A few finished product pics.

 

Looks good mang, I did mine not too long ago in a Dry Carbon BMW fabric. For me the seat belt covers were the hardest part of all.

 

Thanks.

Those would definetly be tough. I decided to take the easy route and painted them.

 

Your results are great.
However,#1 you are either a prodigy of this skill,or#2 you got real good from doing it a thousand times,or#3 you subcontracted this whole job to a pro.
Now I am leaning towards #2.You have had to have experience at it to get these results.
Or #1 ,you are born with the skill in the left side of your brain.#3 IMO I do not think
so,although the results point that way.
Please take my post as a compliment,and I wouldn't attempt this unless I had a
brand new interior on deck to replace the major ****ing up I was going to do to my cabin.

 

Thanks for the compliment. :lol: I worked at a few shops doing custom car stereo for to many years. I have wrapped some very interesting pieces. With triple stretch vinyl and a heat gun i could wrap just about anything. I am out of the field and this has been the first thing i have wrapped for many years now.

Its really not all that hard. You could always practice on a thin piece of wood or plastic and try it first. When i did the rear deck lid i somehow managed to leave one of the plastic covers for the child seats on and sprayed it with glue. Some plastic prep took the glue right off.

 

Amazing work.

It looks great.

 

Did you buy your material online or locally? I tried my fabric store but nothing to great and it was pretty expensive for a yard.

 

WHAT? The suede was only $16 / yd? Holy crap Batman! I just ordered Alcantara to match my GR's interior, and it was $78 / yd!!!

 

big difference between microfiber suede and alcantara.

 

excellent work, came out great.
love seeing DIY projects like this :tup:

 

The best part about modding the car is doing the work yourself. :tup:

 

I just got done doing mine. as the OP said you need lots of patience to do this mod. I took some breaks bc i was getting irrate that the fabric i got would not stretch. but over all i think i did a pretty good job... not as good as the OP's but I can correct those sections later on for now i am satisfied to just have it done. I will post pics up tomorrow.

 

Lets see those pics...

 

Subscribed to this so I can do it when I get home from college this week!!
- What is and how durable is the paint on the plastic seatbelt covers and Dome lights pieces?
- You said SEM Color Coat Satin Black 15243 was used for the visors?

 

SEM Colar Coat can be used on plastic, leather, vinyl and carpet. Thats what i used for all pieces painted. It seems to hold better on vinyl than plastic. Just make sure you clean everything and scuff up everything and it should hold well.

 

subscribed!! this is freakin awesome. will be doing mine this summer!!

 

So scuff up with high grain sand paper right? Will it hold up on gentle daily use, I'm mainly concerned about the dome lights and the seat belt covers looking like crap after a few weeks/months.

 

So scuff up with high grain sand paper right? Will it hold up on gentle daily use, I'm mainly concerned about the dome lights and the seat belt covers looking like crap after a few weeks/months.

Dont use sandpaper. Get a scuff pad. 3M makes them. An automotive parts store should have it. The parts where the belt moves might wear off over time but mine seem to be holding ok.

 

Alright, I think I got my shopping list down! I'll post pics if I get around to this anytime soon. Thanks for the info! makes the interior look a lot nicer!

 

No problem. It definetly changes the look of the interior.

 

How stretchable was your suede fabric? My fabric kept on wrinkling/kinking.

 

Thank you for posting this. I had a good idea of what to do for an interior wrap (also having worked at custom stereo shops), but the finer points of what needed to be done for our interiors was indispensable. I'm 1/3 of the way through:

A pillar trim before & after:

C pillars:

 

Normally, I hate suede interiors, but that's mainly because the people who do it usually suede the whole thing...the way you did it though actually looks good.

 

This post is really informative! I know it's an old thread but I was wondering how the fabric is holding on I have already placed an order for 2 yards of alcantara (from JPM works) that should be here in Kuwait in few days.. I was going to experiment on some plastic pieces around the house or maybe even my phone cover just to get to know the fabric and such!

I do have few questions:
1. Fitting back the pillars and trims to the car after wrapping, Will the spaces between the panels and the car interior be a problem? I have noticed that some panels are pretty close to the interior of the car with little to no space, So I'm guessing that some fabrics on the corners or the panels will make it harder to fit back the panels.

2. Is sanding the pieces essential? I'm afraid of doing so as I might remove the fabric at some point in the future (for whatever reasons) and then the panel will be un-usable without a wrap on it.