Wow 65 a yard that's a lot!!

 

03indigo, I just looked at your MU thread and all I can say is WOW.

 

Nice MINI :-)

 

glue has finished...

tomorrow further

 

nice!

is your door panel white? is that factory?

 

thats not a bubble i see is it?!?!?! (on the very left of the 1st C pillar in the pic)

 

need your idea's on this one.

ok so when i get my wall back in, the back will be completely sealed from the front of the interior. meaning i open the hatch, and i see the back of the wall (will be covered of course)

so far, ive got the headliner and C pillars back there in suede. i was gonna cover the side panels (on each side of the rear seats) in black vinyl, but im thinking, should i do suede?

basically the area in green would be vinyl, and the headliner, c pillars, side trim, and the bottom trim piece right above the bumper, would be black suede.



now, those side panels...the front of it (what will be seen from the front seats) is already covered in vinyl. so yes, one panel will be covered in 2 different materials, but you wont be able to see, becuase the wall will be in the middle of the panel. all you see is the front of the panel, and the back of the panel (like i said, front is already vinyl, back im thinking of doing suede)

does that make any sense? lol.

blue, red, and purple areas will be black suede, the green area (the rear trim panel for my wall) will be vinyl (the amps will also be mounted to this rear panel)

 

I paid about the same for a yard of blue Alcantara. My bet is you bought Alcantara (the brand of suede) which is used in all the high-end cars like Porsche, Aston Martin, etc.

Pricey but it truly is the best stuff out there.

 

Wow, Coen de K, That is really nice looking! You guys are making me want to suede the interior now. I said I wanted to before, but now I want to go to the store and order it right after Christmas!!!

 

What exactly are the advantages of Alcantara over more standard run of the mill Suede? I'd like to do a few things to my car in Suede (and maybe eventually the headliner). Also, how difficult is sewing your own suede interior pieces? Is there a special technique or machine needed or can you use a standard sewing machine with a heavier needle?

 

I have the anthracite headliner, but I'd love the full suede treatment

 

@ pimp NO BUBBLES

And If you want to do everything, make sure you do the side pannels too... Looks prob great!! I don't like vinyl on the rear panels so I'dd do alcantara/suede


@chris.. Thanks mate... Is looking very cool but I don't want to do TOO much.. first this and then we look further


My door panel is white/grey indeed... It is factory but I don't want it anymore.. I want the black ones..... interested??? :cheers:

Coen

 

and you thought my suede was gonna look tacky...........

 

didnt know they come in white, especially when your dash is the charcoal color. they look nice though, if my car was white i'd want them, but im fiberglassing mine anyways, gonna change the whole shape of the door panel

 

I never said that. You did have someone else do it right? I don't see enough glue slop for a DIY job

 

lmao, ya i had my friend do the pillars, side panels, and headliner for 50 bux

ive covered pieces, i dont over glue on that lol

 

work with me here Jon.....look at the pics of the way the suede was trimmed on the back to pull the corners tight and then look at the 'wall' pimped is making and ask yourself if the same human could have done both

 

yeah...he knows I'm just ribbing him.

I want to do my dash in suede to complement the JCW leather dash. Maybe some on the doors too.

 

i could have covered them with no glue slop lol...

i actually bought a 5 dollar squirt bottle of Tite bond, before i was just using a gallon jug, thats why it got all over. lol.

just wait til im done....you shall see

i doing my top dash pad in black vinyl, the bottom of the dash in vinyl, and the center (airbag cover, etc) in black suede

 

I finished!! :D

will show you pics later on

Coen

 

nice!

 

BINNEN :D :D






WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP THERE IT IS!!!

Completely happy... everything is exact as I like it!! :D

Coen

 

Looks great!

 

looks badass

 

x2, i like it.

i need to get my A and B pillars back in.

what you gonna do about the visors? im gonna cover mine in suede, and the clock and everything else im gonna dye black