it's really easy...

1. remove the pillars from the car.

2. clean them. For the front fabric ones, I just wiped it with a clean dry MF towel. for the rear plastic ones I wiped it down with rubbing alcohol and let it air dry.

3. spray pillar with adhesive (3M 77 works good), let it tack up for 10 minutes or so. Put on an even thin coat on the entire surface and about an inch on the back side.

4. apply fabric, start in middle and work your way out. gently pull on the fabric to get it tight and stretch it around the contours. This will take some work. If at all possible try not to pull it off once it sticks. Wrap the fabric around the edges and use a sharp knife or scissors to cut slices so it lays down smooth. Smooth it out and let it sit overnight before reinstalling into car to let adhesive cure.

That's about it. it'll take some practice so start with the A pillars as they are easy and you can get a hang of it. The B&C pillars are more difficult as there are some big contours in the panel and you'll really need to stretch the fabric to get it on smooth.

 

When you guys are wrapping the fabric around the edges, how are you securing it on the backside? Are you tacking it with only the Super77 or are you using anything in addition to it to ensure the fabric's adhesion.

Question on the B pillars. Has anyone experienced their applied fabric pulling away from the plastic surface where the pillar's top arcs are? it seems to me like that could be a problem area after a while.

I've been mulling over doing suede for a while. One of my plans is to do the cover on the gauge cluster. Has anyone tried this? I thought of it one day when I got a glare on the windshield from it.

This is a great thread guys

 

just the 77 to secure the back side also, trick is to let it tack up first then it will stick good.

I did have one corner that started to left after a week or so. use a good amount of adhesive and it should hold. if it does lift you can use a syringe type of applicator to inject some adhesive behind the fabric. If you get adhesive on the outside of the material use lighter fluid (Zippo type), it'll left it right off.

 

Props on the nice clean work. Although when you do the headliner I personally wouldnt go with the same color, I'd go a little lighter just to set it off to keep it from getting claustrophobic in there. A dark slate perhaps.

 

anyone know how much you're expecting to pay for a job like this?

 

Anyone know how to take the seat belts off?

 

it's just bolted on. pop off the plastic cover with a screwdriver to access the bolts.

 

that looks pretty good, nice.

 

I meant the bottom side of the seat belts?