Leather Headrests/What to do
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Burning Brakes
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Leather Headrests/What to do
I had black leather headrests made to go on my tan leather seats and I really like them.What I wanted was the C5 emblem added to the headrest but could not get that done as the vender does not have a liciense from GM to do this.Well I tried stick on decals to no avail,then I bought iron on patches and because I wasn't about to put a hot iron on my headrests I tried sticking them on with 3m double sided tape but with the top down the wind started tearing them off,I then traced the decal onto 3' wide masking tape,cut it out with a razer blade,stuck it onto the head rest and covered the seat and sprayed it with contact cement as I also did to the iron on .This worked for awhile until it got really hot out and then it started to come off.Sewing them on is not an option because of the way they are made.I am looking for any ideas about this and will very much appreciate it.Sorry for the length but I though I should explain what I had already done.there was nothing in search that i seen.
Thanks
Fred
Thanks
Fred
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I had black leather headrests made to go on my tan leather seats and I really like them.What I wanted was the C5 emblem added to the headrest but could not get that done as the vender does not have a liciense from GM to do this.Well I tried stick on decals to no avail,then I bought iron on patches and because I wasn't about to put a hot iron on my headrests I tried sticking them on with 3m double sided tape but with the top down the wind started tearing them off,I then traced the decal onto 3' wide masking tape,cut it out with a razer blade,stuck it onto the head rest and covered the seat and sprayed it with contact cement as I also did to the iron on .This worked for awhile until it got really hot out and then it started to come off.Sewing them on is not an option because of the way they are made.I am looking for any ideas about this and will very much appreciate it.Sorry for the length but I though I should explain what I had already done.there was nothing in search that i seen.
Thanks
Fred
Thanks
Fred
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Find yourself an embroidery shop - they may have a digital image of the C5 logo that they can stitch on your headrests.
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Thanks for the tips and sorry no pics,maybe one of these days I will learn how.I think this will show the headrests,mine is in black and they look really great with the C5 emblem on them.
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Fred, what were you thinking? 
Why didn't you get the headrests done at a shop the could do RIGHT the first time! Now, you're going to spend more...it's called 'false economy'!
Why didn't you get the headrests done at a shop the could do RIGHT the first time! Now, you're going to spend more...it's called 'false economy'!I had black leather headrests made to go on my tan leather seats and I really like them.What I wanted was the C5 emblem added to the headrest but could not get that done as the vender does not have a liciense from GM to do this.Well I tried stick on decals to no avail,then I bought iron on patches and because I wasn't about to put a hot iron on my headrests I tried sticking them on with 3m double sided tape but with the top down the wind started tearing them off,I then traced the decal onto 3' wide masking tape,cut it out with a razer blade,stuck it onto the head rest and covered the seat and sprayed it with contact cement as I also did to the iron on .This worked for awhile until it got really hot out and then it started to come off.Sewing them on is not an option because of the way they are made.I am looking for any ideas about this and will very much appreciate it.Sorry for the length but I though I should explain what I had already done.there was nothing in search that i seen.
Thanks
Fred
Thanks
Fred
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Well JETZ I wasn't thinking. I have never had any experience in these kind of things.I usually do it 2 or 3 times before I get it right but for a $190.00 I would have liked to get it right the first time.Thanks anyway
Fred
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Wow, cut ME some slack! 
Wasn't beating down on Fred, he's pizzed off as is. Just commenting on fact that you can't fix some things after the fact, and in trying will cost more in the end than a pricier version to begin with. Sometimes a 'bargain' is not what it pretends to be... in other words 'look before you leap' with your dough, and read the fine print.
Just sayin!
Wasn't beating down on Fred, he's pizzed off as is. Just commenting on fact that you can't fix some things after the fact, and in trying will cost more in the end than a pricier version to begin with. Sometimes a 'bargain' is not what it pretends to be... in other words 'look before you leap' with your dough, and read the fine print.
Just sayin!
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Burning Brakes
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thanks everyone .All is well on the Corvette Forum.I had just seen the headrests advertised by one of the vendors and decided to order them. Only after I recieved and installed them did I realize how much better they would look with the C5 patch added to them.Thats what this is all about.Git er done
Thanks everyone
Thanks everyone
