liking or disliking the appearance of something is always in the eye of the be holder, Some may love what i designed, some may think its disgusting how ever i came up with the designs and personally love it.

I did the shift boot, Ebrake Boot, Arm rest, and steering wheel from a company called Redline Goods. I essentially designed it in MS paint and they took it and ran with it and it came out exactly how i wanted it.

here is the design and pictures that i attempted to keep with the typical Z color scheme of Black with silver accents with Orange stitching and Orange strips:

Wheel:
-Top and Bottom is Black Leather
-Sides is Perforated Black Leather
-Stripes are Millennium Yellow Leather (closest to orange that's good for handling) and Light Grey Leather (closest to Silver on the other boots)
-Stitching is Orange
-1/8" Foam Padding to better Feel

Shift and Ebrake Boot:
-Carbon Fiber Black Leather for main
-Carbon Fiber Silver Leather for side stripes
-Carbon Fiber Orange Leather for main stripe
-Orange Stitching

Door Arm rests:
-Black Leather
-Carbon Fiber Orange Leather as Top Strip
-Carbon Fiber Silver Leather as bottom Section
-Orange Stitching

Other Interior Upgrades:
-Chrystel White Led Interior (all around)
-Big Z Extra Think Floor Mats
-RJM Performance Adjustable Clutch Pedal (no more retarded spring and can change my clutch point and leverage)
-Pioneer Avid-Z130BT 7" Touch screen Deck w/ XM Radio, Bluetooth and GPS.
-Rockford Fosgate Power Series Tweeters in Doors and in Back Shock Tower Brace
-JL Audio 6.5" Full Range Speaker
-MA Audio 500w rms 1000w max 10" Competition Subwoofer built into the frame behind the drivers seat in replacement of the very shitty Bose Sub
-Hifonics 4 channel Amplifier
-Hifonics Mono Block 1200w rms @ 1 ohm Amp
-Black to Chrome Gradient Tint all around

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Company's Site: http://www.redlinegoods.com/cgi-bin/...r&id=1&aid=658

 

yellow?...anyway, I am not really a fan. Hope you didnt spend too much money on it. Hopefully its good quality though.

 

it looks really busy. quality looks to be there. I have a custom shift boot with a yellow stripe to match my ****, clean and simple.

 

I wish you would've done the wheel with the normal colored part on top center only, all four corners looks busy. Quality though for sure. I like the idea!

 

not bad, yes, not my cup of tea, but at least it was done w quality.

Also, you should never apply any silicone based interior spray to any leather .. ever..you will ruin it.

Leather cleaner and lotion only.
its skin, not plastic.

just a helpful tip so you dont continue to destroy your new parts lol.

 

It looks like the parts were done well, but I would have went with a different color scheme and pattern.

 

The carbon fiber material is leather, or vinyl? I've never seen a CF-look leather.

Looks like good quality work.

 

arm rest looks sick, everything else is meh

 

Quality work! Looks pretty good.

 

Like everyone else... quality work can be seen but I am not a fan.

To me the boot on the e-brake reminds me of an uncircumcised pee pee.

 

well...its unique so props for that.
I do think it would have been better with the single yellow strip at 12oclock on the steering...even better would have been an after market steering as the center of the steering would be hard to match up due to wear and tear and whatever else it has gone through.
not a fan of the shift or ebrake boot. simply black would have been nice there.

 

I use meguiars leather cleaner and moisterizer not an interior spray. I just applied it before taking the pictures which is why it appears shiny

 

Not really the color scheme I would have gone with either but definitely thinking outside of the box

I like it overall, thanks for sharing it with us

 

Sorry to brake up your post in multiple quotes, RangerDave, but I have a few specific thoughts/questions

First off, I love the look! Not a fan, personally, of the color choice but as you said, eye of the beholder.

1) How difficult was the install (say, on a scale of 1-10)?
I assume that Redline Goods provided pretty detailed installation instructions as I've purchased leather goods from them before for my Mustang and the instructions were pretty solid.

2) Does the wheel cover feel as sturdy as OEM? IOW, does it slide around on the wheel at all?


The door arm rests look cool as hell.
1) Again, difficulty of installation (1-10?)

I'd be interested in emulating your idea here, would you mind sharing where you found these and whether or not you feel it was a worth while purchase?

Again, something that snagged my interest.
1) Difficulty of installation?

2)Purchase location?

3)Was this difficult to get used to after driving on them OEM clutch pedal?

I hate the spring action on the Z clutch pedal.

I'm really sorry to bombard your with questions but if you havent assumed by now, I've only had my Z for about a month.

