DIY door trims

mr bender · Postby **mr bender** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:53 pm

good work!!
looks really neat

I would do it to my car but im lazy!

tobias · Postby **tobias** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:17 pm

Yes, yes it is

I'll find some belts for me to use

tobias · Postby **tobias** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:19 pm

mr bender wrote:good work!!
looks really neat

Thanks man it's alot easier then you think, I would do it to my car but im lazy!

If you lived in Melbourne I would help you out i have another 2m of suede left over

mr bender · Postby **mr bender** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:09 am

i will have to track down some suede over here and do what you have done.
it will match im steering wheel!

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:26 am

I've seen DIY threads on doing a suede steering wheel wrap.
If you're interested once you've gotten over this big job!

All in one post. This person said it took 5hrs all up.

Best tip was using tape to wrap your existing wheel, then use that tape as the template. There are other DIY threads out there but I figure this one's great.

http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showth ... p?t=570659

I've love to do the wheel, knob & pads (like yours).

Will you get a much better result from stripping and repadding, rather than just glueing/stretching the material over the padding?

Thanks for sharing the DIY!

orangemx5 wrote:
mr bender wrote:good work!!
looks really neat

Thanks man it's alot easier then you think, I would do it to my car but im lazy!

If you lived in Melbourne I would help you out i have another 2m of suede left over

Cerberus · Postby **Cerberus** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:35 pm

Nice one.

Might have to copy this sometime :lol:

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Did you do the centre console carpet yourself?

Goes well in a minimalist kind of way.

tobias · Postby **tobias** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:26 pm

Yeah I did that as well needs to be re-done though, thanks

95er · Postby **95er** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:34 am

Awesome work!

You've now given me the incentive to do something similar. I have just deleted my stereo so would like to delete the speaker hole on my NA8 doorcard. I want that minimalist look whilst not destroying the OEM look as well.

Does anyone know where I can vinyl from? I'm thinking of Clark Rubber but they might be expensive. I'm quite pedantic when it comes to this sort of thing. For me the colour has to be similar and the grain on the vinyl has to be similar to OEM. Or maybe I'm being too fussy...

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:14 am

Spotlight would be a great place to start looking. My GF always goes there for supplies when she is making crafty stuff. They have all the fabrics/vinyls you could ask for...

Leopard print door trims anyone?

Cerberus · Postby **Cerberus** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:44 am

You should do a guide for the centre console carpet, that way I dont stuff up when I do it..

tobias · Postby **tobias** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:22 pm

Cerberus wrote:You should do a guide for the centre console carpet, that way I dont stuff up when I do it..

This should be all you need for the carpet, just chose your fabric and stitch some velcro around the edge too stick it down, good luck!

Cerberus · Postby **Cerberus** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:28 pm

Ah perfect thank you very much!!
I'll do that tomorrow

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Had a go this afternoon at the drivers door trim.
Here is mine:

DoorCard.jpg

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :mrgreen:

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Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:55 pm

Nice to see that you incorporated the ghetto GT3 door pull.

orangemx5, I was looking at the Clubroadster carpet console thread again.

http://www.clubroadster.net/vb_forum/sh ... p?p=999138

It just needs a bit of tweaking of the underside, so it's something on my list, too.
Nice classic tweak to complement the door trims.

Rasco · Postby **Rasco** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:26 pm

thanks so much for the post - spent an hour this weekend being a copy cat and I think it worked out really well, and surprisingly easy and quick to do! now what to do with the extra 2m of material......

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:33 pm

Rasco wrote:thanks so much for the post - spent an hour this weekend being a copy cat and I think it worked out really well, and surprisingly easy and quick to do! now what to do with the extra 2m of material......

Talk to Pamex (see her Garage Thread) and compare your handiwork with her recent Yahoo Japan 'steal' of a Nakamae carpet.

I bet you could, between you, make a coupe more for others here and recoup your costs or improve your console handiwork!