Has anyone sueded the armrest? I am thinking of attempting this but would like some pointers first. Any problems you ran into? Difficulty laying suede on a curved surface, etc...thanx!

 

I have the Clazzio set which came with a pre made piece for the armrest, It comes apart really easy so I don't think wrapping it manually would be to hard to do..

You could always take a small piece and wrap and stretch and put the black piece back i just to get a feel for it before actually making anything more permanent.

 

Redline goods makes a cover in leather or suede that you just slide right on. I have one and love it.

 

some guy just did a diy on it and made a youtube video out of it...i doubt i can find it though. he showed how to do the door panels too

 

I did the door panels the other day and am debating on also doing the armrest...

 

If you successfully did the door panel inserts, you should have no problem with the armrest.

 

Linky-

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zMizpF0pXSY

 

^thanx for the vid Captain! Looks pretty easy!

 

I'm going to be doing mine in 2 weeks when I get my bonus check! Do you have any pics of your door panels?

 

The suede I bought is ultra-suede. It's very thick and suede on both sides. Also, it does not stretch but it was easy to work with. Because it doesn't stretch is why I am worrying about the curve on the arm rest

 

Suede does not bend so well at times but if you tap it with a hammer on the back side to break the sinew just a bit in the ares you need it to bend and stretch it willbe great.......you should not have problems........now you need to come over and do my car.........catch yo later.

 

^thanx for the info Brian! When are you planning on doing your panels?

 

Tc on hold for about 60 days.........just bought a BSP Yaris ........and of course it is not gonna be left stock......lOL.......I do need to go track down the material this month though.......and get it purchased....I stillhave the tC but my work car died so I bought the Yaris to get to work...........fun little car it is.......got 39mpg out of the thing this week......LOL it is like a gocart.

 

Looks really good, i am in the process of doing mine also, all i need is the front seats, which are being started on Monday

 

that suede is looking good guys.....

 

wow! that looks so nice! How did you go about doing the seats?

 

Well for seats i had to have that done at a local father and son upholstery shop..too much experienced work required to do those

 

looks sweet

 

looks sweet

 

Black suede headliner & a/b/c pillars.