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unicoladron
08-19-2007, 07:44 PM
hey guys, i'll be starting interior work on my s13 real soon and wanted to see if anyone has pics of their interiors, or other interiors of someone elses car. i saw one picture of a louis vuitton interior with the lv fabric on the arm rests, door card inserts, glove box, etc etc. i loved the way it looked and i want to see some pics if you guys have any.

also i'm new to interior work and upholstery and would appreciate if anyone could link me to some how-to's or any otehr sites with walk-throughs or any type of upholstery related websites.
unicoladron
08-21-2007, 03:57 PM
bump...anyone?
yellow2000SR
08-21-2007, 04:08 PM
I haven't done my 240 interior yet but when I do, it will be pleather bolsters/boxing with Ultrasuede inserts, door cards, and arm rest... I will also be recovering my dash and the door panels in the Italian pleather I am ordering soon.

As far as how-to's or links... I don't have any. Its all about practice. I already took Trim/Upholstery class here at WyoTech... our instructor was cool, but at the same time, each stitch had to be within 1/32nd of an inch on our comp stitching and seats...


The below seats are within 1/8" of an inch. The seats are for a member on the escort ZX2 boards (my other car is a ZX2)...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/chopperman19/CybersMeet008.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/chopperman19/CybersMeet011.jpg



Old Mercedes seats for a customer at school. The headrests arent in the pics, I wish I had pics of the after of them, they turnt out amazing but were also hard.
http://www.endlessmotorsports.net/Services/Upholstery/Mercedes.jpg
unicoladron
08-21-2007, 04:28 PM
people hookup escorts? haha, that's pretty cool, but how do you go about wrapping something like the arm rest or door card in suede or a cloth material
(i'm not doing vinyl, i'm a noob and i hear it's the hardest) do i spray with the glue in a can, stetch, remove all seems and hope for the best?
ayuaddict
08-21-2007, 04:58 PM
i was also wondering where i can get some fake suede (alacantra?) by the yard. any suggestions?