide on the type of material. The most durable option is leather. But it is also the most expensive, so not every car enthusiast can afford it. In second place is leatherette. It lasts half as long as leather, but also costs half as much. Finally, you can use velor or carpet. These are the cheapest and shortest materials. But they are the ones who can make tuning the Priora’s interior incredible.

Leather is a durable, beautiful and very expensive material for interior trim.

All old upholstery is removed from the car. It should be removed very carefully, since the elements of this upholstery (from the seat covers to the ceiling upholstery) will later be used as the basis for the pattern.
After removing the upholstery, all surfaces in the cabin are thoroughly cleaned of dirt and dust.
Based on patterns made from the old upholstery, new elements of the interior covering are cut out from the selected material. Then all the necessary holes are cut in them (for door handles, ceiling lamps, etc.).
New upholstery is always installed on the doors first. Universal glue is applied to the material prepared for the doors. It needs to be allowed to dry for a minute. After this, the material is glued to the door and carefully smoothed with a rubber roller.
Similar operations are performed with the ceiling upholstery and armrests. All air bubbles that arise under the material are removed using a roller.
After gluing all the upholstery elements, the interior should dry. This requires 48 hours. To speed up the process, you can use a hair dryer. But it must work at minimum power.

Is the Priora's interior poor compared to Logan 1 and Volkswagen Polo?

Compared to its contemporaries in the same class, the 2170 was about the same level. All their shortcomings and minor mistakes were actively discussed. A comparison of the interiors proved that the car was almost on a par with Logan and Polo in “its” years. The maximum configurations were equipped differently, but did not make one interior better than the other.

The only thing worth noting is that its seat cushion is much stiffer than that of the two foreign cars. The interior itself is done in gray and black, so the final choice between these three cars is purely a matter of taste. There is no winner or loser, the interiors of these cars have slightly different styles.

Increased sound insulation

It was already mentioned above that the noise level in the Priora’s cabin is quite high. Therefore, drivers usually do not limit themselves to soundproofing the dashboard, and decorate the entire cabin with sound-absorbing material. Here's what you need for this:

vibroplast. This material has excellent sound-absorbing properties. In addition, it dampens vibration well. The optimal thickness of vibroplast sheets for the Priora interior is 5 mm;
isolon. The purpose of this material is to dampen those vibrations that the vibroplast did not dampen. That is why vibroplast and isolon are always used together. The thickness of the isolon must be at least 7 mm;
foam rubber The noise-absorbing properties of this material are good, but it practically does not dampen vibrations. Therefore, it makes no sense to use it without a vibroplast. The optimal thickness of foam rubber is 10 mm.

Sequencing

Before starting work to improve sound insulation, the car owner will have to almost completely disassemble the interior of the Priora. It will be necessary to dismantle and remove all the seats, remove the dashboard and steering wheel. Then you will have to remove all the upholstery from the doors and floor.

Before starting work, you will have to remove literally everything from the interior

After complete disassembly of the interior, it is necessary to prepare glue for the soundproofing material. It is prepared on the basis of construction mastic, to which white spirit is added. The mastic is mixed at the same time. The result should be a composition similar in consistency to thick sour cream.
First, vibroplast is glued to the doors and to the front wall of the engine compartment under the dashboard. The mastic is applied to the vibroplast with a small paint brush. Then the sheets of material are laid on the floor of the cabin, and the place under which the Priora muffler passes should be especially carefully pasted over.
The second stage is laying the isolon. Fragments of the appropriate shape are glued on top of the vibroplast using mastic.
A layer of foam rubber is glued onto the isolon, and not mastic is used for gluing, but ordinary universal glue (mastic with white spirit can be absorbed into the foam rubber, negating its soundproofing properties).
Only the doors and the wall of the engine compartment under the panel should be covered with foam rubber. There is no point in laying foam rubber on the floor: under the feet of the driver and passengers it will quickly crumble and stop absorbing sounds.

Refinement of doors

Adjusting the headlights of a Lada Priora with your own hands: video instructions

To add brightness and uniqueness to the Lada Priora, some fans cover the doors, and specifically the handles, with Diamond Chip vinyl film. This material is durable and shiny, which is especially noticeable in the sun.

