Tc Upholstery *Advice Welcomed*

[nitrophoenix69]

I am getting my entire Tc Upholstered this summer from the floor up. Plastic trim included. I am digging some of the concepts you guys have going. Anyone have any suggestions. I have already got some carbon fiber stuff to go with the interior. I have a black sand pearl 07 tc. So far I have a Sparco Litium P shifter, Sparco Carbon Pedals, Momo Carbon Ebrake. And two carbon Shift boots (Ebrake and Shifter). Also, I am going with Katzkins for the seats. As for color scheme I am open to options but so far I am either thinking a maroon and off grey scheme or a carbon black and carbon silver scheme. For those of you who have carbon interior such as headliners and such. Is that fabric or what? If not let me know how I may be able to get ahold of that. Thanks guys.

[Aurora]

Hey DJ, I'd like to do the same thing. I want to do my interior with this scheme:

http://www.goodlife.com.ng/uploads/Seun_140_bmw-cs-concept-dailyautoru-22.jpg

See how on the side of the dash left of the steering wheel is upholstered? I'd like to do something like that but wondering how.

[ToY*bOx]

sweet idea

[Aurora]

Thanks!!! I have it all planned out in my head, I just need to figure out how to do it. Would really clean up the interior nicely.

[jayydm]

I think the carbon black would look pretty nice BTW that white and black looks really nice what car is it out of?

[Aurora]

sweet idea

So, are you going to help me pull it off?


I think the carbon black would look pretty nice BTW that white and black looks really nice what car is it out of?

BMW concept car.

[Scionxtc]

I have a general idea of how you can upholster the dash like that. In my head I am thinking it would be like re-upholstering your headliner. I found this great link to the Club Lexus Forum (so you know it's good quality DIY work). I am keeping the link for myself and making this my summer project. Maybe... haha

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-second-generation/469351-diy-how-to-upholster-headliner-and-pillars-in-black-ultra-suede-w-pictures.html

[Aurora]

^ NICE!!!

Dude, you and I should do this in the summer! You can come up to Bako!!

[Scionxtc]

^ NICE!!!

Dude, you and I should do this in the summer! You can come up to Bako!!


Lol for sure. Mili has to go up there and get something from Candice, I mightest well get something out of it too. Just say the word and I'm down. I was gonna pitch the idea to Mili and tell her that this summer is all about the cars. I want to fiddle around with her car

[ogerdgonz]

Scionpro carbon fiber headliner is what you need.

[ToY*bOx]

andre i tested my theory and my doors and my center consol are just held in by tension no glue on stock parts at all seems to be holding fine

[The_Butcher]

I am getting my entire Tc Upholstered this summer from the floor up. Plastic trim included. I am digging some of the concepts you guys have going. Anyone have any suggestions. I have already got some carbon fiber stuff to go with the interior. I have a black sand pearl 07 tc. So far I have a Sparco Litium P shifter, Sparco Carbon Pedals, Momo Carbon Ebrake. And two carbon Shift boots (Ebrake and Shifter). Also, I am going with Katzkins for the seats. As for color scheme I am open to options but so far I am either thinking a maroon and off grey scheme or a carbon black and carbon silver scheme. For those of you who have carbon interior such as headliners and such. Is that fabric or what? If not let me know how I may be able to get ahold of that. Thanks guys.

I might just be talkin out my ass here, but don't over do it with the carbon look. to much is over kill and can kill an interior. Carbon on the plastic is cool, i.e. shift knob e-brake, a pillars, center console, and the dash, but I think that going with a carbon Fabric would be WAY to much..

[The_Butcher]

......... I found this great link to the Club Lexus Forum (so you know it's good quality DIY work)......

