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Hey I've been doing some retrimming this weekend, did the little padded inserts in my doors. Used dark grey vinyl - $15 give or take and some contact adhesive - $10.
Pretty tedious, as the vinyl doesn't wrap as well as the original fabric. I would probably consider using fabric if I did this again.
Does anybody know how I would go if I were to dye my seat skins? That way wouldn't have to replace any of the fabric.
Let me know what you think, or has anyone else done this?
What you need...
- Material of your choice, fabric or vinyl. My vinyl cost about $12 but I got a lot extra to do other things.
- Contact adhesive. Pick this up from any hardware shop, it might differ which product you use if you're using fabric or vinyl. The product I used is called Selley's Kwik Grip. Cost about $10.
- Paint Brush. This will most likely be wrecked by the contact adhesive.
Step 1
Remove door trim. It may pay to start with whichever you deem your least used door. Use your Gregory's manual to remove the door trim. Once you have it off, you will see how the insert is held in place and how to remove it.
Step 2
Remove the fabric from the insert. Try not to damage it and be gentle as it may rip some of the padding off with it.
Step 3
Place the original fabric onto your vinyl or fabric as a rough template, don't cut it in the exact shape, you can cut it as required later on. I cut about an inch surrounding the template.
Step 4
Place your new cut out onto the insert as a trial fit. I drew on the back of my vinyl where the edge of the insert was so I knew where to put the adhesive and so that I did not put too much on.
Step 5
Make sure you read your adhesive's label before using. Once you are happy to start gluing, begin applying the adhesive to both surfaces. Wait the required amount of time as advised by the product's directions, and place the two surfaces together. I did this is three sections; the horizontal part at the bottom of the insert, the upwards curve, and the remaining flat section at the top of the insert.
Note: the rear inserts were a lot easier than the fronts. Vinyl will not lay evenly on the front inserts. To overcome this, the vinyl needed to be stretched and manipulated a bit.
Step 6
Now that you have applied your new trim to the 'face' of the insert, you can figure how you will need to cut and fold it in order to fold it around the edges. It is best to do this as you go. Cut holes around the protrusions that are used to hold the insert in the door trim.
Step 7
Wait 10 minutes or so to make sure the adhesive is all touch dry, before fitting the insert back into the door trim. You may need to cut the new vinyl if it is too bunched up in some areas, such as the 'pointy end'.
Pretty tedious, as the vinyl doesn't wrap as well as the original fabric. I would probably consider using fabric if I did this again.
Does anybody know how I would go if I were to dye my seat skins? That way wouldn't have to replace any of the fabric.
Let me know what you think, or has anyone else done this?
What you need...
- Material of your choice, fabric or vinyl. My vinyl cost about $12 but I got a lot extra to do other things.
- Contact adhesive. Pick this up from any hardware shop, it might differ which product you use if you're using fabric or vinyl. The product I used is called Selley's Kwik Grip. Cost about $10.
- Paint Brush. This will most likely be wrecked by the contact adhesive.
Step 1
Remove door trim. It may pay to start with whichever you deem your least used door. Use your Gregory's manual to remove the door trim. Once you have it off, you will see how the insert is held in place and how to remove it.
Step 2
Remove the fabric from the insert. Try not to damage it and be gentle as it may rip some of the padding off with it.
Step 3
Place the original fabric onto your vinyl or fabric as a rough template, don't cut it in the exact shape, you can cut it as required later on. I cut about an inch surrounding the template.
Step 4
Place your new cut out onto the insert as a trial fit. I drew on the back of my vinyl where the edge of the insert was so I knew where to put the adhesive and so that I did not put too much on.
Step 5
Make sure you read your adhesive's label before using. Once you are happy to start gluing, begin applying the adhesive to both surfaces. Wait the required amount of time as advised by the product's directions, and place the two surfaces together. I did this is three sections; the horizontal part at the bottom of the insert, the upwards curve, and the remaining flat section at the top of the insert.
Note: the rear inserts were a lot easier than the fronts. Vinyl will not lay evenly on the front inserts. To overcome this, the vinyl needed to be stretched and manipulated a bit.
Step 6
Now that you have applied your new trim to the 'face' of the insert, you can figure how you will need to cut and fold it in order to fold it around the edges. It is best to do this as you go. Cut holes around the protrusions that are used to hold the insert in the door trim.
Step 7
Wait 10 minutes or so to make sure the adhesive is all touch dry, before fitting the insert back into the door trim. You may need to cut the new vinyl if it is too bunched up in some areas, such as the 'pointy end'.
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