Thanks everyone!

Still 50/50 on the steering wheel... the red "ring" is staying no matter what, I'm simply considering painting the back-portion Slate to visually slim it down. But, I'll sleep on it. Painting the rear would make the red ring seemingly "hover" in relation to the dash... at least the current config confirms to your eye where the red is beginning/ending.

I visited my parents last night, and told them about the swap. They were skeptical, and I took them out and showed them... they gave it the big thumbs-up. Mom raved over it, said it looked like an exotic car.

First thing dad said was:

"Reminds me of cars back in my day. We had accented seats and door panels, but the dash was always black -- end of story"

Sounds like something Steve said, verbatim.

Dad loved this interior more than the all-red version, though he noted the red somehow worked with the Alabaster because it was an equally bright/bold color. With the subdued tones of the Graphite Metallic, he said an explosion of red would overwhelm. I would have to agree.

Unanimously, we were all happy to get rid of the worn driver's seat. Mom said that was the first thing her eye was drawn to when I opened the door. My Cedar seats had 60,000 miles on them when they were removed from my last coupe, and they were essentially perfect -- none of the slate worn from the leather on the LH lumbar bolster. The SRT seat, on the other hand, was worn as if the guy's jeans were made of sandpaper. Not blaming the previous owner -- working in the service parts segment of Nissan, I see this all the time; the supplier used at the production cycle can make or break a part's life-cycle.

The SRT seat could easily be re-dyed and it would look great again, but I personally didn't like the Alcantara. Looks fantastic, but hated the feel and the lack of leather scent.

Sorry for the novel, guys. I appreciate all the positive feedback!