wanting to change sumptin on my interior

[-BraXta-]

ive always wondered how to get the material part off on the door panel above the elbow rest on a 97 astina hardtop..... =\

i wanna redo it a colour i want..

and i know theres some spray that you can get..

but my brother used it on his car b4 he got it all redone by a interior person... and he said it was **** and wore off and stained his clothes when he rested on it..

So yeh... any ideas =D

[Cosmo Dude]

It's a single piece of fabric glued on.
Either glue another over it or pull it off and use it as a template to cut your new piece. Spray on contact adhesive should stick on well enough.

[-BraXta-]

Hmmm thought so...

Just wanted to make sure if anyone else done it..

cause my brother was all like... awwww it would be really hard to do.. blah blah..

so im gonna do it myself to prove him wrong =D

[mrpayner]

primo has done it.. no doubt he'll lob into here at some stage.. I believe that he has got leather inserts on his door trims now, and he did it himself.

AP

[Dogo]

*cough* mum did it for him *cough*
:lol: :P

[pr1mo]

ahah tools!. yeah i did it myself with leather although i think itd be much more of a job todo on the BJ because of the more complex nature of the fabricy bit. i think its padded under the fabric too i dunno! odd rodd has done it i think see what he sais about the BJ

edit* ohhhh youve got a hardtop.. series 3 with the black interior and no front door pockets by the looks of it too.. ok then easy..

1: take off door trims

2: peel out fabric from the bit above the arm rest.

3: get leather/suede/whatever. the thicker the materiel the harder it will be todo. leather = thick, suede = thin.

4 : lay the bit of fabric u peeled off over the new stuff you just bought. make sure its going togo on the right way as all 4 trims are diffrent. trace around this piece being aware that the thicker the material u use the more overhang/extra edging will be required.

5: depending on material thickness choose a glue. i used sillicon/solastic on mine cuz it was thick however something like suede u could use a less adhesive substance.

6: lay doortrim on a flat surface and slowly start to work new fabric onto the door. tucking in the edges is the tricky bit but with a bit of patience and a few pairs of hands it can be done


cheers mike

[-BraXta-]

ahhh k den

sounds simple..

might give it a try after i pay rego off =D

thanks =D

[Nate]

what did that set you back primo?

[pr1mo]

im lucky in the fact that theres a leather works place near me in fraknston that sells offcuts etc. finding leather at a reasonable price anywhere else was near impossible for me!

all up around $50 max i think including solastic etc

cheers mike

[Nate]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[pr1mo]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
to you too buddy

[Nate]

thats cheap ... like ... no lets not go there ... thats cheap tho