Suede

[bzinn 1]

Our buddy Will who is sponsered by M2 has his xB wrapped head to toe in leather.It was professionally done and it is the interior that came out of Foths xB before he sold it( Foth has the Drift Yaris)

It looks super hot and the dash in the Yaris is flat enough to be able to be done.If you wet the leather and shape it a bit before install you can get it to stretch into shape,then let dry and good to go..

[eTiMaGo]

sounds hot... I'm thinking of the speedo "hump" as a separate piece, with some sexy red double stitching at the seams

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by bzinn 1

I still have to paint the oh shit handles, the visor hangers,the coat hangers and two push in clips.

That one cracked me up.

[Meteorite_Marty]

As a side note...

No offence, but why do Americans wear shoes inside the house? I'm losing my mind imagining it, especially on your WHITE rug. Canadians, and everywhere else I've been in the world, people take their shoes off when inside.

Your suede project looks great too. I'm sure it will look and feel nice once done.

[bikegerm]

What an undertaking !! I applaud you Would have loved to see you after you were "sniffing" glue, drinkin' beer, shooting vodka, and laying some suede !! What a sight... Great story.. Thanks for sharing !!

[blacksandiegovitz]

Originally Posted by bzinn 1

It is upolstery grade micro suede that is used to in cars......it is a synthetic,not real suede,real suede would be impossible to work with as it is just too thick and has no give and is about $75 a yard and you cannot get it in wide enough sheets to do upolstery.

The material I used is pretty thick compared to many I looked at and has a good thick backing.the backing is important as the glue will seep through very easy if it is too thin....most of the ultra suedes I looked at had almost no backing thickness.They would of been a lot easier to work with though and looked and felt just as good on the face of the material though.

Sounds like a very good product (the micro suede ) Can you please post a link or the name of the ebay seller you bought the micro suede from . I'm doing this to my yaris within the next month.

[lilredrocket]

I did mine and if you plan on doing the pillars too have fun my fingers hurt for a while will try and post pics having comp problems typing on my phone now

[kustom play]

we did that last year on our TC

i wouldnt want to do it again the door was a PIA

[bzinn 1]

Originally Posted by kustom play

we did that last year on our TC

i wouldnt want to do it again the door was a PIA

I know how you feel......I got the parts installed today,will get pictures of it in tomorrow.....good God....I hate suede at this point.

The Ebay sellers name is syfabrics they area good seller and I have bought form them like 5 times now and each time the order gets to me in 2 days.They are in San Diego.

not sure why we wear shoes inside,I end up steam cleaning the carpets every 6 weeks too......now I hate carpet....lol

[Dbeau]

O wow this is a project I could get into. I did the wife's audio setup in the trunk in suede Hmmmm what color would look good in a Pacific Blue Sedan S ?

Lets see some pics first of your finished job first.

[bzinn 1]

Well today I got the pieces back in,almost finished painting the plastic parts that go back in.willpost up pictures tomorrow once it is all in.

[bzinn 1]

bumped for pictures installed first post......