Anyone suede the arm rest?
05-01-2008, 08:14 PM
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Anyone suede the arm rest?
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!
05-01-2008, 08:19 PM
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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.
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.
05-02-2008, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rvpps2rocks
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
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=zMizpF0pXSY
05-03-2008, 01:10 AM
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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 
05-03-2008, 02:30 AM
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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.
05-03-2008, 05:50 AM
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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.
