ripped the shit off my doors (pics)

[Andrew Bohan]

dunno why i didn't do it sooner
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/doors.jpg

took about a minute per door, including taking the plastic trim out

[DoriftoSlut]

Yeah I did the same thing. WAY better.

[phrozen]

get some fake leather at a fabric store rip the tweed off ur glove box and cover it with the fake leather. i did it and looks great, no more tweed! ill take some pics later

[oojpeeoo]

gyea haha looks alot better...looks so clean

[TheTimanator]

I wonder how it'd look with a blue interior....

[Ricer240sx]

get some fake leather at a fabric store rip the tweed off ur glove box and cover it with the fake leather. i did it and looks great, no more tweed! ill take some pics later

yeah, i tryed pulling it from the glove box but its gay!! lol, i think im gunna cover it in CF!! lol

i did the doors awhile ago too and couldnt be happier :) i thin ki might put CF there to :D

[smellslikecurry]

howd you do it?

[TachyonS14]

My base Kouki didn't come with the cloth inserts and I'm gald because it looks much better like your doors. Nice job :coold:

[rps13kid]

yeha i did the same thing last night too..looks alot better

[Andrew Bohan]

howd you do it?
just pick at it until a piece comes loose and riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip

[TheTimanator]

does the tweed stuff leave any kind of residue or holes? I'm not so sure I want to do it yet. blue and black....hmmm

[black s13]

its gonna be blue under on a blue interior. it isnt something special, just the plactic from the rest of the door. if the rest of the door is blue, that part will be blue when you pull the fabric off.

[cdlong]

does the tweed stuff leave any kind of residue or holes? I'm not so sure I want to do it yet. blue and black....hmmm

it doesn't really leave any residue (maybe a little here and there) but there are some holes. you can kinda see them in the pic, they are in the corners in the front and in the back. they aren't that noticable though.

[twitchy]

maybe im a wimp but ie seems that when i try and take off the plastic little inserts it feels more like theure going to snap then just come off..... any advice?

[Andrew Bohan]

for the window control panels, put your hand in the handles and try to rotate it up and toward you. for the door opening handle trim, just pull. it's scary the first time but just pull

[Hawd]

wait so u fucking just rip the cloth off??

[fastbacchris]

i did the same thing i like it

[kingsol]

where's the best place to start? so you just take a flathead and go at it?

[Ricer240sx]

i used a heat gun to loosen up the adhisibe

just take a small flat head screw driver and pick at an edge, as soon as u get some thing to grab, take the heat gun(hair drier should work) and heat up the carpeting shit so u dont go streight on the vynal and melt it (i learned the hard way, but it was on a extra set of door cards so its all good :) ) and jsut keep mmovin it back and forth till it all comes off, it leaves little to no residue left over that way :D

[phrozen]

well heres the pic i promised, its kinda dark and theres some rain drops on my camera, so if ur wondering about spots or imprefections its probably water on the lense

http://i.myspace.com/70/18/48107/10275631_l.jpg

[phrozen]

oh and thats not a blue interior its sun beatin black interior with a blue s13 passenger seat. and integra drivers seat( yes it sits a lil higher then stock but it was free and better condition then my torn apart s13 seat)

[240Degrees]

^let's see more of your integra seat

[oojpeeoo]

same goes wit s14?

[24D]

Yeah I'm also curious has anyone done this to an S14?

[Andrew Bohan]

S14 is not so easy. my buddy ripped his shit off and it left this layer of sticky foam. been about a month now and the foam is easier to peel off but it still sucks. i think once the foam is off it's okay though. we'll see

[West]

http://www.zilvia.net/installs/s13doorinserts/doc.asp

[bkfill]

testing sig sry free bump

[nocomedown]

just did mine too. took all of 5 minutes and it looks a hell of a lot better. no need for a heat gun/hair dryer/any of that. the hardest part was getting it off around the 'oh shit' handle on my passenger door because i didn't take it off, but some scissors solved that problem.
thanks for inspiring me to get off my lazy ass and do something driftaholic

[kingsol]

yeah, i just did mine too. taking it off the passenger door near the hadle just sucked. the drivers side and everything else though was really easy. i do recommend using a hairdryer though because it made things come off a lot easier.

but now i'm trying to do the glovebox and it doesn't want to come off. i can't seem to start it off. the outsides just don't pop out like the door panels do, so for those of you who have done it already... did the outsides of the tweed pop out as easily as the door panels or did you guys have to do another method?

