I recently finished reupholstering parts of my interior and thought you guys might want to check it out. This is my first time posting a pic so I hope I do it right.

 

Headliner...

 

I don't really care for tweed, do you think it might work with other materials? Feel like writing up a "how to" ? They look really great, if not for it being tweed. That's basically my opinion, but I've seen so many tweed pics on my Ranger board, that I just don't feel it fits the sports car look.

Mathius

 

I guess it could work with other materials as long as the material has some give in it. Tweed works well because it is a woven material and therefore has a lot of give which makes it easier to work and mould around the flames. I would write a "how to" on this but it would be kind of hard to understand because I didn't take pictures of the steps along the way. If you have any more questions though Id be glad to answer them.

 

do you think leather would work?

 

Im not sure if leather would work. It may be to rigid to work around the flames and it would probably wrinkle.

 

What did you use for the door panel itself, and also what did you use underneath the tweed to do the flames. Thanx. I think it looks awesome, tweed just isn't for me though.

 

do they make a black tweed, if so, then it shall work muahahhaha ok, the lack of sleep catching up.

 

I have seen leather with desingns in it! Just have to find the right shop i guess. And check their previous work out too, just to see what they are capable of. If you want to do it yourself, i have no idea. Looks good man, nice!

 

looks good man!

 

that looks sweet as hell man, ive always liked tweed, done know why, just some sort of thing i have lol

 

Nasty_Bird_'90: I had to make a whole new door panel out of 1/4 inch cardboard because the old door panel was really warped. Then I laid down a layer of 1/4 thick high-density foam over the cardboard. I then cut the flame design out of a 1/4 inch sheet of packaging foam.


Screamer27: yes, they do make black tweed.

 

Looks really kewl

I like it.

I'm nto a tweed fan, I would rather use cloth, but still kewl.

 

Thanx a bunch man.

 

Where did you find the cardboard and foam? Did you find an online source or buy it locally? Looks really good.

 

WOW!! Very nice job!!!

 

I was going to do somthing similer to my camaro but i didnt have th skill or money for that matter. I think you did a really profesionaly looking job. It looks sweet. I think you can also use some headliner material because it has a lot of "give" to it.

 

you can use anything that stretches. i think tweed is probably easiest, but there are plenty of types of vinyl that are backed with a fabric that allows it to stretch. some stretch one way only, others stretch either way...those are probably the ones to get. real leather, i hear, doesn't stretch as much (i'm not saying it can't be done, just that it probably should be left to the pros )

 

Well done. I'm not a big tweed fan either, but it doesn't look bad

 

i like it...if you have any more pics i would like to have them e-mailed to me at

eighty4z28@wideopenwest.com

How long did it take and how much did it cost?

 

It probably took me about 6 hours per door and about 7 hours for the headliner. And in total it cost $80 cnd for everything.
Thanks for the compliments guys.

 

where did you buy the tweed from??


can we get it at jo ann fabrics guys ??? like around here in IL???

 

Nasty_Bird_'90

I redid my door panels and my panels were shot, so i bought 1/8" solid paneling at Menards/Lowes for like $8 (4'x8' sheet) and used the original as a template to cut out new ones from the paneling. Worked REALLY well, in addition to the backing, it helps block out alot of road noise.

 

Im looking to do something close to this but on a speaker box, instead of flames it would be either Kenwood or just a large K, can u give me some instructions how i would go about doin this?

 

383IROC.....

Would you ever considering making these door panels and selling them to other people???

 

Dude it looks really niice I like it a whole lot... I would like to do something just like it just a different design instead of flames. I understand how to do most of it but what I dont under stand is what you used to attach the tweed to the foam. Do you use some kind of glue or so u like sew around the flames..?
thanx alot
matt

 

xpndbl3: I got my tweed from a place here in Ontario called Michael Harris.
Crazed-79-Z28: I would stick with doing a large K. There would be too many little details to do Kenwood. I basically summed up the process in my fifth response but if you have for more questions just ask.
FLYNLOW92rs: yes, I would consider making them for someone if they lived near me (Ontario).
slamm3d91: I used 3M super spray adhesive to attach the tweed to the foam.

 

I pay for shipping.........Also i can pay for through paypal.com??

You can e-mail me at: Diablo84@aol.com

We can discuss the details if you are interested, so we don't take up this thread anymore........

 

sweeet dude thanx alot i am really interested in doin this... but i just dont wanna mess it up or ne thing..
later
matt

 

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i am very interested as well email me at ohyeahjay@yahoo.ca

 

very sweet!

 

Sweet! Very very nice! I would love something like that to match my car. Drop me a PM and perhaps we can talk.

 

that looks awesome! i'm not a big tweed fan myself, but you really did a good job. i was actaually wondering about doing some similar stuff myself. i don't want to do anything raised (i'm all about sleekness) but i was thinking about redoing my t-top headliner and maybe my dask in pleather (too cheap for real leather) and i was wondering how hard that would be. thanks!

doc

 

Looks good

 

drsmithson:
As far as difficulty goes my headliner wasn’t too hard to do it was just really time consuming. A T-top headliner may be a bit harder because of all the curves it has compared to a hard top. The hard thing about the dash would be trying to not get any wrinkles in the material around corners and where you have to fold it under the dash.

 

yeah, i figured the curves would be a pain. i might could try doing the headliner in 3 pieces and just stich it to fit the corners better. same with the dash - have 3 pieces to conform to where the dash dips in, maybe even put a red piece in the middle for a custom look. i know ppl that are good with that kinda thing... i'll probably have to get some help with that. if i try it, i'll let ya know how it goes. what did you use for the backing of the headliner? thanks again!

doc

 

I was thinking of having something like that done to my car but insted of flames having the Trans Am bird up there. How much would it cost me to have a shop do it?

 

It think tweed looks so awesome. Love it man. Hope to see some more pics!!! :ROOL:: :hail:

 

drsmithson:
For the backing of the headliner I used 1/4 inch soft foam (not sure of the name) that I got from a fabric store.

GTA400SBC:
I have seen that before and the guy did a nice job on it. Try a search you should be able to find it if you have not already. Im not sure how much a shop would charge to do something like that.

 

dr...if you want to stitch the stuff together, what you need is an Awl. I got mine at Michaels Craft store, and damn, i was amazed that i am capable of upholstery! (i now have a custom made console lid, covered in foam and vinyl, sides lock stitched on, and FLAMES STICHED in the top/middle panel) and i am now covering the plastic top piece of the console (damn cigarette burn from previous owner) with a matching piece.

im not one to brag, but seriously, this stuff looks pro.

(wish i was capable of posting pics)

 

awesome, thanks for the tip. i'm in the process of casually looking around for material. i'm sick of having a stock car and its about time for some change! c-ya'll lata'!

doc

 

GTA400SBC

Go here: Bird in headliner

How-To

That's just a general how to. I only used regular headliner material though. You can do the same thing witha any material though. I would estimate the whole project at about $50 or less depending upon what you use and where you get it.

 

It looks good, how long did it take to do that and how much did it cost.