interior trim tweaks....

[nobby]

+1

Great work btw

And yes I have the leather pieces that Sudesh has discussed below. Excellent quality and better than OEM. Be sure to check ebay out for these bits n pieces. I have handbrake, gear lever gaitor, side steps installed.

Great thread.

Great work Jonathan! Very impressive, especially the steering wheel as those are hard to do.

On a side note, did you know that you can buy ready made arm rest, handbrake cover and if you have a manual car, gear gaiter, from the guys I worked with on ebay?

Also the door entry pads are available, all good prices and fantastic real nappa leather. I can still smell the leather in my car with just those small pieces and the quality is way above the OEM.

[Sudesh]

And like Andrews choices, you can pick different stitch colors!

[britlude]

thanks for the praise!!! i've fitted an aftermarket steering wheel cover before (stretchy vinyl), but the first time with leather from scratch! i know the ebay bits, i had them as an emergency reserve if it all went pear shaped, but thought i'd give it a go after the gear knob went well!

not brave, just making it up as i go along, if it works then hurrah, if not have a back up plan!


my other xmas/winter project was a new stainless steel exhaust manifolds and exhaust system for the hot rod, from a pile of bends... not the best pic, but you get the idea (this was the easy side!!)....

[Senninha]

Great work ... when can I drop off my interior for handywork? ;o)

[TheSebringOne]

Excellant job Jonathan! I can stiched up bits of clothes/repair small tears, not sure about leather! When you punched the holes in the leather, was it with a special needle and small hammer.

[britlude]

the holes were punched with an old screw driver ground down to a pointy point ( if that makes sense!!!) the gear knob was punched before i started, using the originals as a pattern.

with the steering wheel i punched about 3 inches as i went along, allowing for some fine trimming where required. it was straight forward once i got going!!!

[Rob_Fenn]

Nice job! You are both brave and talented!