More alcantera pics

[fUbAr]

following on from THIS THREAD i decided to cover my A pillar covers in the stuff too as ive still got loads of the material left.

i think they came out much better than the dash inserts, they look OE in the 182 now and bring a touch of quality to the otherwise poor interior.

see what you think...

and a couple of inferno pics to finish it off... with my neighbours new toy in the background :approve:

 

[Tom]

Shall i post you mine now?

 

[Peperami]

If you could manage to do the whole dash in it properly, that would look awesome mate. Looks good so far though.

 

[Brad182]

Looks really good mate, nice one.

My Girlfriends dad just got a new Focus ST and the material throughout is dark and it looks really good, wonderd how much effort it would take to do the same to a clio

 

[James.]

looks great..big improvment

 

[Rich]

Was not sure on the insert bits you did, but those trims look spot on.

 

[fUbAr]

Was not sure on the insert bits you did, but those trims look spot on.

yeah the dash inserts were my first attempt at alcantera'ing so i might redo them at some point... the finish isnt as good on them as these A pillar covers.

 

[AlexS]

They finish it off nicely mate, your getting good at this alcantera business, whats that sensor on the A pillar cover, is that for an alarm?
My girlfriend keeps spotting you by the way!

 

[SteveC047]

They look awsome, really makes a difference to the crappy plastic that you see normally.

Next step the dash board LOL

 

[172blue]

I think they look really good - well played for being different as well.

 

[Blue4Ever]

Nice mate, get a picture from in the back or something showing the dash and the A pilars.

 

[fUbAr]

They finish it off nicely mate, your getting good at this alcantera business, whats that sensor on the A pillar cover, is that for an alarm?
My girlfriend keeps spotting you by the way!

heh, im quite easy to spot now... best tell her not to beep or wave though, my mrs might get a bit jealous
and yeah, thats the alarm sensors

im glad everyone likes them, i think they look great and im always looking for ways to make my car different from everyone elses :approve:

 

[fUbAr]

Nice mate, get a picture from in the back or something showing the dash and the A pilars.

sure, i'll go and take one in a bit

 

[al]

What a cracking idea!!

Top work

 

[AlexS]

They finish it off nicely mate, your getting good at this alcantera business, whats that sensor on the A pillar cover, is that for an alarm?
My girlfriend keeps spotting you by the way!

heh, im quite easy to spot now... best tell her not to beep or wave though, my mrs might get a bit jealous
and yeah, thats the alarm sensors

Lol, shes very shy not much chance of that, she saw you on Purewell roundabout apparently it was looking very very ORANGE!
Don't talk to me about jealousy, she gives me the cold shoulder if I give the car too much attention!

 

[Mikey]

yeh great job! is alcantera cheap to buy a roll of?

 

[Phill1978]

where do you get this alcantara fabric trim from pls ? mite give it a go on the megane

 

[fUbAr]

yeh great job! is alcantera cheap to buy a roll of?

i bought 2x1m of the stuff for £52 so no, not particularly! lol

it came from a local fabric supplier. I originally bought some "genuine alcantera" from ebay which to put it blunt was s**t and not the proper stuff at all!

 

[Mikey]

ahhh good stuff, might do be pillars too, cheers for info Dan

 

[Day]

Fancy attempting a steering wheel?

 

[Mikey]

lol it would wear out pretty quick... the suade steering wheel in my race car was knackered after a season.

 

[fUbAr]

yeah it would wear out very quickly... not sure im good enough yet to complete the dash board or steering wheel.

 

[Mikey]

dash hehehehe...

 

[Cookie]

Did you just cut it to shape and then glue the alcantara to the plastic?

Or is there more to it?

 

[Christopher]

brilliant work Dan

mine are in the post!

 

[Matta_88]

Look loads better than the dash strips
Where did you get the alcantara from?

 

[cat171]

I like it.

 

[fUbAr]

Look loads better than the dash strips
Where did you get the alcantara from?

a local fabric supplier. I bought 2 metres of it

 

[Pep]

looks good mate, fancy making me a suit!?

 

[Matta_88]

just out of interest fuBar how much was the two meters? im after some as well

 

[AlexS]

just out of interest fuBar how much was the two meters? im after some as well

:rasp:

yeh great job! is alcantera cheap to buy a roll of?

i bought 2x1m of the stuff for £52 so no, not particularly! lol

it came from a local fabric supplier. I originally bought some "genuine alcantera" from ebay which to put it blunt was s**t and not the proper stuff at all!

 

[Lee-182]

looks ace, Mine are in the post to.

Top stuff that.

 

[McBunny]

just have to watch out for it fading

 

[fUbAr]

just have to watch out for it fading

yup, ive got the originals still so can always swap them back.

if people genuinely want this done then i can do it for you. I'll be out of the country for a week starting tomorrow but can arrange it all when i get back.

 

[CH33MA]

thats come out reallly well, looks like a professional job

 

[Englebert]

It doesn't match the dash, and it doesn't match the roof lining... so can't say i'm a fan. Perhaps if you did the roof lining it would fit in better.

 

[Moose4624]

loooks mint mate, where abouts did u get the alacantra from, and is it a specific type you have to ask for, because im looking to do my door cards??

 

[fUbAr]

loooks mint mate, where abouts did u get the alacantra from, and is it a specific type you have to ask for, because im looking to do my door cards??

its just a dark grey genuine alcantera i got from a local fabric supplier.

 

[Djw Dave]

HIGH 5 looks ace!

 

[172CupIce]

Here's a picture of my dash and a-pillars, all trimmed in alcatara.

http://www.fourcars.co.uk/install_gallery.html