Some trimming

[EFFalcon]

After seeing JETXR's dash and the suede trim on the plastic sections i thought 'That can't be that hard'

and so i tackled it myself

in the picture it looks purple, but i assure you its not purple, the suede comes up a weird colour in photos as its actually a real dark grey.

I've done the Dash top, A pillars and the top plastic trim on the dash (some not shown in photos)
it really makes the interior look more luxurious and i'm very happy with how its come up. The A pillars were ridiculously annoying and havnt come up quite as good, but i can handle it

[img]hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/dashtrim3.jpg[/img]

[EFFalcon]

a current pic

[img]hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/dashtrim4.jpg[/img]

[img]hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/dash1.jpg[/img]

[Dezza]

Looks great John! Great job. It would probably still look better in the flesh (not being purple). Cool.

[Gubas]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

in the picture it looks purple, but i assure you its not purple, the suede comes up a weird colour in photos as its actually a real dark grey
.

I'll have to take your word for it John. LOL

Looks good. Hurry up and finish the spoiler!

[FPVWEPN]

nice work!! did you have to remove the dash???
and whats used to keep the suede in contact with the dash?

[5L]

looks good, will look heaps better once you do the top of the door trims to match the dash.

[old_mate]

That looks sensational

wonder if i can get brown suede to match the cuppa hmmmm

I secretly knew u would try it. i could tell my the interest you showed in JETXR (and the price!)

[EFFalcon]

i did it without removing the dash.


old mate: yeah, i was very interested after seeing JETXR i ended up getting more pics of it to research what was done before i attempted my own.

[old_mate]

and, in your own opinion, how does your effort stand up with the likes of JETXR?

Would you get a better result removing the dash?

[niko]

when you putting in the purple roof liner aswell? :P

looks like a very good finish. good stuff

[Aaron_EF8]

Looks very well done, was it hard to get the suede smooth?

I'd have to see it in the flesh I think to make a decision, it looks horrible in purple lol.

How does the suede colour compare to say the original vinyl on the dash, or the black dash surround?

[Kenaz]

Wow that looks sensational John!

I can't wait to check it out in the flesh.

[AdzT3-146]

That looks nice as John. Can't wait to check it out in person

[ON_DUBS]

that looks nuts well done

[gthofan]

great work there john, i thought of that with using my left over black vinyl, but thought it would be too hard. do you have airbags that would be obstructed. if they are even fitted to the passenger side??

[Felony]

Sounds like you wanna do mine for FREE!!! :P LOL, looks real nice dood, well done,
cheers

[LTDHO]

The purple (ahem, grey) looks good.

Gives me ideas!

[LG]

Top effort mate! The grey, really shows it as purple. Maybe some different lighting will help show the real colour. As for an idea, some motor trimmers also offer to do the center console. They also offer to do under the dash, not just on the top. But that might getting a bit carried away. I'd say keep it simple, and not too much.

How about a clean of your car? lol

Cheers

[EFFalcon]

LG: i intend to do the lot.

lower half of the dash, full console, door trims, roof lining etc.

i was just exited with the finish so wanted to post up the results

I'll have to see what i can do with the lighting to get a more accurate representation o f the colour.

When i was applying it to the dash, i found it was only JUST darker then the top 1/2.
how ever when applying to the A pillar it was a lot darker.

Originally Posted by old_mate

and, in your own opinion, how does your effort stand up with the likes of JETXR?

Would you get a better result removing the dash?

IMO my dash and top dash panel are probably close to as good as JETXR's.
his A pillars are deffinately better then mine, but the price difference keeps me happy.
all up whats done there cost about $25.
Removing the dash may have made it a little easier, don't think there would be improvement to be had in coverage though.

Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

Looks very well done, was it hard to get the suede smooth?

How does the suede colour compare to say the original vinyl on the dash, or the black dash surround?

a lot of time required to get it all smooth, the suede doesn't like to stretch so it took a long time to get it sitting right.
whats done there took 2 days, having to wait for glue to dry etc makes it a slow process.

Originally Posted by gthofan

great work there john, i thought of that with using my left over black vinyl, but thought it would be too hard. do you have airbags that would be obstructed. if they are even fitted to the passenger side??

My cars a GLi so i don't have passenger airbag.
if i did, you could pop the airbag cover off and trim that seperately.

[EFFalcon]

heres a few more pics that give a better represenation of the colour. still not 100% what it looks like though.

[img]hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/inwindow.jpg[/img]
[img]hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/material.jpg[/img]

[Tiga_EL]

Looks like a job well done.

[-jjM-]

great work john, car looks clean....er... i might attempt this down the road, it did look really good in jetxrs car ;) well done

[Rollin]

that looks great! its now got me thinking...I have always loved suede, IMHO it looks a lot better than 'leather' and it is quieter and grippier (IE, seats, steering wheel etc...)

Where can you get suede from?

[MADED-6]

i dont no about everyone else but the last picture of the actual dash looks grey to me be yeah anyway good job man looks heaps good.

[EFFalcon]

Yeah, i took a photo with a different camera and it came up much closer to the real thing.

[LUXO_8]

that looks friggin mad!! good stuff john...

will have to check it out:P

[Damo]

you got the same dash as me. Looks interesting I wanna see it in the flesh.

looks crap wilson! purple interior. what are you thinking?!?!?

nah looks good....would obviously look alot better in real life.

[EFFalcon]

look at: hxxp://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/dash1.jpg
for the real colour

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

look at: http://www.deleted link/pics/mycar/interior/dash1.jpg
for the real colour

Looks heaps better without the purple! I like!