Interior/Exterior Finally did the Headliner and Pilars in Suede.
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Finally did the Headliner and Pilars in Suede.
Not the first, but I finally did the headliner in black passion suede. Did it in the garage and it was actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be. A little stressful, but not too hard. Here are a few pictures for you all.
I also finished painting all the guage surrounds flat black, but forgot to take pis of that. Enjoy
I also finished painting all the guage surrounds flat black, but forgot to take pis of that. Enjoy
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I painted the pieces with different flat black spray paints. One was a vinyl paint for the visors and the others I primed and painted with and indoor/outdoor spray paint. They actually match the rear view mirrow really well.
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what did you use glue wise?
Did you buy the fabric from a fabric shop, or an auto interior place?...does it even matter?
can you give us an estimated cost for the materials?
looks really really nice...
Ive been wanting to go this rout for a long time...
Did you buy the fabric from a fabric shop, or an auto interior place?...does it even matter?
can you give us an estimated cost for the materials?
looks really really nice...
Ive been wanting to go this rout for a long time...
Last edited by Malcon; 07-23-2008 at 04:59 PM.
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Not the first, but I finally did the headliner in black passion suede. Did it in the garage and it was actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be. A little stressful, but not too hard. Here are a few pictures for you all.
I also finished painting all the guage surrounds flat black, but forgot to take pis of that. Enjoy
I also finished painting all the guage surrounds flat black, but forgot to take pis of that. Enjoy
*whistles* hot daaaamnnn.. very very niiiice!!
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The B pillar was actually the easiest to take off, 1 screw and then it slides out. The A and C pillars have clips but they also have straps to hold them in if the airbags fire. That's where it gets a little tricky, and you have to prey the female half of the clip out of the hole. Not too difficult just time consuming. Other than that all I did was pull and the clips pop out.
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I used a flat black Dupli-Color vinyl and fabric spray paint that I bought at Pep Boys. This stuff http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyl.html
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Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Wake, the suede is a pretty good match to the rest of the car, but it is a little darker with less gray in it. But there are so many different colors to choose from I bet you could find a better match.
For the glue I used 3M General Trim Adhesive that I bought at Pep Boys and Auto Zone (used a can and a half). But I wish I would have done more homework for that because it didn't work the best on the headliner because of the fabric that was already on there. I don't think it will come off but in a few places it didn't totally stick. The pillars aren't going anywhere though.
I just got the fabric at a fabric shop near my house. Went to a few of them and picked the one I liked the best that wasn't crazy expensive. So I'd say all in all it cost me about $140 give or take. Plus a few headaches along the way . And it took my 4 days I think because it was really hot here so I tried to do it after it cooled down and it was a little stress full doing the pillars with the hard curves in them.
I just got the fabric at a fabric shop near my house. Went to a few of them and picked the one I liked the best that wasn't crazy expensive. So I'd say all in all it cost me about $140 give or take. Plus a few headaches along the way . And it took my 4 days I think because it was really hot here so I tried to do it after it cooled down and it was a little stress full doing the pillars with the hard curves in them.
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Sorry for so many post just now. Last one I promise.
Sorry, but no pics of the process. I did it with my Mom and we were the only ones there and most of the pieces took two people to do them. I think the pillars could be done alone, but I recommend two for the headliner hands down. It was pretty tricky and I messed mine up a little because we rushed a little and didn't really know what we were doing. So if you choose to do this TAKE YOUR TIME. But really not too hard to do and you start to get the hang of it after a few pieces.
I would love to do a write up on this, but I really think it's one of those things that you just have to do. I'm not too sure of how to tell someone to cover a pillar in fabric. I just followed the adhesive directions and went for it. But if you are going to do this (and if you want to I think you totally should) don't hesitate to PM me with any questions you may have.
I would love to do a write up on this, but I really think it's one of those things that you just have to do. I'm not too sure of how to tell someone to cover a pillar in fabric. I just followed the adhesive directions and went for it. But if you are going to do this (and if you want to I think you totally should) don't hesitate to PM me with any questions you may have.
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I used a flat black Dupli-Color vinyl and fabric spray paint that I bought at Pep Boys. This stuff http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyl.html
Question, you were able to re-use the D pillar (C pillar)?? Is it a simple task to take off the pillars and the headliner? The more of these DIY posts I see the more I want to just start small with the pillars and get this done little by little.
Is there enough 'give' with the strap attached to wrap it while still on the car?