Customizing EB Door Trims! - Page 2

SVT8 · 07-09-2006, 10:19 PM

your doors have come up real good!! just asking is there a sticky feel on the doors now that you have sprayed painted them?

DEVL-XR · 07-09-2006, 10:35 PM

thanks mate. no it dosent have a sticky feel at all because its dye, not paint! the dye is meant to absorb into the vinyl. its vinyl dye, damn i cant remember what the brand is called! well anyway its not that good on hard plastics as its got no where to absorb unlike the vinyl.
so yeh no sticky feel, just nice n smooth!!lol!
cheers

SVT8 · 07-09-2006, 10:41 PM

ah thats ok then. You have got it all planned out well and its coming along. Its making me want to do my interior, but i think im just gona leave it. Good stuff mate.

DEVL-XR · 07-09-2006, 10:58 PM

well when its all done and back in the car i'll get it all clean and take some good shots of it alongside the dash!

cheers
ps. how much roughly would it cost me to get my front and rear seats re trimmed in black and blue leather?? around $2000!!!!?????

Skooter · 08-09-2006, 12:18 AM

That looks bloody nice i cant wait to see the finished product in the car.

tabletennisman · 08-09-2006, 10:04 AM

That's turned out awesome!

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I'm wanting to do the exact same thing but didn't know what to use. So you don't happen to remember the brand name? What about the colour name? Also, i've never heard of vinyl dye before so was wondering where you bought it from?

Cheers mate.

Keep up the good work!

NC_GHIA · 08-09-2006, 10:46 AM

looks heaps good I want to do it now...

ON_DUBS · 08-09-2006, 01:19 PM

looks excellent, are you going to do the dash and console to match?

gonna need some black seats to match, how bout au futura?

DEVL-XR · 08-09-2006, 03:23 PM

the vinyl dye is from VHT and its satin black.
you can get it from autobarn, perrows etc.

the dash and center console is already done, im doing the doors to match it!i did that ages ago!

http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch1
(note: i have a GT boot cover now and not that crappy one you see there!!)

i dont want to get rid of my EB xr6 seats for futura ones from an AU!! one day i'll get mine re trimmed in black and blue leather!

Mickus · 08-09-2006, 05:35 PM

Ive seen these in the flesh..and let me tell you, they look awesome! the door trims came up lookin wikkid. Cant wait to see it all back in the car lol.

DEVL-XR · 08-09-2006, 08:29 PM

i got all the door handles and everything done silver and its so good!! i had to do the door handles a second time as i didnt to it right the first time and they've come up awesome!!lol!
also iv fitted all the trim inserts so i'll be able to put it all back to gether tomoro!!

one other thing i have to do is emboss the XR6 logo in the map pocket on the front, iv got a stencil made up, just need some cardboard to have a crack at it!!

cheers
Braden

ps. more pics tomoro arvo!

ORSMEB · 08-09-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

one other thing i have to do is emboss the XR6 logo in the map pocket on the front, iv got a stencil made up, just need some cardboard to have a crack at it!!

Nice work Branden! I see you have taken the cardboard advice...nice work!
Can't wait to see photo's...

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DEVL-XR · 09-09-2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by XR-6000

Nice work Branden! I see you have taken the cardboard advice...nice work!
Can't wait to see photo's...

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yeh well i havent done it yet so we'll just see how it goes!!!!i'll have to cut it out pretty good!!so any ideas on how sweade will go over it?

cheers
braden

ps. im not braNden!!!!lol!!

JADED6 · 09-09-2006, 04:47 AM

Aww. Takes me back a few years. Door trims look identical to what i did to my EA.
Putting the door trim on a box (raising it off the ground) made it a lot easier to paint around the edges though.
I'd never undertake the task of re-trimming cloth or vinyl so all the best to you. It's a pain to cut/fold/stick etc

DEVL-XR · 09-09-2006, 11:30 AM

bloody oath it is!!! i dont know if id be bothered doing it again!!! hey you gotta pm me some pics of your car, it looks insane in the avater!!

edit: you dont have any pics of the ea interior do ya?

DEVL-XR · 09-09-2006, 05:09 PM

YESS!!!im nearly finished!all i have to do is put it back in! before i put the trims back on i'm gonna run wires from the door down into the car so that later when i put blue led's in the door handles i dont have to take off the whole door tim to do it!! thinking ahead!!lol!

well i get some pics up in hopefully an hour or so!!

cheers

DEVL-XR · 09-09-2006, 08:30 PM

iv finished and fitted 3 of the trims. bloody frustrating!. firstly i coulnt work out which way the spring went into the door handle and i scratched a little bit of paint off, no more paint to touch it up! secondly i couldnt get the door trims on properly, no idea why because iv had the fronts off before. thirdly whoever designed the rear door central locking button they are a d!khead because i had no idea how to get it back on until i just ended up putting the trim on and had tilt the trim out and reach my arm out to hook it up!!
oh and now the screws arent long enough for the door handles!! did the fairmonts have longer screws with them since the door handle is out a little bit due to the insert? i might have to get some from the wreckers!!

heres some pics, the map pockets arent back on yet as i still need to re trim them!

http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch3
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch2
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch1

cheers
braden

starkersEB · 10-09-2006, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

oh and now the screws arent long enough for the door handles!! did the fairmonts have longer screws with them since the door handle is out a little bit due to the insert? i might have to get some from the wreckers!!

