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Old 04-02-2018, 01:25 PM
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Very nice work! Impressive. Hate to be OCD but you can probably get that drivers side rear window seal kink out by gently running a flat plastic tool under it, maybe with a little bit of dishwashing soap as a lubricant. Looks kind of funky the way it is now.
Old 04-02-2018, 02:11 PM
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Already fixed! Thanks. Went back and noticed it after you posted. Didn't see it before.
Old 04-03-2018, 01:22 AM
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Wow, your work is outstanding. You are incredible at sewing leather!
Old 04-03-2018, 08:55 PM
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Thank you for the compliment. Hit it is pretty easy, really.

USB mount placed and heated seat buttons relocated. Start button on the wiper delay spot.
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Old 04-10-2018, 04:06 PM
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Update:

While we figure out what is wrong with the hearing in the car, next week we get new front strut mounts. Dank they are pricey for a C4...

The door panels and rear panel I will upholster later this month or in early May . Getting less free time now.

I will take a weekend this month to put in the new dashboard. It is leather and out of a turbo so we get a glove box out of it, so I am linking that.

My wife liked the 'ambient lighting' system I have in my 05 and 12 Mustangs, so we got the whole system from a wrecked Mustang and will adapt it to her car this month. Should be fun to do.

I will do a write up on this for those that are interested in a separate thread.
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Just did the driver's door handle and arm rest.





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Old 05-13-2018, 07:57 PM
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That Is impressive. I wish I had a fraction of your talent and skill.
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Trial and error and YouTube!
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Old 05-14-2018, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jim010
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Curious, I’m redoing my center console in leather. I was going to fill in the ashtray and window switches (relocating them to the dash). I was going to do this to try and get a clean line for sticking from the back of the shifter to the arm rest. I see that you actually stitched a line without removing them. Can you post a few pictures of the console? Maybe an overhead shot?
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Old 05-17-2018, 12:02 AM
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Just redid the shifter. Used a crest from a key fob and painted it gloss black.
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Your leather work is great just about as good as I have seen.
Old 06-03-2018, 05:11 PM
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This part is turning out to be a pretty nig pain ...

Old 06-03-2018, 11:14 PM
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Things are looking good! Question, what type of glue/cement do you use to adhere the leather to the plastic?


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