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Old May 2, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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nice man , i had the same idea, how much did it cost to get the dash wrapped in suede?
It was $225 to wrap
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Old May 2, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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could this be done DIY?, the suede part...?
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could this be done DIY?, the suede part...?
Im the type of person that will try to do anything myself, BUT I dont know how to sew and I dont have spray gun for glue. DONT use the aerosol crap .
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what year is your sc?
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Old May 2, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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what year is your sc?
my car is a 93
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oic, how is the pod coming along?..
would it be possible to make this pod without covering dash with suede?
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Old May 3, 2005 | 05:18 AM
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oic, how is the pod coming along?..
would it be possible to make this pod without covering dash with suede?
Of course you can
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Old May 3, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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Nice man. Your shop wrapped your dash differently than mine. I see that yours has stitching variation on the corners versus tug and pull method. I like!
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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If 250 included the material that is a great price. Did you take the dash out yourself and bring it to them??? Also is that real suede or is the imitation, only reason I ask is because if its the real deal the sun will turn it an orange color. It happened in my old car and in a friends, I would recommend using a windshield visor either way because you know how this Florida heat gets.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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If 250 included the material that is a great price. Did you take the dash out yourself and bring it to them??? Also is that real suede or is the imitation, only reason I ask is because if its the real deal the sun will turn it an orange color. It happened in my old car and in a friends, I would recommend using a windshield visor either way because you know how this Florida heat gets.
took dash out but they picked up since he is mobile. I didnt use real suede for several reasons. the main you you mentioned. the second is because you cant get it wet. And yes that total was with materials
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Sorry I just reread my post and the "oranging" that I was talking about happened on imitation. The only facts I have regarding real vs imitation is that my friend and I both went to the same shop, so maybe it was whatever that shop was using wasnt good quality. I have not seen this happen to Type R seats which to the best of my knowledge is real suede.
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Hey 2.5t Soarer did you remove the wood grain on the dash before removing the dash or after? Is the dash removal pretty hard to do? Sorry for asking too many questions I've just been curious of the difficulty level involved in removing it and if its a weekend job.

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Hey 2.5t Soarer did you remove the wood grain on the dash before removing the dash or after? Is the dash removal pretty hard to do? Sorry for asking too many questions I've just been curious of the difficulty level involved in removing it and if its a weekend job.

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ot hard to do just takes time, and the wood is screwed from behind.
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Looks nice!!!
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Old May 3, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by boobstar
Sorry I just reread my post and the "oranging" that I was talking about happened on imitation. The only facts I have regarding real vs imitation is that my friend and I both went to the same shop, so maybe it was whatever that shop was using wasnt good quality. I have not seen this happen to Type R seats which to the best of my knowledge is real suede.
If your talking about integra Type R seats, I believe they are alcantara, not real suede. Still nice though.
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