UPDATED PICS AT BOTTOM!! AUG/21/2006

So you drop $37K on a brand new evo and what do you get for that kind of money?! Well not enough, sad to say... The disspointment of not having climate control and a cruise control and the 6 cd indash cd changer are a big let down, but to compliment all of this is the plain plastic looking trim that the car has in abundance... to fix this problem i decided to apholster some of the plastic trim in the car... i am starting out with the center consol and see how that will turn out... here are some pics hopefully i will be able to update this thread as i do more interior work hope you guys like it... let me know what you think.







NEW PICS HERE!









This one pic shows one of the knobs up close... there are minor imperfections around the knob if you look up close, but i accredit that to it being the 1st apholstering i've ever done hopefully with more practice on my car the results will come out even better. I also have a spare trim for the car and i will try again on that one and if it comes out better i will repost the pics and update the thread again. The DIY will come shortly after i take a few more pics today. Thanx again for the support guys, hope you enjoy!

 

that's a pretty cool idea right there. never seen anyone try that before. looks good man, can't wait to see some shots of it all put together.

 

installed pics please

 

yes please. what kind of fabric?

 

What is that? Felt?

 

i havent installed the trim yet... i am waiting on the new stickers from the dealership for the cool/hot, fan pwr, and vent direction to come in...


the fabric used is actually a micro suade type, similar to "alcantara" but alcantara was too espenssive so i decided to go with something a bit cheaper ;]

 

where did you get the fabric? could you do a DIY write-up in the how-to section?

 

cant wait till the finish product

 

+1

 

yes definetly i will do a DIY as soon as i have all the pictures and it is all finished ;D just waiting on the dealer to call me for the new stickers!

 

Why does everyone buy new HVAC stickers? Just use a pen cap and push them off, then re-aply.

I've used my original HVAC stickers on three different center pieces so far, no problems at all.

 

"That's beautiful...what is that, velvet?"

 

subscribed.

 

here is a dash setup i did for a customer. can you tell that he likes suade?

 

thats weird i like the plastic myself but its def original