DIY Fabric Change on Doors

[Entarl]

Originally Posted by brazilianguy

thats my biggest fear

Probably would be a good idea to get use to the fact that you might, that way when you do break stuff, you wont get mad and break more stuff.

[jeremy0203]

hey guys anyone looking for some red fabric check out my fs thread

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/inter...el-fabric.html

[SiiSSick]

hey i just did this DIY today, it took me all day since it was my first DIY. But i was actually really easy. I put a blue suede to match my blue lighting in my car and i must say it looks awesome! dont be worried about messing anything up because it really is easy just takes time....

great post! thanks!

[shukev]

changed my fabric from leather-like to suede =P



woo... hope it don't start coming off

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by shukev

changed my fabric from leather-like to suede =P



woo... hope it don't start coming off

Looks sweet.

Does anyone know where to get louis vuitton fabric? I wanna do my wife's with the white lv fabric. Black one would work too.

[Crizix]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Looks sweet.

Does anyone know where to get louis vuitton fabric? I wanna do my wife's with the white lv fabric. Black one would work too.

That stuff is exspensive

[mdbrich]

Ok I just bought some fabric on 8th civic here, for $40. Catch is i sold my si for an s2000 and i didnt do the fabric change. So i am looking to sell it. Fabrics for coupe. PM me offers

[jeremy0203]

anyone wants some red suede like fabric that is like the si bolster seats just contact me

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by Crizix

That stuff is exspensive

I know, but where do you get it?

[Entarl]

Originally Posted by shukev

changed my fabric from leather-like to suede =P



woo... hope it don't start coming off

Looks EXACTLY like mine.

[SiiSSick]

im pretty sure if you type in LV fabric into google youll find something easily

[PFCCarvajal]

this diy looks nuts with all the red that's in the car, now I wanna get either new seats or just get the center of the stockers re-upholstered red and stich a black SI in there, any comments or suggestions?

[A970747]

Wow! That looks GREAT. Can't wait to try it on my RR Si, think it would look killer. I was worried because just got my car and never done work on it, but seems like other people have done it and with help from my friend seems doable.

Thanks for the awesome DIY, and great idea!!!!

[southerndragoncivic]

Originally Posted by DTurnbull

What door airbags??

Its interesting actually. From looking at Honda's photograph of the airbags deployed, it looks like they deploy from the door. Of course, i don't know they work other than its a chemical reaction that inflates them :). However, looking at my car, the stamp identifying the side airbag "SIDE AIRBAG" is on the side of the seats, suggesting that they in fact deploy from the seats. I haven't sat in a 2-door except once b4 i got my FA1 but i'm guessing that they deploy in a similar manner.

my 2cents

[jeremy0203]

Originally Posted by PFCCarvajal

this diy looks nuts with all the red that's in the car, now I wanna get either new seats or just get the center of the stockers re-upholstered red and stich a black SI in there, any comments or suggestions?

you mean sorta like this

[jeremy0203]

[jeremy0203]

if anyone wants i have red recaro fabric and red alcantara( like the si bolster fabric) for sale

[southerndragoncivic]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I know, but where do you get it?

2 choices:

A) You phone up the company and try getting it through them
-or-
B) Go up to those people on the corners who sell the Phooey Vuitton stuff and ask them where they get the stuff

P.S. LV is an excellent company and everything anyone could want in luggage or personal effects but b4 you go any further might i suggest you try doing a photochop to get an idea of what it might look like? Gods forbid i try to stomp your style because mine's probably just as unique and i wouldn't like that either, but some things look better in theory than they do in real life.

[southerndragoncivic]

If you really want to do it, do NOT go with the white print. Here's why:
A) I've seen it in person and it is VERY white, a stark contrast to the civic's grey, ivory, or black (Si) interiors. Even with the black material, you'll have to tie it to the rest of the interior somehow.
B) White material in general gets dirty...FAST. Remember, you're attaching this to your car door and keeping white leather looking clean is alot harder than brown, black or even grey leather and whenever she gets in the car if its raining, that panel will get wet.

Bottom line is this: Too much of a tasteful style can look overdone or tacky but too little of the same style makes it feel misplaced, artificial. You have to find a way to blend it into the rest of the interior. Jeremy did it by using the same fabric on the door panels and the seat centers to balance it out.

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[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by southerndragoncivic

2 choices:

A) You phone up the company and try getting it through them
-or-
B) Go up to those people on the corners who sell the Phooey Vuitton stuff and ask them where they get the stuff

P.S. LV is an excellent company and everything anyone could want in luggage or personal effects but b4 you go any further might i suggest you try doing a photochop to get an idea of what it might look like? Gods forbid i try to stomp your style because mine's probably just as unique and i wouldn't like that either, but some things look better in theory than they do in real life.

I agree with both of your comments. It's for the wife however. I don't like her cleared headlights that I did for her all that much, but she does and that's why I kinda wanted to get something like that done for her.
For my car I would like to do my interior just like the one above with the red. How much material did it take to do that and how much did it cost to get done?