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Old 09-04-11, 03:23 PM
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stripping interiors suck! nice gs though and black interior is going to set that car off!!
Old 09-04-11, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cnewingham
stripping interiors suck! nice gs though and black interior is going to set that car off!!
I don't know weather to do all black or keep the solid brown with the black ;2 tone. Regardless the tan has to go!
Old 09-14-11, 04:10 PM
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All black would be hard to find, but sick!!!
Old 09-14-11, 07:39 PM
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mind me asking how much your getting new seat covers for? im in need of some for my gs as well.
Old 09-14-11, 10:59 PM
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Car looks great... Nice job
Old 09-15-11, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TxLexus400
mind me asking how much your getting new seat covers for? im in need of some for my gs as well.
I'm getting them custom stitched by an upholstry guy I know locally. It's about the same cost as the Leatherseats.com kit..

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Old 09-18-11, 07:46 PM
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well got some work done on the car this weekend. I dyed the carpet from tan to black and installed the carpet over a 4 day period.It was a dirty job but after 4 coats of dye and some scothgaurd it was real black.I installed the pioneer flipout screen as well and this up coming week the leather should be here. Im going to fiberglass the defi gauges to a custom pillar im going to make.i still have no idea where to mount my afc yet...door panels will be next Enjoy the pics.













final product in the car
Old 09-18-11, 07:50 PM
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Daaaaaamn that black carpet is looking real nice!
Old 09-19-11, 05:04 PM
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the inside is starting to look as good as the outside of the car.
Old 09-22-11, 09:00 PM
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Well i had a few days off and worked on the car as much as i could, My leather finally came in and i started and finished wrapping the seats, I did a few panels as well. All i have is my headliner to do along with a few minor panels here and there. Then my all black conversion should be done. My GF also joined in on the project. I should have the whole car back together this weekend.... enjoy more pics..













Old 09-22-11, 09:18 PM
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Dang!... much respect and big props man. Once again another bookmark on my list of motivation.
Thanx

Great example of how to get it done.
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new leather looks sweet!
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WOW! how much were the leather skins?? my gf's GS is in need of this!!! and i have a question about spraying the dash... will it peel in the future? or did you have to clear it at all?
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Originally Posted by 808UCF11
WOW! how much were the leather skins?? my gf's GS is in need of this!!! and i have a question about spraying the dash... will it peel in the future? or did you have to clear it at all?
This method will not peel at all. I've done many interiors and no chips or runs for years ...I prep the interior first :::: soap and water , followed by tack cloth, scuffing , plastic adhesion promotor, tack, liquid vinyl paint. Won't chip because the paint is extremely flexible and actully absorbs in the plastic. As far as the skins go; my local upholstery guy traced the originals and I installed the new skins. No clear needed as the promotor is a clear in itself as well; it works as a primer base and a clear.

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Well i took a few weeks off and went back at it again ! I did a steering wheel swap on the car....wired in the ARK electronic boost controller , hks turbo timer, along with the led dash conversion as well. I also finished the headliner as well which took many coats as you can tell from the picture comparisons. These are the pics i have for now. I will take some more a bit later to show further progress.




















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