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-second-generation/469351-diy-how-to-upholster-headliner-and-pillars-in-black-ultra-suede-w-pictures.html


Because it's a LEXUS don't mean crap.. I've seen some pretty botched lexuses in my day. :p


NOW with that being said and before anyone gets their feelers hurt for my comment. that DIY IS GREAT!!!! :)

[Scionxtc]

Scionpro carbon fiber headliner is what you need.

that is on my list of things to go broke over

[Scionxtc]

Because it's a LEXUS don't mean crap.. I've seen some pretty botched lexuses in my day. :p


NOW with that being said and before anyone gets their feelers hurt for my comment. that DIY IS GREAT!!!! :)

a little part of me just died... haha... but you are right a name is just a name and doesn't answer for quality

[The_Butcher]

^ :lol: sorry. :p go drive your tC and revive that part that died.. :)

[Scionxtc]

^ :lol: sorry. :p go drive your tC and revive that part that died.. :)

Lol. I actually did feel better after going for a drive, but then I was sad again when I heard my breaks. Gonna go get them replaced tomorrow.

[TRD TC]

i like the upholstery in that bmw concept

[ogerdgonz]

that is on my list of things to go broke over

we are doing our best to keep the price as low as possible as we do on all products.

[Scionxtc]

we are doing our best to keep the price as low as possible as we do on all products.

oh no, it wasn't a shot at you. I'm a starving college student. I'm always broke. haha. so i wasn't really saying that your products are expensive.

[Aurora]

andre i tested my theory and my doors and my center consol are just held in by tension no glue on stock parts at all seems to be holding fine

Oh really! Do you have any pictures?

[Scionxtc]

andre i tested my theory and my doors and my center consol are just held in by tension no glue on stock parts at all seems to be holding fine

hmmm... i wonder if mili will let me use her car as a guinea pig... how did you pop the top off of the center counsel to get the fabric wrapped around it??

[Aurora]

Sounds like something that would be a nice little mod to do on a summer day. You could come up here to Bako and we could all do it from like morning to dusk and it'll be done, lol.

[Scionxtc]

Sounds like something that would be a nice little mod to do on a summer day. You could come up here to Bako and we could all do it from like morning to dusk and it'll be done, lol.

i like the way you think. i am trying to pitch the idea with the chapter to get a mod day going where we all just work on each others cars. i think it would be fun

[Aurora]

I think it would be. We had a mod party before and it was actually really fun! People get a hand with their mods from others!

[Scionxtc]

nice. i hope everyone wants to do something like this

[Aurora]

After seeing the new tC, I got an itch to redo the driver and passenger door panels. Wonder if there's any at a junkyard for like $20 each or something.

[Scionxtc]

After seeing the new tC, I got an itch to redo the driver and passenger door panels. Wonder if there's any at a junkyard for like $20 each or something.

what are you planning on doing??

[Aurora]

That all depends on what's possible. I'd like to pretty much redesign the door panel all together! Everything south of that top border piece.

[Scionxtc]

That all depends on what's possible. I'd like to pretty much redesign the door panel all together! Everything south of that top border piece.

you got a lot of projects on your table

[Aurora]

Don't I always! lol

Constantly reinventing my ride. Naw, there's just the illuminated garnish, RS3 front grill, license plate relocated, new turn signal design for side sections in the front bumper, interior upholstery, the bentley style 3rd brake light, reverse light in the OEM 3rd brake light....and an air freshener.

See, not a lot at all. :)

[Scionxtc]

Don't I always! lol

Constantly reinventing my ride. Naw, there's just the illuminated garnish, RS3 front grill, license plate relocated, new turn signal design for side sections in the front bumper, interior upholstery, the bentley style 3rd brake light, reverse light in the OEM 3rd brake light....and an air freshener.

See, not a lot at all. :)

lol... i think that air freshner is going to be hardest one of them all

[Aurora]

You know, I think so too. It's so hard to get that new car smell again.

So, back to upholstery.

[Scionxtc]

are you still going with your original idea of putting fabric material on the dash area like on that concept bmw picture??

[Aurora]

Well, the dash is going to stay as is, it's everything south of it. If you follow the dash and the upper parts of the door panels (front and rear panels), you'll see they keep all the same groove pattern, texture, etc. That all will stay stock. It's everything south of that that will be fabriced.

Although..that could change if I came across something that would work. Does anyone know or have a relative that does upholstery?

[Scionxtc]

no relatives, but i got a friend of a friend with a shop that does really nice work

[Aurora]

Hit him up and show him the pixc! I'd love to hear what he has to say.

[Scionxtc]

for sure. we gotta go see him to see what he has to say about mili's car

[Aurora]

Ok, let me know what they say!