To cover interior elements with diamond chips, you need to outline and cut out the required piece of material. Glue it using Moment glue. Carefully smooth it out with your fingers, working through each protrusion.

As a result, the appearance of the tuned interior will change under the influence of sunlight. On a cloudy day, diamond chips look like an ordinary matte surface, but on sunny days they will shimmer with light and light up with a million lights.

Braid on the steering wheel

Initially, the steering wheel on the Priora was trimmed with leatherette, which has its drawbacks. Firstly, it is very thin and short-lived. And secondly, this material seems slippery. This, in turn, can have a very negative impact on driving safety. Therefore, a responsible car owner, after purchasing a car, first of all strives to install a new braid on the steering wheel. Its size is M1. Purchased at your local parts store, placed on the steering wheel and sewn together using a clamp needle.

The braid on the steering wheel is sewn together with a clamp needle

Decor of plastic components

The sedan is equipped with a lot of plastic parts in the interior; fortunately, many of them have light colors and can be easily repainted. The process of painting plastic from an aerosol can requires not only a respirator and gloves, but also a degreasing liquid and a primer. During operation, it is important to prevent the formation of drips.

Another way to improve the appearance of plastic elements is to cover them with carbon film. According to many car enthusiasts, this material is durable and looks impressive. The blanks are cut with a margin of 20-25 mm at the edges, after which the film is glued to a degreased surface. Edges and curves are blow-dried to prevent kinks and kinks.

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Replacing the steering wheel

Some car owners do not like the standard Priora steering wheel and they prefer to get rid of it, replacing it with something more acceptable. This could be a “sports” steering wheel of small diameter, or a steering wheel of some non-standard shape. To remove the standard steering wheel from a Priora, you need the following tools:

flat screwdriver;
crosshead screwdriver;
set of hexagons;
24mm socket and long ratchet driver;
new steering wheel.

Sequence of operations

The Priora's steering wheel has an airbag. So first you have to get rid of it. And only then remove the steering wheel itself.

The negative terminal is removed from the car battery. Now you need to wait until the protective system capacitor discharges (usually this happens after 45–50 minutes).
The steering wheel is turned so that the wheels are straight.
The cover is removed from the steering wheel, under which there is an airbag. It is held on by 7 screws, which are unscrewed with a screwdriver.
The cushion cover is held on by 7 screws
The pillow itself is attached to two screws; they can only be unscrewed using a hexagon.
The airbag is removed. Provides access to the steering wheel nut.
The nut is unscrewed using a socket head. As a rule, such nuts are tightened very tightly, so you will have to apply serious force to unscrew it.
After unscrewing the central nut, the steering wheel can be removed
After unscrewing the central nut, the steering wheel can be removed and replaced with a new one. The airbag then returns to its normal position.

Video: removing the steering wheel on a Priora with an airbag

Chassis

When it comes to changes in the chassis, the first thing drivers do is remove the standard brake booster and replace it with a vacuum one, always with two membranes. This doubles the reliability of the brakes. Stiffer springs and ceramic-coated discs are installed in the clutch basket, and a lightweight flywheel is installed on the crankshaft. This measure significantly reduces the vehicle acceleration time without premature wear of the clutch and gearbox.

The rear wheels of Prioras are often equipped with disc brakes from “tens”

Finally, the rear drum brakes are removed from the Priora and replaced with disc brakes from the VAZ 2110. The drum brake design is no longer used almost anywhere, since it is considered obsolete. Installing a disc system on the rear wheels increases braking reliability and requires virtually no modification.

About replacing seats on a Priora

Priora seats are another element of the interior that many car enthusiasts prefer to get rid of. The reason is simple: the standard seats are not comfortable. And this feels very good on long journeys. Most often, instead of the standard ones, the Priora is equipped with seats from a Mazda 6 (second generation). These seats are distinguished by the highest comfort, and in addition, their dimensions are almost the same as those of the standard “Prior” ones.

The Mazda 6 is an ideal “seat donor” for the Priora

But these seats have serious problems with fastenings. It will have to be cut off almost completely, and then welded again, fitting it to the Priora mounting holes. It is impossible to do all this in the garage without a grinder, a welding machine and the skills to work with it. Therefore, there is only one option: take the car to a car service center, having previously agreed on a price. Now the cost of installing Mazda seats on a Priora starts from 20 thousand rubles.

