Freshening up my interior-in dash gps/red suede

[FolkertSX]

i use all bondo products from autozone. it seems to work fine. i dont know a ton about different quality fiberglass and resins but or a dash this stuff is fine. I made a whole sub box out of it and its very strong. I could stand on it.

i use all this stuff. (not mine)

[FolkertSX]

what do you guys think about a nice black leather for everything including my seats. I'm having a super hard time finding the right red suede. its ridiculous. I found some really nice smooth soft leather at joann fabrics i could use.
and do something like this

except more smooth and less shiny

[krash]

leather is pretty slippy. I'd stick with cloth or suede for seats.

[S13_love]

I have a feeling I might know the the answer to this...but...what exactly did you use to cut the dash?

[tm1218]

I have been thinking about doing the exact same thing forever! I too saw the Mugen NSX and was like "my 240 is going to look like that"

[adrianfromthecastle]

where the hell is that smilie at?

anyways, I'd like to see the end product... it does look promising

[JoseBronx]

been thinking of doing they same thing with my cracked dash

[FolkertSX]

I have a feeling I might know the the answer to this...but...what exactly did you use to cut the dash?

at first i used a angle grinder. which kinda sucked so once i get the basic shape i used a jig saw which worked perfect.

is anyone having problems posting and quoting? the page where you reply, see all the smilies, and then see what people said is all below, and then you can easily quote them. well mines all mest up. i have this nissan mechanic add in the middle of everything that i can exit out of. and it will only let me quote some people. and everythings overlapping eachother blocking stuff. idk if you mods can do anything about this. but ive been having this problem for a couple weeks. anyone else?

now the post sign is covered so i need to copy this. go back to my page and post a quick reply

[FolkertSX]

I have been thinking about doing the exact same thing forever! I too saw the Mugen NSX and was like "my 240 is going to look like that"

i know its sexy. hell i thought about painting my rims gloss black too.

been thinking of doing they same thing with my cracked dash

do it! just make sure you can stitch well!

[benz88]

Looks great, As for Adhesive. Dont use Super 77. Use the 3m Super 90. the 77 is just meant for low tac stuff and will come undone soon.

[FolkertSX]

Looks great, As for Adhesive. Dont use Super 77. Use the 3m Super 90. the 77 is just meant for low tac stuff and will come undone soon.

yea thats what broadfield told me too. so today i went to pick up some leather and it was $35 for a yard! so im gonna wait till my red suede comes and if i don't like it then use a %40 coupon on the leather

[omgshawn]

Weird, I used Super 77 a couple months ago for my suede and it's still holding fine. And it's sat in the sun/humidity for a while

[benz88]

Weird, I used Super 77 a couple months ago for my suede and it's still holding fine. And it's sat in the sun/humidity for a while

What'd you do it on? Smaller pieces it may be fine. But for Dashes and Headliners dont. Ive had a few come undone within months.

[FolkertSX]

well i decided to cover the inserts in my seat. With everything being red suede. theres going to have to be something to set it off. I picked up some cheap fabric that looked promising. either this or black suede. this was just a mockup, if i do it for real ill stitch and glue it down.


i also put my dash in and rode around a bit, placements real nice imo

[omgshawn]

Weird, I used Super 77 a couple months ago for my suede and it's still holding fine. And it's sat in the sun/humidity for a while

What'd you do it on? Smaller pieces it may be fine. But for Dashes and Headliners dont. Ive had a few come undone within months.

The whole interior..dash, panels etc.

[FolkertSX]

My red suede is going to need protection from the sun so i decided i should finally tint my windows. I of course wanted door windows and the qp windows. But I also need to do the windshield to protect the dash. And then the rear window to finish it off. I have bad experiences with window tint so i called up a professional shop. They quoted me $400 for everything. So i was like eff that and do it myself. I started with the door windows. First one went horrible, theres like dried watermarks between the tint and window. So ill have to redo that one. Second one came out good. I went with 35% for these. Nothing major, I have enough things to get pulled over for. The other week I got pulled over JUST for my smoked license place cover. Then I did the rear window. To do it good you have to lay the tint on the outside of the window and heat it with a heat gun so it takes the shape of the window. Then you peel back the tint and move it to the inside. All i had was a hair dryer which didnt work out so well. So i had a much harder time getting the bubbles out when it was inside. But, with a few hours of working the bubbles out it finally came out good. I still have to add another piece as one wasnt long enough. The rear window is 20%. Thats it for now

[OM3GA]

Hmm... Neat

[nismoracingsx]

Not sure where you're from, but a lot of states i've been in, its mad illegal to tint your front window anything but factory/clear sunblockers..

[FolkertSX]

^im sure it is. im doing 50%. so honestly i don't think it'll be a problem.

[zach-Ka]

I got pulled over for it once but most don't notice it. If you have any eye problems I wouldn't it inhibits your sight a bit at night.

[car nut]

^im sure it is. im doing 50%. so honestly i don't think it'll be a problem.

If you live in a city you should be fine but if you do a lot of driving out in the suburbs/country I would stay away from tinting the front windshield. Just get one of those reflective shade things to put on the windshield for when you leave the car in the sun.

[FolkertSX]

I got pulled over for it once but most don't notice it. If you have any eye problems I wouldn't it inhibits your sight a bit at night.

i have excellent eyes. theyre very sensitive in the sun. especially with no sun visors

[NismoS13Ks]

Great work so far. Cant wait to see more of the dash!

[FolkertSX]

Great work so far. Cant wait to see more of the dash!

yes me too. red suede is coming in the mail, unfortunately even if i like it, i have to order more in order to be able to finish.

[zach-Ka]

I got pulled over for it once but most don't notice it. If you have any eye problems I wouldn't it inhibits your sight a bit at night.

i have excellent eyes. theyre very sensitive in the sun. especially with no sun visors

Then it will actually help you...

[FolkertSX]

yes def in the daytime. i always wear sunglasses when i drive. although at night it wont be. as everything will be just a tint darker.