twijesiri Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi All So the wife decied to change our curtains, and as i was taking them down i thought these would look great covering my dash. so last weekend i cut them down and had a go at retriming the dash myself. I dont think it turned out to bad, and as like everybody I am a bit short of cash; i am very pleased that its the cheapest mod i have any done. anyway just wanted to sahre that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 That was a very small curtain. Do you live in a shed or something?! Looks like a good idea, but I'll reserve judgement until its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Looking good If the fabric is not too thick I think trimming the flap of your ciggy box would really finish it off? So when you going to do the rest of the dash? Linda x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I like that... Clever idea reusing the fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Pull yourself together man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fri3ndly Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I like that... Clever idea reusing the fabric. Yep, just need to fit a solar panel to the top of your car and you could become a member of greenpeace Nice idea though, looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Have you got enough to do the whole car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yep, just need to fit a solar panel to the top of your car and you could become a member of greenpeace Nice idea though, looks good Ironically, with all the work I do these days on Green-IT strategy and design, I find myself being a lot 'greener' in normal life. Recycling a lot more, considering greener ways of doing things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 that looks great, are you going to trim the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twijesiri Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hope to have the rest of the dash in tonight so will post pics up tommrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoliathJay Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Pull yourself together man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hope to have the rest of the dash in tonight so will post pics up tommrow Done right and with the right material, that should look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Think id of invested in some leather tho (not that expensive by the roll is it?), looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi All So the wife decied to change our curtains, and as i was taking them down i thought these would look great covering my dash. so last weekend i cut them down and had a go at retriming the dash myself. I dont think it turned out to bad, and as like everybody I am a bit short of cash; i am very pleased that its the cheapest mod i have any done. anyway just wanted to sahre that. http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/twijesiri/P110508_1745.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/twijesiri/P110508_1802.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/twijesiri/P110508_183601.jpg http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/twijesiri/P110508_1903.jpg Wow...that really impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanderroan Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Think id of invested in some leather tho (not that expensive by the roll is it?), looks good. now that could look really good, like some of the newer TVR interiors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 That looks pretty good. I put curtains on my PC monitor the other day. Well it already had Windows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Pull yourself together man... I put curtains on my PC monitor the other day. Well it already had Windows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 wow when I read the thread title I was a little concered. However that looks damn good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I had visions of floral patterns all over your dash but that looks good. Time to do the rest of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twijesiri Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ok finshed putting in back the dash. The only problem i had was with 3 ring bit. the inner bevel did not come out that well but i thought i will leave it for a while and re-do it, as i have plenty of fabric left. Now i'm looking for more bits to cover. I have already done the parcel shelf!! http://http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm122/twijesiri/P110508_1903.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 That looks really good you know... Definitely worth the time and effort you put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Looking good, i would have left the dash rings black or get some chrome ones to break it up a little but looks good all the same. I'd like to see the whole dash done like that but in black leaving the inserts painted black, apparantly its called flocking but I dunno how the finish is achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoliathJay Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Write up with problems you over came/products used would be mucho awsomeo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twijesiri Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Looking good, i would have left the dash rings black or get some chrome ones to break it up a little but looks good all the same. I'd like to see the whole dash done like that but in black leaving the inserts painted black, apparantly its called flocking but I dunno how the finish is achieved. good idea i think i might do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratty Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I have a spare set of panels so might get some black leather and have a go. I reckon it could look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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