1) Did you follow/write a DIY guide on the installation of an aftermarket woofer into that location? I've read/heard that the area resonates poorly even with more powerful aftermarket subs which is why so many choose to install them in the hatch area.

2) How is the bass volume/sound quality of your MA-Audio sub in that location compared to what you think it would be in a better proofed location such as a ported enclosure under the rear strut bar?

Thank you so much in advance for your time and insight.
-Adam


This made me laugh, lol

While a bit busy, I actually like what you did; however, you can't argue that Porsche always does it right


I've also never seen CF-Look Leather until your pics but it looks BA!

 

I was fully prepared to do the actual leather wrap install my self but redline goods contacted me saying with all the different stitching points on my design that it would complicate the install and you would have to be very careful but then offered me a good price on an OEM wheel they would rip apart and install the cover for me and do the padding which is why i have 2 wheels in the picture.

Pudding the wheel in on its self was very easy, the only thing that got me and i had to fix was the internal spindle behind the wheel which has the wire harness plug in it. i thought at first it was used to put the wheel back on center as i didn't realize it moved, where as its just a sensor so when i first put it on i was driving straight with the wheel severely crooked and the traction control light and slip light went on when driving instantly once going forward/back. Once i realized how it worked it was very easy to fix and life went on as normal.

It feels sturdy and the padding i added to it makes it alot nicer to handle when driving. and a side affect of the stripes in the corners is it forms a nice 2 finger grip which feels surprisingly nice in my hand. i have yet to have any shifting in the leather or have my hands slip in any way that would cause issues.

very easy, simply is just super glue gel holding the leather all around and folding under neath, exactly how the stock is held on there. The stock leather that came off by the way is very thin and cheap feeling, might not even be leather.

I bought these because the stock mats where thing and being worn out from my heal. These are much thicker and i like the big Z and it was bought from the Z store. I also bought 2 clear side markers for my front bumper when i got a new bumper installed from a racoon accident and the big chrome Z logos for front to replace the Nissan one from the same store.

RJM Performance sells them right from there site and they have amazing instructions. since its fully adjustable with out a spring you can set your clutch point as well as the leverage on the master cylinder so you can make it very firm or very light depending. The dude that made this clutch pedal is a genious and i believe it is worth every cent. it took about 2 hours to casually put it in but it really wasn't very difficult at all.
Once its in its just a matter of fine tuning it. It actually makes the car much easier to drive. another side effect of the pedal is you "can" open the clutch engagement window so instead of it grabbing very quickly, it can be spread out with more movement so taking off normally is very easy, especially with an aggressive clutch.

The location for me was more for convenience. the car has next to no rear storage which i want to use occasionally so i didn't want to take up any space like i did my mustang for a subwoofer. When i first through it in, it sounded like ***. the enclosure is not sealed and has a ton of holes in it for air to escape. This summer i opened it back up, lined it with bubble insulation and foam and used form spray to seal it to the best of my ability. i also used the same bubble insulation on the outside of the wall between the chassis and the interior pieces. after i did all this it sounded much much much better and i can finely turn it up with out sounding like **** and since its close to sealed it hits fairly hard too. unless you do serious work itll still not sound as good as it would in a proper enclosure but with these cars i dont know if its worth killing your very little cargo room for a subwoofer.

i did boots and **** for my mustang too and it came out pretty good although i would have changed the color scheme around after the fact but its actually on there facebook page in an album called "awesome mustang" and they seemed to like my design here and featured the wheel on a mass email from the company so these may end up there as well. The wheel is already on the site in the 350z wheel section from pics they took before sending it off to me.

 

I like it, but as others said not a fan of the color.

 

Stitching looks clean and done well, not my cup of tea to busy for me.

 

Thanks for getting back to me on all of that, i know it was a lot!

poor raccoon lol

I'm definitely getting one of those clutch pedals, sounds crucial for these cars.


I did the same in my 08 and hated the complete lack of space. Now with an even smaller car (although no less storage space, more possibly) I still don't want to sacrifice precious space. This is my daily driver and my girlfriend drives a 2007 hyundai tiburon with the back seat bench removed and a fiberglass sub enclosure there instead and while her hatch space is significantly greater than the Z's, neither one of us have much room to spare when we take weekend trips lol.

Thanks for the info on sealing the sub area! I've got a couple 12s sitting around but no 10s. I'll get around to buying one sooner or later and I'd like to follow your suggestions installing it in the stock location.

If I get any of this stuff done anytime soon I'll post back here with some pics.
Thanks again for your time, RangerDave!