Suede Headliner {Pics}
03-01-2010, 04:57 AM
#82
you dont you be the first? 
but seriously, leather is a lot heavier than suede/carbon fiber fabric, I dont think it would hold up very well and will eventually sag in time. I should have wrap my headliner in carbon fiber fabric instead, the material is very stretchy and flexible to work with than the suede I got from the store.
but seriously, leather is a lot heavier than suede/carbon fiber fabric, I dont think it would hold up very well and will eventually sag in time. I should have wrap my headliner in carbon fiber fabric instead, the material is very stretchy and flexible to work with than the suede I got from the store.
03-01-2010, 07:19 PM
#84
anyways got done wrapping my A-pillars with carbon fiber fabric. The suede material I got from the local store wasn't stretchy enough for those big curves. Turn out really nice
Will install them tomorrow.
03-01-2010, 07:24 PM
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Ice, Great job! everything looks great. i wish you were local, i would pay you to do it.
btw, if you don't mind answering, how much was the fabric you bought and how much of it did you buy in feet?
btw, if you don't mind answering, how much was the fabric you bought and how much of it did you buy in feet?
03-01-2010, 07:50 PM
#86
Looks good Ice! In the pictures it looks like your painted plastic pieces are a lot darker than the suede. Is this the case in person too? The cloth on the visor (now black) seems to match the suede pretty well, at least in the pictures you took. In any case, I'm curious to see the end result!
By the way, are your visors on the wrong sides?
By the way, are your visors on the wrong sides?
03-01-2010, 08:22 PM
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Looks good Ice! In the pictures it looks like your painted plastic pieces are a lot darker than the suede. Is this the case in person too? The cloth on the visor (now black) seems to match the suede pretty well, at least in the pictures you took. In any case, I'm curious to see the end result!
By the way, are your visors on the wrong sides?
By the way, are your visors on the wrong sides?
03-02-2010, 08:16 AM
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Definitely taking my visors to an upholsterer. That looks 100x better than the spray paint. Although the paint doesn't look awful, just the matching visors really bring out the liner.
03-02-2010, 11:00 AM
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Kwame what material did you use for the headliner. Did it have a good stretch to it. I want to do this but as mentioned earlier, I believe that a good stretchable suede will make for a nicer and easier install. Also who did you visors. The wrapped visors look better than the painted ones, but painted does not look bad either. Thanks for the info.
03-02-2010, 01:13 PM
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Kwame what material did you use for the headliner. Did it have a good stretch to it. I want to do this but as mentioned earlier, I believe that a good stretchable suede will make for a nicer and easier install. Also who did you visors. The wrapped visors look better than the painted ones, but painted does not look bad either. Thanks for the info.
you should try that. Its much easier to do. Send PM to "somebody" for some CF fabric material.
03-02-2010, 02:26 PM
#96
Kwame what material did you use for the headliner. Did it have a good stretch to it. I want to do this but as mentioned earlier, I believe that a good stretchable suede will make for a nicer and easier install. Also who did you visors. The wrapped visors look better than the painted ones, but painted does not look bad either. Thanks for the info.
03-02-2010, 06:42 PM
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o yea I would never attempt to wrap the visors myself. Anyone on this forum do upholstery work. It would be great if I could just get someone to wrap my visors.
Still wanting to wrap the headliner. Might get suede from Joanne Fabrics but the stuff there is not stretchy at all. MUST FIND STRETCHABLE SUEDE
Still wanting to wrap the headliner. Might get suede from Joanne Fabrics but the stuff there is not stretchy at all. MUST FIND STRETCHABLE SUEDE
03-02-2010, 06:49 PM
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o yea I would never attempt to wrap the visors myself. Anyone on this forum do upholstery work. It would be great if I could just get someone to wrap my visors.
Still wanting to wrap the headliner. Might get suede from Joanne Fabrics but the stuff there is not stretchy at all. MUST FIND STRETCHABLE SUEDE
Still wanting to wrap the headliner. Might get suede from Joanne Fabrics but the stuff there is not stretchy at all. MUST FIND STRETCHABLE SUEDE
