hey guys, I am doing suede in my car tomorrow and i bought some orange and black suede.
I found a store in mesa called hancock fabrics that sells many types of fabrics.
I got my suede for 8 bucks a yard x 60". But there havin a big sale and everything is 30-50% off. I paid twenty bucks for 5.3 yards of fabric.
so if your lookin for a place check that place out.
Its on the NW corner of gilbert and University.
Keep an eye out cause ill be posting my suede job soon
oh and there number is 480-962-1891

 

Ok just sueded my steering wheel.

NOT an easy task. Very tedious, took me about 3-4 hours for both sides.
Might be suedeing the pillars tonight,
doin headliner tomorrow.


The volume button stick a little bit but im ok with that.

 

Man that looks pretty sweet. Sounds complicated though.

 

a little, this is actually my first suede job i have done.
I think it came out pretty sweet as well.

 

suede or Ultra suede?

There is a big difference as one is leather and the other is polyester. Sometimes called
Micro-suede.

 

i used faux suede, or woven suede. not leather but suede like.
Much cheaper, got it on sale 60% off 8 bucks a yard.
looks decent too

 

man 68 views but only two people posted???

 

I played with a little Ultra-suede myself

 

Id recommend against doing your headliner if its your first time... might not look right. Its very hard to get it to stretch right so you will get a lot of wrinkles. I tried to do it on my tC and had a lot of trouble. What I would do is remove the headliner and take it and the fabric to an upholstery shop and have them do it. They charged me $100 buck which is pretty good. Might be around $150 for the xB. Good luck! Pillars are pretty easy just try not to get glue on your hands as it might get on the good side of the fabric and is pretty much impossible to remove unless its already tacky.

 

i used micro-suede in for my headliner...... i dont like it. its nothing like suede.

my headliner was the first thing i've ever covered...... biggest PITA. it didnt come out too bad but there is one spot where i stretched too much around a curve so its not even stuck onto the headliner. its near the visor so its not too noticable

 

yeah just did the two B pillars black suede. A little bi tof a pain in the center where the seat belt slider goes.
Where do you guys buy your suede?
the orange i want to put up is thin and doesnt stretch, kinda worried about the corners

 

i got mine at a local fabric store.

what i was wondering is how to go about doing the little cubby-hole thing in the rear

 

that the same suede color as medullaman has in his xB2?

 

I bought mine at hancock fabrics as well here in VA. Used the woven suede stuff. I think it looks closest to the real thing than anything else until you get eyeball close and see the threads. Not sure if I'll wrap anything in the new box but we'll see. Im kind of curious to try some vinyl since it probably stretches a little easier.

 

Oh and if you can... try and keep the sun off of the stuff you wrapped! It will fade and change colors.......

 

Im not sure if its the exact same type and color that medullaman has.
And im not copying him just had the same idea lol!!! but im going a bit further
i sueded the A and B Pillars black, the plastic around the shifter orange, and the plastic from there to the floor black as well.

Will post pics tommorrow afernoon, its to dark right now.

Yeah hancock fabrics has pretty good stuff.
But get the common colors from walmart,
Got the black i used there for $2.74 a yard. Pretty sweet deal

Oh and also wondering how to do the back cargo pillars

 

Yeah those cargo pillars would probably be pretty hard if not, impossible. Buy a sewing machine lol and make seams.

 

yeah sorry i lied. Will post pics def after work today. Plus got another piece done last night, the plastic piece that has the cigarette lighter in it is orange now.

Oh and got a solution to the cargo pillar, could just suede over it and cover the compartment.
I just might do that.

 

That works! Or add a speaker too and suede the whole thing!

 

hey theres an idea too, would like a 6.5" speaker or a small sub be better??