Suede interior....
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Suede interior....
I couldn't take the plastic A pillars, etc and paper headliner anymore.
Total cost of project=$50
suede-$8/yd x 5yds
contact cement-$5
sand paper-$5
Total cost of project=$50
suede-$8/yd x 5yds
contact cement-$5
sand paper-$5
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^^teh sun visors i'm gonna have to take to someone to get wrapped, they need to be stitched and I'm no seamstress!
Next i'm gonna wrap the door inserts, I don't really like the wannabe carbon fiber fabric.
Yeah I pulled everything out of the car, I'll post some pics of the pieces out of car and how they get wrapped.
Next i'm gonna wrap the door inserts, I don't really like the wannabe carbon fiber fabric.
Yeah I pulled everything out of the car, I'll post some pics of the pieces out of car and how they get wrapped.
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Here are some pics of the interior pieces out of the car.
The job itself was pretty easy, but you need a compressor and a spray gun to spray the contact cement.
And if you do the head liner, you'll need a buddy to help, extra pair of hands is needed for the large piece, and the head liner was a little tricky getting out of the car, finally got it out the passenger side front door with a little prodding and prying.
The job itself was pretty easy, but you need a compressor and a spray gun to spray the contact cement.
And if you do the head liner, you'll need a buddy to help, extra pair of hands is needed for the large piece, and the head liner was a little tricky getting out of the car, finally got it out the passenger side front door with a little prodding and prying.
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Yeah, good job! After seeing what you did I might want to do something like that for my car. I don't have a spray gun, so I might have to improvise a little with the adhesive.
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^^you can use 3m adhesive in a spray can($8/can), but it doesn't stick as well as the contact cement.....you spray the cement on the plastic piece and then spray the suede and let both dry, then the contact cement really grips well
Dunnojack-I would be willing to advise people on how to do it, but i'm no pro when it comes to disassembling interiors, some clips get broken/lost and getting the headliner out of the car is a pain in the *** without damaging some of the corners a little. Its basically an arts and crafts type project and this was the first time I attempted to tackle it myself, so you live and learn as you go.
I bought a $29 detail spray gun from Lowes to spray the contact cement, I have access to a compressor at work, so 29 bucks for a spray gun and try to find a friend with a compressor.
Dunnojack-I would be willing to advise people on how to do it, but i'm no pro when it comes to disassembling interiors, some clips get broken/lost and getting the headliner out of the car is a pain in the *** without damaging some of the corners a little. Its basically an arts and crafts type project and this was the first time I attempted to tackle it myself, so you live and learn as you go.
I bought a $29 detail spray gun from Lowes to spray the contact cement, I have access to a compressor at work, so 29 bucks for a spray gun and try to find a friend with a compressor.
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that's exactly what I was going for, the sporty look from the lexus IS, gives it more of the luxury sport sedan look, the wrx interior is a good start, the steering wheel is way better in the 04-05, the gauges are nice (except for the green lights), etc......
When I do the door inserts this weekend, it should look really nice matching up with the headliner and eliminating the carbon fiber fabric look.
The only other interior upgrade I want to do (besides suede inserts on the seats) is the dash lights, but it looks like people here have had mixed results with that project, so I'm not really sure I want to f*ck with it.
I have to give props to my buddy who helped me out with the project, Phil T. Monx---->Dead Monkey Racing, he had done it to a few cars prior, and he showed me how to do it.
When I do the door inserts this weekend, it should look really nice matching up with the headliner and eliminating the carbon fiber fabric look.
The only other interior upgrade I want to do (besides suede inserts on the seats) is the dash lights, but it looks like people here have had mixed results with that project, so I'm not really sure I want to f*ck with it.
I have to give props to my buddy who helped me out with the project, Phil T. Monx---->Dead Monkey Racing, he had done it to a few cars prior, and he showed me how to do it.
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hey case, again, sweet job man... I really appreciate this kind of inspiration, it's nice to see creativity on the boards, things that we can all benefit from and enjoy doing for ourselves... Do post some more pictures once you get the door inserts done... more pics of the process would be appreciated too!
This is a great post, Sorry, I'm rather tongue tied, it looks extremely rich...
This is a great post, Sorry, I'm rather tongue tied, it looks extremely rich...