Appearance

Currently, tuning for VAZ cars has a wide range of choices. Since Russian-made cars are quite inexpensive, this attracts their buyers. Tuning for Lada cars is also available and can be found in almost any city.

Tinted glass

To give your car a beautiful appearance, the first step is to tint it. Car tinting is relatively inexpensive, ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 rubles. But after tinting, your car will shine with new colors. It is legally possible to tint car windows only from the rear. Since the light transmittance of the film is not so high, viewing in the evening will be difficult.

Lip installation

To give the car a stylish look, you can install a lip on the front instead of the standard fangs under the bumper. There are several types of lips. The rubber lip “Samurai” and the plastic lip from the Chevrolet Cruze fit perfectly on the Priora bumper. The lip should be secured under the bumper with self-tapping screws. The price of the lip is from 500 to 1000 rubles.

Guba Cruz Guba Samurai

Lipspoiler

In the days of the nines, when our fathers raised the rear of the car by installing spacers under the rear shock absorbers and installing huge spoilers like in Need For Speed. Nowadays, it is stylish to lower a car; by the way, you can read how to properly lower a car on our website, and install a small spoiler that is glued to double-sided tape. The price of such a spoiler varies within 1000 rubles.

Alloy wheels

Everyone knows that the wheels of a car are the floor of the car, so the wheels of your car should be beautiful and you like them. On the Lada Priora you can install wheels with a radius ranging from R14 to R17. When installing R16 and R17 wheels, you will have to buy low-profile tires, which is very expensive and not practical, but at least beautiful. When installing disks with a large radius, comfort is lost and the chassis begins to work rougher since the rubber does not “eat up” minor road irregularities.

It is best to install R14 and R15 wheels. Such wheels are relatively inexpensive and the tires for such a radius are high profile. It follows that the comfort of driving a car will not be lost.

SE caps and mirror repeaters

In order to give your car a little luxury, you can install turn signal indicators in the prior mirrors and turn signal plugs in the wings on the SE. This modification is relatively expensive, but it significantly changes the appearance of the car and gives it a certain “richness”.

Sabers and bars

This is an amateur modification and is most often suitable for cars with a dark body color. The rear chrome-plated trunk saber and the front chrome-plated hood saber are painted matte black. This modification is very cheap and simple, but it has its own zest and is relevant when the chrome on sabers begins to swell, which is very common on Priors.

Antishildik

This modification consists of removing all nameplates from the car, but it also falls under the category of amateurs. Some car enthusiasts like their cars to look like they came from the factory. The nameplates must be removed using a hairdryer; they are glued with double-sided tape. After removing the nameplate, the remaining tape must be removed with gasoline or solvent.

New covers - new seat

The covers are easy to install and at the same time significantly change the interior of the Lada device. Most often, they are used in a new car, so that when later sold, the seat upholstery remains in its original condition. A new cover will easily “update” the atmosphere and can add comfort. The most popular are fur covers. In winter, they warm the driver, and they are also much softer than the standard Priora seat upholstery.

It is also better to refrain from installing leather covers. They do not allow air to pass through well and cause active sweating in the driver. At low temperatures, such covers will “tan” and quickly become unusable. Therefore, the best option is universal covers. They will fit any seat model. You can purchase “station wagons” in almost any store at a relatively affordable price. The disadvantages include the likelihood of wrinkles appearing, which cause discomfort. Therefore, if you want to get maximum comfort, it is better to order a model case from specialists.

Audio system

The standard VAZ audio system does not meet high requirements. Therefore, you should think about purchasing a high-quality multimedia system with monitor output. For surround and clear sound, sixteen-inch speakers are added in the doors, a tweeter and a subwoofer in the trunk. To install speakers in the doors, you need to carefully cut out holes for them.

As can be seen from the description, you can do inexpensive tuning of the Lada Priora’s interior with your own hands, without overpayments or going to a car workshop. You can purchase modified interior and body parts from both official dealers and private sellers. VAZ-2170 is a whole field for experiments.

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