[Pix] Project "Dash Wrap"
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[Pix] Project "Dash Wrap"
So my bro-in-law and I were coming up with a bunch of stuff to do to our C4's since they are kind of old and wore out on the inside.
We came up with a whole list of stuff we will be customizing in time.
The first one I decided to start this morning.
The goal is to completely wrap and hand stitch the entire dash in leather for the whole Italian sports car interior look. (Untextured plastic is not luxurious GM!!)
I am just using black lightly textured vinyl and white quilting thread.
The entire project should cost under $30 and take only-God-knows how many hours to complete.
Everything is hand drilled and hand double-stitched. Its taking forever and I have to go back and redrill a few holes and rethread a few holes that are "off" but overall, its coming out very nice and I am happy with the look.
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This is about 2 hours into the project.
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Hour 3...
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Hour 4...
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4/9/07 Update
Few hours later after gluing
Minus all the fitment issues and other research we put into this yesterday to get all the cutting just right...
I am at about 8 hours of labor now.
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4/10/07 Update
12 hours so far and I have two pieces finished
I really messed up on the center console, the leather slid somewhere after I started sewing, so it has a slight bunch at the top now, but I made it work the best I could.
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We came up with a whole list of stuff we will be customizing in time.
The first one I decided to start this morning.
The goal is to completely wrap and hand stitch the entire dash in leather for the whole Italian sports car interior look. (Untextured plastic is not luxurious GM!!)
I am just using black lightly textured vinyl and white quilting thread.
The entire project should cost under $30 and take only-God-knows how many hours to complete.
Everything is hand drilled and hand double-stitched. Its taking forever and I have to go back and redrill a few holes and rethread a few holes that are "off" but overall, its coming out very nice and I am happy with the look.
This is about 2 hours into the project.
Hour 3...
Hour 4...
4/9/07 Update
Few hours later after gluing
Minus all the fitment issues and other research we put into this yesterday to get all the cutting just right...
I am at about 8 hours of labor now.
4/10/07 Update
12 hours so far and I have two pieces finished
I really messed up on the center console, the leather slid somewhere after I started sewing, so it has a slight bunch at the top now, but I made it work the best I could.
Last edited by GIJoe; Apr 11, 2007 at 12:44 AM.
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Thats one project start... there was a post from one of europ members that did the whole interior, almost, in the leather/stich and it came out sweet...
I'm a CIO and can relate ..... get away from the computer and back to the oil & blood...
good luck, look forward to the final outcome
I'm a CIO and can relate ..... get away from the computer and back to the oil & blood...
good luck, look forward to the final outcome
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where did you get the vinyl? I'm in the process of making a headliner for my targa top to keep out the sun in the summer. I was thinking of wrapping the headliner in either black vinyl or black felt.
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Check a god size fabric store. Most will have two/three grades and weights of vinyl and may have one made for marine use. Latter one does better in UV sunlight.
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I am picking up a heat gun this week to finish off the rounded edges. I figured out how to finish all the tricky holes and curves this evening to.
Look for more pics later in the next week or so
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I had full intentions of making a template, but the way its turning out, its really not even going to be possible without spending about as much work (minus the sewing) to create each one. I mean it COULD be done, but it's just not something that would be worth the time to do.
I am picking up a heat gun this week to finish off the rounded edges. I figured out how to finish all the tricky holes and curves this evening to.
Look for more pics later in the next week or so
I am picking up a heat gun this week to finish off the rounded edges. I figured out how to finish all the tricky holes and curves this evening to.
Look for more pics later in the next week or so
Vinyl or leather, it'll look great. It should make for a project others will want to try.
His name escapes me at the moment, I wanna say it's Lars but someone took their plastic interior pieces, some type of polish and a buffer and gave the pieces a permanent glossy wet look. Came out really nice.
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Vinyl or leather, it'll look great. It should make for a project others will want to try.
His name escapes me at the moment, I wanna say it's Lars but someone took their plastic interior pieces, some type of polish and a buffer and gave the pieces a permanent glossy wet look. Came out really nice.
His name escapes me at the moment, I wanna say it's Lars but someone took their plastic interior pieces, some type of polish and a buffer and gave the pieces a permanent glossy wet look. Came out really nice.
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Toni H is the member that had his whole interior wrapped in black leather
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Wow!!! That looks good, I think I may try that!
But why do you have the holes drilled in both the flat and the recessed portion of the plastic? What ones are you using?
But why do you have the holes drilled in both the flat and the recessed portion of the plastic? What ones are you using?
Last edited by Grease Monkey; Apr 8, 2007 at 12:22 PM.