Its exactly the same, I managed to track down the company that supplies Cobra with its leather same hide batch number...super luckyOriginally Posted by azvin
Only from what I've learnt by doing the alcantara work, leathers quite abit different to work with so it's learning on the job basicallyOriginally Posted by snuggz
See one of my replies above found the leather supplier for CobraOriginally Posted by mclift
WOW that is gonna look soo nice and clean. Props to doing it yourself too.
PS: bonus points for Right hand drive!
Absolutly stunning work! cant wait to see more its like watching a movie.....
How much do those seats weigh? Any closeup pics of the stitching? Did you use a machine, or do it by hand.
A tip for you would be to use chalk on the materials to mark where you're gonna cut, before you do it
andy318is- Do you have any pointers or info for the few of us who like to DIY?
What sort of tips are you after? have you done any trimming before/ know the basics?Originally Posted by s_ribbens
I'll help the best I can
PS, sunroof panel and rubber trim around the sunroof trimmed (right PITA!) in tan last night....pics to follow this evening (9am here atm)
I don't know what to ask. I've read about it a bit, but doing it yourself always ends up different than how you read it.
Best thing is to just try for yourself, like you said reading how to do something and then actually doing it can be very different! LOLOriginally Posted by s_ribbens
Tips,
Start simple, sunroof panel would be perfect.
Have a small(ish) brush to apply the glue 1/2" will be great. I have found cutting the brisels down (cut off about half the length) also helps alot, allows you to apply the glue with more control.
Let the glue 'tack up' before sticking the leather/alcantara on. Only do small strips at a time dont cover the whole thing in glue it in 1 go as the first bit will be dry just as you've finished paint the last.
Allow 1" of excess around the edge to allow tidy wrapping of the corners etc..
If working with leather then get yourself a powerfull hair dryer (no joke!) paint strippers are too powerful and can burn the leather if you not careful!! This is for heating the leather allowing you to stretch the leather over/around any difficult parts
HTH its all I can think of atm
Awesome, thank you.
I'm curious why you are brushing glue on rather than using a spray. It seems a lot easier that way. Is it for extra strength needed with the weight of the leather vs. cloth or something?
brushing it on allows you far more control of where the glue goes, spraying it on it kinda goes everywhere lol also with spraying you might get little voids where the spray glue has missed when applying itOriginally Posted by s_ribbens
I may use spray for the headlining though as the area is huge to be brushing glue on.
Originally Posted by andy318iS
As I said before, awesome work, but I just wanted to ask you how much leather did you end up buying for the whole job? Half-Hide? Whole Hide?
"We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of dreams."
whole hide, 6.39 sq metres but I'm going to need moreOriginally Posted by ///M3///M5
Damn. I bet a whole hide cost you a pretty penny...Originally Posted by andy318iS
"We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of dreams."
No kidding. A hide here goes for $650 and up depending on quality from what I've seen. It makes vinyl a really attractive alternative at $15/yard. Another question I had was what type of glue are you using? I used some 3m super 90 spray glue for some of the suede stuff I've done, but its really expensive and I'm not terribly impressed with how its holding.Originally Posted by ///M3///M5
PICS OF STITCHING!!
Todd Maurer
Past - 5 E36s, 1 E39, 1 MB W210 E320, 1 GMC 6.5 ECLB, B6 A4 3.0 6 Spd Quattro
Present - '05 E320 CDI, '06 VW TDI Jetta 5 Spd, '02 Ford F250 CCSB PSD, '02 Ducati Monster S4
Mods: 92* Thermostat, MB to BMW Wheel Adapters, 18" BMW Style 72 Wheels, Custom Mercedes-Benz Diesel Plate Frame
Stitching as requested
Last edited by andy318iS; 01-11-2006 at 03:54 AM.
finished sanding down the sunroof panel....needed another thin cost of filler to get it spot on. Couple of coats of oxide primer and it was ready for trimming
Already started leathering before I remembered to take a picture....lol its not hiding anything
All put together, sunroof with new trim, sunroof panel and the rubber trim (sunroof in tilt position to show all the bits)
Last edited by andy318iS; 01-11-2006 at 04:00 AM.
Ah, I thought you had to do some stitching on the center console stuff to get it to fit correctly. That sunroof looks sweet too!
Todd Maurer
Past - 5 E36s, 1 E39, 1 MB W210 E320, 1 GMC 6.5 ECLB, B6 A4 3.0 6 Spd Quattro
Present - '05 E320 CDI, '06 VW TDI Jetta 5 Spd, '02 Ford F250 CCSB PSD, '02 Ducati Monster S4
Mods: 92* Thermostat, MB to BMW Wheel Adapters, 18" BMW Style 72 Wheels, Custom Mercedes-Benz Diesel Plate Frame
*wacking* So sweeeeet! *wacking*:ylinloveOriginally Posted by andy318iS
Sunny Skies
where did you get the dash parts? are they oem?
OMG splooge!
no matter how many times I look at the right hand drive car pictures, I still can't get use to it, looks so strange
Have you read any of this thread?!?!Originally Posted by cedchung
Bandwidth exceed so I've changed my host for the last few new pictures
That is very impressive, I wish I had money to do mods that are that nice. Awesome work. Love it when guys do this stuff themselves. Keep it up!
please please please post more pics of your progress... the pics on the first page don't work and it's killing me...
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