my suede door-panels & GB door, hows it look?

[rongfk]

OK, well ive got a years worth of experience doing upholstery with my uncle (which was over 6 yrs ago) and decided freshen up using my car. its been a while since ive been to an upholstery supply store, and damn how the material prices went up.. i used black suede, well tell me what you think.( i might consider doing these for anyone who wants them done, for like $100 depending on material/fabrics) but for the most part give me your input.


thanks, ronnie.

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[ThatGuy]

Panels look pretty well done.

Clean out your car! :keke:

[vtund777]

Looks good. Is the material backed with anything? E.g. foam.

[Jbma327]

They Look Nice!!!

[louisdaboois]

ah man, thats looks really cool, i've been wanting to do that on mine.... but I've never messed with fabric, and I'm 100% sure that I'd mess it up. good job though!

[Jung918]

How long did it take you to do all that work?

[mrpeepers]

haha clean install, dirty car. Anyways it looks really nice!!!

[rongfk]

the glove box door is backed with foam and the door panel are not. same as factory.

[S13SilviaGirl]

Nice work!!!! I think it looks great!

[rongfk]

it took around 2 to 3 hours start to finnish.

[k's_silvia2.0]

Nice how much would you charge a premie to have it done?

[firelizard]

Looks clean. Stock looking, but better-than.

[s13silvia123]

nice work i like it alot but the bad part of it all is that i need to sell off my super clean s13 leather interior

[Ghostdrifter]

how'd get the suede to stretch over the door panel curves?

[rongfk]

^skills... lol

[ThatGuy]

how'd get the suede to stretch over the door panel curves?

This is the question that has prevented me from attempting this with my car.

What's the best technique for those compound bends?
Same method for suede and cloth?

[drift freaq]

Ya I am going to have him do my door panels. As my car came with the headliner and glove and console cover done in black suede already :D

[FusionR240sx]

yea... and what adhesives did you use?
some ppl's melt away in the summer. haha
i plan on doing this as well with black suede.

[DrtyRat]

This is the question that has prevented me from attempting this with my car.

What's the best technique for those compound bends?
Same method for suede and cloth?
i've tried this and couldn't get the door inserts right. At all of those curves the suede kept bunching up. I was able to do my glove box and armrest though and its held up for almost 2yrs.

[rongfk]

this is for two door panels and the glove box door.
(i can also do headliners rear door panel plastics and seat foam repair.)

preemies= $90 depending on materials you want (some cost more than others)
"become a Zilvia preemie and you get hooked up.."

non-preemie=$100 depending on material you want.

let me know

[Tops*]

A smart non-premie would pay $10 to become a premie then spend $90 on the work. :keke:

The work's really clean and well done. Do you have a price for just the door cards?

...and like Barry said, clean out your car!

[Full-Lock]

really tempting about s14 headliner in just black suede
what would that price run?
90 dollars like for the glove box thing?
or more?

[Jung918]

Have you done a dash before? Also, how much would you charge for that?

[unicoladron]

very clean job. why don't you create a how-to: and share with us how you did it. i personally will be doing this, but i'd rather follow the right way to do it.

[blackflag_Rms13]

Nice install. Wrapped my shit in suede a year or so ago too. Dope! Nice install though, your glovebox came out better than mine.

For people interested in doing it, it's pretty cheap and easy. I went to Joanns (fabric store) and picked up some suede cloth (they had a few, got the stretchiest one, helps with forming the door panel shape without wrinkles) for like $20 for a sheet. Pick up a can of this shit and you're set.

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[status:one]

Looks great.

[SimpleSexy180]

Nice. Looks real clean. I just need my glovebox done.

ill PM you.

[xamraci]

Looks really well done...

Nice work dude...

[whiterps13]

I also did the same thing with my door cards and glove box. Instead of suede I used Gucci fabric sort of as a joke, but the black/grey actually turned out pretty good and a lot of people really like it (escpecially chicks).

I can almost guarantee you that the door panels will not last if you used 3M adhesive. No matter how well you applied it, no matter how much you used, the fabric WILL come off within a few months. It will either be on a really hot day (depending on where you live) or just because they are a high wear area.

Broadfield and I have been trying to figure out a remedy to this problem for a while. He can get a hold of industrial strength adhesive and it still comes off. The only solution that he has thought of is hand-stitching a seam through the suede like you would see on OEM leather or suede applications, but thats going to take some time and effort to make it work/look good.

All in all, Id seriously warn anbody that buys these panels from you that there is a good chance of the suede/fabric coming off. Im not trying to discredit your work or your abilities, Im just telling you from first hand experience. Hope this helps.

[sidewayz240]

Did mine in almost the same suede about a year ago, the glovebox and armrest were easily done but the door panels were a huge pain. Yours looked like they came out nice, good job. Mine started peeling off the door panels a couple days after I did it :(

[RUTH'LESSDET]

I want blk suede for my s14 but im east coast???? $$$???

[DreamN]

Looks nice and pm'ed you.

[low and slow]

I want blk suede for my s14 but im east coast???? $$$???

S13, in my case. Not now, but soon, I hope.

[farazshah]

I just recently did my entire dash and glove box in a dark gray suede...i love it...although people keep drawing dicks on the dash (not cool).

[ThatGuy]

It is fine for you to show off what you have done with your own car. However this can not turn into a For Sale Thread or else it will moved to that section.

Thank you for understanding.

[rongfk]

OK, i don't want this thread closed or moved, so if you have any questions regarding me doing the job for you then just pm me.
i still appreciate your comments and ideas.

thanks, Ronnie.

[turboboost12004]

i tried doing the door panels and it was a complete failure.......i want to know whats the secret in not having wrinkles in the door panels......

[kandyflip445]

Has anyone tried using the coverlay dash cover and wrapping it in suede?

[THEMkris]

hey where are you located?? pm me if you want..

[codyille]

Looks great. Good job man!!!

[1985zcar]

reminds me of my door panels on my S14...I wanna redo them in Burberry to match my shift boot :)

[diomedes]

Nice man. I want mines to be suede now. It looks real good.

[colexcore]

that looks really well done.

[bo2o]

how much to do a dash in fake suede?

[CKAMC]

So did you stitch it or use the spray?

if stitched... can you show pics? Like to see stitching done other than with leather.... so suede is ideal right now.

[S13Boosts]

looks nice bro & clean.. i wanted to do the same thing with mine:bigok:

[sijia10358]

looking nice!!! i want that suede in my car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rongfk]

thanks for all the kind words, i posted a thread in the for sale section for those of you who would like this done to your car.

thanks,
ronnie.

[JRas]

well done, but in some pictures it looks purple

I think I'd rather just take the fabric off completely and keep it bare to each his own though...

picture I found from nico tech page:
http://nissaninfiniticlub.net/photopost/data/500/19781DSCN1487-med.JPG

[rongfk]

^ i thought about it but i didnt like the holes. the material i used was old, and cheep. i've had it for years, im most likely going to redo them with the material that matches my car, it should look good...besides the new material posted in my for sale thread is much better.

[Inland180]

nice! when can you do mine?

[eds13]

thats really sweet lookin, props!

[exitspeed]

^ i thought about it but i didnt like the holes. the material i used was old, and cheep. i've had it for years, im most likely going to redo them with the material that matches my car, it should look good...besides the new material posted in my for sale thread is much better.

You can file those in with a number of things and you'll never see'em. Suede is ill though.

Props on the job.

[veeates36]

wow, u do some clean work..good job