Yeah i found the same thing with mine ive even pulled the pugs they screw into out trying tho do mine up, my passenger door one is flapping in the breeze atm lol

starkersEB · 10-09-2006, 12:01 AM

^^^^^^^
oh btw its looking good mate

DEVL-XR · 10-09-2006, 12:06 AM

yeh thanks. so did you put the inserts in your car?post some pics!!
so is there factory longer screws?

ORSMEB · 10-09-2006, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

so any ideas on how sweade will go over it?
ps. im not braNden!!!!lol!!

Not sure how seude will go...i can't even remember what the GUNXR-8 did now, it was so long ago. I think he used vinyl or carpet or something...

P.S. SORRY! I don't know why I thought you're name was Branden! Won't happen again. Lol!

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DEVL-XR · 10-09-2006, 11:43 AM

lol dont worry about it!!

maybe i could ring or email performance ford magazine and ask them!!lol!!
i think it should be ok if i take my time! trial and error works best!
cheers

ps. do you know anything about the screws?

ORSMEB · 10-09-2006, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

ps. do you know anything about the screws?

Nah, but I don't actually get what you mean. Have you changed the door handles over to fairmont ones? Are you saying the fairmont screws are supposudly longer or shorter?

DEVL-XR · 10-09-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by XR-6000

Nah, but I don't actually get what you mean. Have you changed the door handles over to fairmont ones? Are you saying the fairmont screws are supposudly longer or shorter?

no iv still got my original door handles, their exactly the same! but because iv put the door inserts on from a fairmont the door handle sits out further. so the original screws dont reach the bit they screw into to. so im asking if the fairmonts had longer screws that reach the bits they screw into!!
know what i mean yet??!!

starkersEB · 11-09-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

yeh thanks. so did you put the inserts in your car?post some pics!!
so is there factory longer screws?

Here is mine atm ive just used some faux suede ive also got a thread somewhere on what i did and what im gonna do in the futrure.

They were on it when i bought the car so im not sure about the screws id love to know myself

EDIT: here is a link http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=62801

DEVL-XR · 11-09-2006, 09:21 PM

i see theres only 1 screw in there. hows it hold up?? iv managed to get two screws in most of the door handles except the drivers door, only 1 in there. works ok but i'll try n get some more in it!!

i went to the australian ford dismantlers (AFD) today and asked about if the fairmonts had longer screws, he came back with a few screws from a fairmont door with the inserts and they were exactly the same length as mine! he was wondering tho if the bit where the screws screw into comes out slightly.
anyone who has an EA/EB/ED fairmont would you mind taking the door handle of and taking a photo of the screw holder thingys!!lol!!PLEASE!!!!

cheers
braden

ps. iv got all the trims on now, i could take some more photos except its dark and as you can see with the other photos, its hard to see. so i'll try and take some more tomorrow!!

ORSMEB · 11-09-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

no iv still got my original door handles, their exactly the same! but because iv put the door inserts on from a fairmont the door handle sits out further. so the original screws dont reach the bit they screw into to. so im asking if the fairmonts had longer screws that reach the bits they screw into!!
know what i mean yet??!!

Ok, Ok! I get what you mean. ANd the answer...don't know!
Sorry I couldn't tell you...!

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starkersEB · 11-09-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

i see theres only 1 screw in there. hows it hold up??

That was pretty much just to get a pic to show it of lol. I had two in mine but my mate when he was shutting my door riped it out plugs and all i think im gonna have to try and superglue the buggers in.

Try Universal fastners or some place like that you should be able to get something longer with the same thread, thats what im gonna try and do.

DEVL-XR · 12-09-2006, 12:40 AM

yeh tell me when ya get it done!

DEVL-XR · 12-09-2006, 05:06 PM

iv finally got some better shots of the doors in daylight! theres the dash also so you can see how the interior is starting to be tied in now!!
im thinking about dying me seats and the roof lining black too. might cost a bit in dye, although it'd be cheaper then getting them re trimmed!! i'll just use material dye. a while back me and my mate used material dye over a stencil of the SlipKnoT 'S' on the back of our blueys. come up good and its been through the washing machine a few hundred times and its still on there! so i dont think it'll come off on the seats!!lol!!

http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch1
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch2
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch3
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...gAnch=imgAnch4

cheers
braden