[sykikchimp]

I'm pretty sure the glove box has nasty looking foam under the tweed. So if you take the tweed off, make sure you have something to re-cover with.

[smellslikecurry]

thanks for the link [email protected]!

[Andrew Bohan]

for the passenger door, the handle comes off with one screw... i know you guys aren't THAT lazy....well maybe you are, i dunno

[kandyflip445]

I wanna jump on the BANDWAGON too! :coold: lol

[nocomedown]

i do recommend using a hairdryer though because it made things come off a lot easier.

maybe it didnt make a difference in my case because it was damn hot outside and my car was like an oven anyways.

[phrozen]

even if u get the stuff off the glove box its not pretty.. even if u sand it down its not pretty... just go to ur local arts and crafts store like i did and buy a few feet of black vinyl. and cover it... get some adhesive or super glue and u should be able to figure out how to cover it..

[nocomedown]

I wanna jump on the BANDWAGON too! :coold: lol
its coming to a city near you.
who cares if everyone's doing it..it looks a hell of a lot better.

[MakotoS13]

WHAT THE HELL IS SO HARD ABOUT RIPPING OFF CLOTH?!

jeezy creezy some of you guys shouldn't be modding cars lol

[kandyflip445]

Actually I really DID want to do it. :) I was just poking fun at the ppl who complain about bandwagon stuff.

Anyways. Behind mine is a kinda padding like material. It's black but it has a kinda white haze over it? Does this stuff just come off with some cleaner? Behind the padding is the brown/white stuff so I can't take the padding stuff off.

[sr_sil80]

Damn, that looks niiice, very clean. I'm a still have to go ahead and wrap mine w/ all black BRIDE brix/ergo I material though to match my seats. Still looking for the all black material though(discontinued and very hard to find) if anyone knows where i can get some then let me know
thanks
[email protected]

[twitchy]

any difference if you have the SE and that grey "suede?"

[Andrew Bohan]

i would think it's the same underneath
but then again, if i had suede to start with i probably wouldn't have ripped it off (unless it was in bad shape or something)

[smellslikecurry]

i cant take the damn screw off the handle, seriously it wont come off at all!!

[Andrew Bohan]

that's weird, my screw came right off
then you rotate the handle 90º counter-clockwise and it should come off

[smellslikecurry]

i let some wd40 soak into it and it came right out haha

[MakotoS13]

you guys should probably hire professionals to do this... sheesh lol

[cdlong]

Anyways. Behind mine is a kinda padding like material. It's black but it has a kinda white haze over it? Does this stuff just come off with some cleaner? Behind the padding is the brown/white stuff so I can't take the padding stuff off.

there is a black film on the back of the fabric, if you didn't get that off, you didn't go far enough. it should all come off in a big sheet. it's pretty easy.

the suede is probably the same but i wouldn't pull that off if i were you. if they are in good shape, someone would probably be willing to buy/trade with you (like me).

[XxJaPxOxNeEs23xX]

u know to get all that goo off u could go to a fabric store and they sell this thing called goo gone. nd it takes any adhesive off easily.

[matlock]

u know to get all that goo off u could go to a fabric store and they sell this thing called goo gone. nd it takes any adhesive off easily.

That was already covered in the writeup that West did on the door inserts.

[drift freaq]

any difference if you have the SE and that grey "suede?"
if you have the grey suede I would keep it unless its worn out. The grey suede looks nice.
Yup I am about to do the same thing to my daily driver. hehehhehe I am bandwagon jumper!!!

[exitspeed]

i'm gonna do this on tue. Only thing is my door panels are kinda splittting at the top were the fabric meets the vinyl. Any suggestions on how to repare it. Maybe with some type of glue? I dunno.

[kandyflip445]

I did get the black backing with the tweed off, but it still has little "patches" of white.:(

[nocomedown]

alright, i did my glove compartment today too. wasnt really too hard at all, the toughest part was getting it to fit around the handle part since it kinda goes in and putting it back in the damn car. of course nissan had to put a screw in an impossible place to reach. anyways, here are some pics.
http://img77.photobucket.com/albums/v233/nocomedown/Door_Insert.jpg
http://img77.photobucket.com/albums/v233/nocomedown/Glove_Compartment.jpg

[FastBack 240]

looks swell.

