Tired of trying to find a console lid?
10-21-2003, 09:00 PM
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Tired of trying to find a console lid?
Well, so was I. Decided one day that I had nothing to lose by trying to recover my own. If I screwed it up, just keep searching, right? I even took some pictures for a write-up just for you guys, so if I did screw up, you could all laugh at my dumb *** (more on that later).
Old lid
I started out by finding closely matching black vinyl and knowing I would have to work the rounded inside edges, I got the "stretchiest" stuff I could find. Six dollars for one yard, and I already have some trusty Weldwood Gel-type contact cement (I have used it before on the headliner, doesn't soak into fabris readily, doesn't run so it allows you to use more). Stripped old material off, cleaned well, rough cut new stuff, brush on the cement, let it dry......
Gluing
...and start pulling the sides and corners tight. It helped to have as much glue and fabric contact surface area inside the lid as I could to help hold the fabric. Trim the excess fabric, spot-glue a few areas to help hold for good measure, burnish all the edges down as best I could and voila......
New lid
Looked pretty good just laying there, but let's see what the installation looks like.....
Side lid
Top lid
Guess it doesn't look too bad, but the laughing part comes in when you start working those round corners and get the cement all over your fingers, and then everything else. Have plenty of mineral spirits and towels on hand (or whatever cuts your adhesive of choice). Hope this might help anyone who may try this.
Was it worth it?
Old lid
I started out by finding closely matching black vinyl and knowing I would have to work the rounded inside edges, I got the "stretchiest" stuff I could find. Six dollars for one yard, and I already have some trusty Weldwood Gel-type contact cement (I have used it before on the headliner, doesn't soak into fabris readily, doesn't run so it allows you to use more). Stripped old material off, cleaned well, rough cut new stuff, brush on the cement, let it dry......
Gluing
...and start pulling the sides and corners tight. It helped to have as much glue and fabric contact surface area inside the lid as I could to help hold the fabric. Trim the excess fabric, spot-glue a few areas to help hold for good measure, burnish all the edges down as best I could and voila......
New lid
Looked pretty good just laying there, but let's see what the installation looks like.....
Side lid
Top lid
Guess it doesn't look too bad, but the laughing part comes in when you start working those round corners and get the cement all over your fingers, and then everything else. Have plenty of mineral spirits and towels on hand (or whatever cuts your adhesive of choice). Hope this might help anyone who may try this.
Was it worth it?
10-21-2003, 10:15 PM
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Just glued the felt-like lining under mine back on tonight, it came off when I took it apart to fix/replace the busted hinge. Just used Elmer's Spray Adhesive, bleads a little through the felt (I put too much on), but it will do ...better than the foam particles.
Grr I lost 1 screw, such a nuisance.
Grr I lost 1 screw, such a nuisance.
10-22-2003, 04:39 PM
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Mmmm, let's see, $700 - $6 = $694 saved. Now I can buy a big park bench wing and the paint for my tiger lady mural on the side of the turbo! Seriously though, was going to PM you about the $700, my brother is suddenly not interested in making the German Jump.....yet........thanks tho'.......