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Old 12-11-01, 08:06 AM
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Default Headrest embroidery

Wuld anyone here be interested in getting their headrest embroidered? I was thinking that this would look pretty damn cool.
Old 12-11-01, 09:16 AM
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I remember seeing a post about this a few weeks ago. It did look pretty damn cool actually. It was the soarer emblem on the headrest. Was that you or someone else who posted that?
Old 12-11-01, 09:29 AM
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nah, I just got the idea when I was surfing the net. I was at www.suprastore.com and they have it listed there for $147 and a five day turn around. I wonder if we could get some sorta group buy going. I would be in!
Old 12-11-01, 09:49 AM
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$147 to embroider on two headrests, and you have to send in your own? HAH! I'll do 'em for $90/pair + shipping. Plus, its our slow season right now, so we should be able to turn them around in a day or so.
Old 12-11-01, 09:51 AM
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Black RX-7.
You do this kinda work? I thought it would be a complicated process doing embroidery in leather, guess I was wrong.
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Yes, I do embroidery. The only thing about sewing in leather is the risk of perforation, which can easily be avoided with careful digitizing, and correct tension.
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WEll, if you could do it for $90, I would be down with that. Now I need to come up with some ideas about what I want. Think you could do a Lexus logo in both the headrests???
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Just the L in a circle? No problem. More complicated designs (the word Lexus, SC 400, Soarer Lion, etc) will require larger orders to cover the artwork labor.
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ok, now that we got that settled, what should I do about color? I have tan interior with the pearl white exterior. Any suggestions, since you are in the business?
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I would suggest tone on tone...tan, or a shade darker than the leather...unless you like loud and tacky, then do red or royal or black? Basically, its up to you....whatever you think will look good. I can make it all sew up pretty...with the exception of metallic threads....they sew like hell on anything....espescially leather.
Old 12-11-01, 01:23 PM
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I'll have to agree with the darker tan. Because pearl thread would only get dirty really quick.
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Cool ill do it

i wanna get some logos in my headrests...
i got a gray interior...
should i just go with a slightly darker gray

i wanna go in on a lexus emblem... or two

ian
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what do you realistically think the turn around time will be?
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At the current point in time, 2 days, probably more like one....unless of course the machine eats one, then I'll have to get a replacement from Lexus.
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Default Re: ill do it

Originally posted by trudremz16
i got a gray interior...
should i just go with a slightly darker gray
Yes, or even a little lighter. I won't be able to match the colors *exactly* anyways.


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