[MurdarioStomp]

Damn, that looks niiice, very clean. I'm a still have to go ahead and wrap mine w/ all black BRIDE brix/ergo I material though to match my seats. Still looking for the all black material though(discontinued and very hard to find) if anyone knows where i can get some then let me know
thanks
[email protected]
i found some on ebay but have fun paying 500 for it if you want it Ebay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2480547044&category=42612&sspagename=WDVW)

[sciamop]

I just did it -- The driver's door had nasty brown stains and lots of cigarette burns from the previous owner(s). Wow! It's NEW under there.

I wish Nissan had covered the entire car (interior and exterior) with this fake suede material; it'd be fun to just peel away 11+ years of wear and abuse.

One question though: is this considered mAdTyTeJDM or Drift style?

Todd
90 Coupe w/ suede inserts
93 Coupe w/o suede inserts

[Gladman]

Ran out and tried it as well.

Didnt peal off to great on my drivers side door, but i used a heat gun and it all came off fine. Looks WAY better.

[exitspeed]

alright, i did my glove compartment today too. wasnt really too hard at all, the toughest part was getting it to fit around the handle part since it kinda goes in and putting it back in the damn car. of course nissan had to put a screw in an impossible place to reach. anyways, here are some pics.
http://img77.photobucket.com/albums/v233/nocomedown/Door_Insert.jpg
http://img77.photobucket.com/albums/v233/nocomedown/Glove_Compartment.jpg


OMG that glove box looks horrible. Sorry dude. Anyway my door panel carpet cam eoff perfect. Now I'm gonna cover it with some nice vinyl I have.

[justinhustle]

the glove box looks like a bloated fat broad

[phrozen]

lol that glove box is horrible... lemme take some better pics of mine...

[nocomedown]

yeah, its a shitty pic. looks really good in person. ill take some other pics today.

[phrozen]

lets compare ur upclose to my upclose...lemme find a pic

[phrozen]

http://i.myspace.com/70/18/48107/10597896_l.jpg
http://img77.photobucket.com/albums/v233/nocomedown/Glove_Compartment.jpg

mine is the top one, took me about an hour to rip off clean up and reupholster. my handle might be faded but atleast its no trash bag :p

[nocomedown]

haha, like i said, it looks much better in person. i guess we were just both going for different looks. i wanted mine a bit more padded. didnt know it was a competition.
also, if you want your handle to be a bit darker, try using one of those model paint marker things, thats what i did and it worked pretty well.
the important thing is that i'm happy with it, right?

[Andrew Bohan]

padded is one thing. sloppy and wrinkled is something else

phrozen's looks 5393874689482894 times better.

[240Driver39]

wow phrozen, your glovebox is lookin very good..maybe if i dont feel lazy one day i will have to do that

[The ROMAN]

Those doors look way better. Too bad there aren't any really complete dash/interior kits for the 240 though.


P.S. that glovebox looks like a pillow

[phrozen]

i guess ill post a pic of my crappy mounted integ seat too since were on the topic of interiors

[phrozen]

competition? i did that almost a year ago when i was making my poker table.. had extra material so i ended up doing the glove box, so actually u are my competition but u failed at being a competitor =) haha dude im just kidding if thats the look your going for more power too you remember its your car your personal preferance. i gotta put my door handle back on the passenger side door and get another power window switch handle for my drivers side. anyone got one they wanna sell me?

[MakotoS13]

i covered mine in fiberglass :)

deleted the lock thing too.

[mjjstang]

didnt read all the posts but I just took mine off and kinda dissapointed, IMO my grey on black looked pretty good, and there are holes in the panel like 10 small breather holes or i dont know what they are.

[v8blakdak]

didnt read all the posts but I just took mine off and kinda dissapointed, IMO my grey on black looked pretty good, and there are holes in the panel like 10 small breather holes or i dont know what they are.

the plastic panels on the doors are made with a vacuum press at the factory which results in those tiny holes. if it really bothers you, stop by and we can glass those over or better yet glass over the entire door panels and do your glove box while you're at it. btw is your vinyl dash fine or has it started to crack?

[FastBack 240]

Didnt seem to see a crack in the dash of MJ's s13 the last I checked. His car seems to be in pretty good condition considering it was in upstate NY. Interior is pristine. Exterior just some surface rust that you can bondo up when he goes to repaint. Now we just gotta wait for his projects to unfold and get that sob on the road.

[KwKouki]

Just finished my doors and glove box. I am REALLY impressed with how easy that was. It is extremely hot where I am at so the door fabric peeled off like butter. I sanded down the glove box and painted it. I am not happy with the way the GB came out, so I am going to cover it with a graphite grey fabric. I will do the doors as well.

