i did briefly but then I sprayed the carpet with water and brushed it. Then I used my shop vac to draw some of the moisture out. I am not finished but I like the way it made it look better.



are you thinking of keeping black carpet then adding camel floor mats?
It might look good because black and brown usually go together.

 

The armrest removal from car and pulling the leather off.

 

Kudos to you! Nice work. Maybe one day after retirement, I will tackle this. Good luck.

 

Good job Bgw. Very nice.

 

I once did a headliner on my Firebird. 3M makes a high temp spray adhesive especially for headliners and fabric. I bought it at Oreilly's but I am sure you can get it anywhere.

 

I found this video and he makes it look easy! We shall see!

 

Here is my version...not perfect but so far, I am very happy!

 

A few more pics of my work on the passenger seat. My plan was to finish it today but life happened and I had to put it on hold.

 

how are you going to shrink the headrest leather?

 

i don’t know, I should’ve made that more of a question vs a statement.

 

While my 2004 has ECRU leather, I believe we purchased from the same place. I requested that the foam be either replaced or built-up during the leather replacement process. The seats were looking flat and had lost that sculpted bucket and bolster appearance after 110,000 miles and 12 years. The final result looked very good with no wrinkles or loose areas.

 

I would buy foam, glue on two three pieces to the existing foam. Then shape it with knive, rasp, sand paper. If you get foam a little less firm, you can leave it a little to bulky, that way you can compress with the leather. Just have to make sure the foam is a smooth shape first, so it doesn't look like cellulite.

 

The headrests seem to be the worst...if I do anything, I may look at adding something to the headrest...for now, I am just going to finish the passenger seat.

 

I had a friend who was an upholsterer. He once told me you get a garment steamer and you apply it to the foam. It rehydrates the foam and plumps it up

 

I may have missed it...but where was this purchased?