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Old 04-04-2008, 05:45 PM
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DIY interior re-trim

As inspired by ZOOMBY, here are the pics of my personal leather trim job.

As its the first time I have done this myself. There are little area's that could have been better but its hard to spot as tested by the wife & friends who struggled to find the imperfections. However, when you do it yourself you know where they are.

Haven't done the seats. I'm no fool & wont try. The doors are what was desired & am happy with the results. So here they in both finished & work-in-progress condition.




















I'll get some more pics up later. Am sure everyone gets the picture. Its not a pro job but its cost me under $200 & is genuine leather hide. So I'm going to call it a "Value for money" job

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Old 04-04-2008, 06:01 PM
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That looks awesome . Are you planning on making a DIY?
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Man, looks good, looks pro man! Good work!

haha, I might consider to DIY the yellow trim :P
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Don't knock yourself, looks great!!!! Thanks for posting - Jeff
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dam thats sweet! the only other thing pro shops do is stitch on a backing. end product still looks nice!
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Nice work Dave. Really looks great in blue.

Love the use of child labour too!
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Dave - I will pay you beer and accommodation...... if you like to do mine at some stage.... just kidding.

Good looking mate. You can open a shop for that.
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Massive DIY job well done!That's awesome Dave.
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looking sweet dave!
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Niiice.
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very nice DYI mate and congrats on the result
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Nice work.
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Looks really good! Congrats!

Wish you had of posted this before I paid to have my whole interior redone!
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Looks like a pro did it, keep up the good work!
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Very nice!! Well done Dave!!
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Originally Posted by ZOOMBY
very nice DYI mate and congrats on the result
All inspired by you mate. Finally some one took the bold step by doing the blue interior. I have mearly followed

Thanks to the others that liked it & I hope its given some inspiration for you guys to make it a DIY job for your cars.

I'll get more pics soon, just too busy but 3-weeks later now & its holding up fine.

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Nice!!!! Good job
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