[The ROMAN]

I just ripped mine off, it looks awesome! Now to ditch these crap seats.

[HyperTek]

I had mine off for a while.. but I got sick of it.. the handle trim etc doesnt feel right since the cloth made it fit better.. So I dyed the cloth black and even dyed the glove box... its kinda faded now.. but it has that "carbon fiber" cloth look i guess...

[MeltedMonitor]

I recovered the panels and the glovebox with "pleather" today and it looks pretty damn good. What was Nissan thinking when they stapled the inserts into the door panels!?! Pics tomorrow.

Darren

[jy116]

too bad my door crumbled when i tried... my panels pentrated by oldness :[

[KwKouki]

the handle trim etc doesnt feel right since the cloth made it fit better

I noticed this as well. I want to do something different, I am in the process of getting "Badtz Maru" silkscreened onto some fabric I just bought.

[tweak_hp]

i'm currently trying to do my doors...but when i pull the carpet back it leaves a lot of little fuzz's...wut am i doing wrong? how can i fix this?

[ThatGuy]

Clean it! Simple as that.

[tweak_hp]

with wut tho?...i don't think theres any place near me that sells that goo gone stuff that everyone says to use...wut else works?

[ThatGuy]

Hell I used Window cleaner and elbow grease and mine got clean enough for me. Covered that with 2 light coats of ArmorAll and it looks all right.

[hellion240sx]

yup im gonna glass mine soon. gonna put switches and what not on their, amp, fuel cut, etc stuff like that :D but yeah phrozen yours is nice. nocomedown if you wanted the padded look you got it. its not as smooth as phrozen's but thats not the look you were going for huh? whatever makes you happy. to each his own is what i say :)
peace

[tweak_hp]

well i figured out that i was doing it wrong...i was just pulling the carpet off the black backing...had to pick it to get the black stuff to seperate from the blue door material...the two layers are pretty damn small, couldn't tell there were two...but i got it all out...love the results...recommend it to everyone.

[aa87]

I ripped it off my glove box, im gonna get to the doors this weekend.

i plan on covering it with some carbon fiber fabric or vinyl or something, fun stuff. I got a sander and sanded off that foam, its a bitch if you do it by hand.

[Marty]

bringing back an old thread, eh?

[24Zero]

Doors look great dude. Definitly do the Glove box. It should clean up nicely or recover it in cf or something

[aa87]

Its such a good info thread i had to bring it back up, plus it needed its 3 month anniversary.

[projectRDM]

FYI, this does NOT work on S14s.

Just a heads up to an old post.

[Rare]

lol nice work on ripping off the doors..they still look clean!howd ya do it?

[ThatGuy]

howd ya do it?
Read the whole thread, it explains everything.

[WhiteNissanS13]

dang hella old post....

[HyperTek]

at least someone here uses the search function hehe..

edit- people flame when someone posts a repeat thread wihtout searching, yet when someone searches and brings back an old thread, someone always has to say something,... why? lol

[aa87]

Yeah, wtf, either you read SEARCH NOOB, or people bitchin bout old threads.

I just sanded off all that foam junk, so now i should be recovering it, but quite sure exactly what i wanna do but its better than the tweed.

[Andrew Bohan]

it's one thing to search, but something else to post in the ancient threads you find. i don't see anything wrong with it as long as it's adding something useful.
but pointless discussion = :rl:

[phrozen]

damn this shit is old... i remeber when i used to make fun of the garbage bag box... Do not cover it in CF style material u will regret it

[rainier]

if i had a s13 id prolly try n do it.

[tastyratz]

this thread is long gone and petrified man! if anyone wants some blue leather to re-skin their panels and glovebox i got a big giant roll of it for 10$... btw when removing this from your s13 do a slow consistant pull. if you pull jerky movements you will leave little white lines from where it starts and stops that are a pain to get off. kinda like when you pull tape off a roll and you just give it little tugs. goo gone works well and im gonna fill in my little holes with that stuff you get at walmart "as seen on tv" with that stupid british guy that fixs tears and holes in your leather!!!! amazing!!! lol. recap that you gotta remember it comes off in 2 layers the rug and the black stuff too and peel it slow in one piece, you dont wanna have to pick at that shit after. best mod ever besides my 03 celica leather seats but atleast they match now! only thing i gotta do is take on that damn glovebox.....