Leather Interior Panel Kit... Any Interest??
 

I was thinking of putting a leather interior panel kit together for the 97-02 F-Body. The main reason you would want to do this is because the plastic panels really cheapen the feel of the interior. If you notice, most expensive sport or luxury cars cover the interior panels in material.

Now it wouldn't be real leather but a high quality automotive imitation and only one color: Ebony (black). The material would be pre-cut to fit each panel, come with detailed instructions, 1qt of high quality Contact Adhesive, Brushes, and Sand Paper. All you would need is a razor & heat gun (hair dryer). I still have to finalize all the panels that it would cover but basically it would cover all the hard plastic interior pieces excluding the dash. Looks like the price would be $200-$250 a kit. I'm not 100% positive on the price yet as I still need to make the kits but that's the price range it's looking like as of now.

I'm for sure going to cover the panels in my Camaro but if there is enough interest I'll put together a kit for you guys too :) So let me know what your thoughts are and please vote if interested!

Below are some pictures of the material I will be using and the last picture shows the material laying next to the stock '01-'02 Ebony (black) seats:

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Steve I think I'm going to have to ask you to leave. You keep coming in with things I want for my car and you're taking all my money. LOL

Needless to say I'm intrested.

That sounds like a really good idea. If I had a 97+ I would be all over that.

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sounds really good!
but im low on the cash cash cash now
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to expensive for me but still a good idear.

p.s. i want to see pics of it installed. that might change my mind considerably

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Yeah I would like some pics installed as well.

sounds like GREAT idea but im jsut a year to early...but post up some pics of it when you get it done i would possibly be intrested if you did it for 96

lol, just to be a smartass, but shouldnt this be moved to interior...just thinking because it is a interior repair kit, but i would also be interested if i had a 97+ Firebird/Camaro

switch door panels?

yeah... i uh, i read that and then i though: "hmm, did he click the wrong button?"

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I love the idea, and I don't have an fbody right now

Yes that is a good Idear I allways thought it would of been better with some sort of cloth over it. I'm not modding my car right now its been in hibernation for quite awhile. Maybe when I get back to the mods I will hit you up for it.

if i wasnt in school i would be all over this

count me in for 1 kit :)

I like the idea, but you need to offer it for the 93-96 F-body's (WS6 T/A) .

you need to do this for 93-96 maro's and Ill buy a kit!!!

Here's the drivers side trunk panels wrapped in the leather. It came out great, and was easier than I thought it would be. It did take longer than I thought though... Now I've gotta let it sit for 72hrs then in the car it goes! Hopefully I can finish the rest of the pieces within a week :)

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Very impressive, wrapping the entire interior with this should really bring the quality of it up.

what adhesive are you using? I've been thinking of doing this in my 3rdgen for about 3 years now, but I've been hesitant because I'm not confident in adhesive. Especially when it gets warm out and the sun is beating on it. The panel you did looks great.

Couldn't tell you because I don't even know what it's called ;) I get it from a local high quality automotive / marine upholstery shop and it's what they use. I'm going to be selling all the materials and pre-cut leather separate and also a kit that includes everything at a discounted price. So you could just buy a quart or two by itself when your ready :)

Thank you
Specialized Stainless

Here's some pics of the passenger side trunk panel I just finished. It takes about 45-60mins a panel to cover... Hopefully I'll have time tomorrow to get started on the rear sail panels :)

BTW, I had a square section cut out of the bottom of my panel to begin with, that's why there's a loose looking area there ;)

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looks absolutley amazing on the wrap job :)

great job looks great if it where for the 93-97 id have to think about getting me one

Here's the passenger side sail panel. This one took about 2x longer than the others did because it's so large and curvaceous but came out really nice :) The sail panels' are definitely the toughest part of the job. The only trouble area is the bottom part that is covered by the rear seats, so it doesn't matter. BTW, my speaker grill is painted that's why it's so glossy.

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wow those look amazing would this material work on any interior plastics such as the chalky stuff in the malibu?

I have no idea and that would be dependent of the glue... Maybe take it to a local upholstery shop and see what they say.

Thanks

looks great, really looks like it would make the whole interrior look much more expensive usually the plastic panels always look pretty cheap.

Steve just let me know when it's ready to sell and I'll get mine. I have been wanting to do this to my car for a couple years now.

Here's the Drivers side door accessory panel. When I originally bought my Camaro it had a lot of the panels painted gloss black. I really didn't like how it looked so I swapped the painted panels out with stock ebony ones. I just found the painted ones in my garage today so I figured I'd try to cover them in the leather, and what do you know, it worked great :) The second picture shows the passenger side painted panel next to the drivers side leather wrapped panel.

After I get all the panels that will be available to the public made, I will add them for purchase here: http://store.specializedstainless.com Until then, keep checking this thread for updates!

Thank you

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It's really coming together well. I can only imagine how good the entire will look once everything's done.

Thanks Chad. I can't wait till it's done either...

Here's the passenger side door accessory panel and air vent bezel.

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Looking good.

Here's the dash bezel and the drivers side air vent.

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I love these updates.