Re-trimming carpet door panels

[tucker20]

Hello!

Right, love the car but dislike the carpet inserts on the doors!!! and her in doors said it looks plain silly

Anyone know of somewhere I can purchase a decent leather or possibly vinyl match to my Magnolia interior? Been searching but not finding!!

Cheers

[Zippee]

Don't think leather would look right. I've got some alcantara samples at home as I'm going to do the same when I get round to it. If I remember I'll take a look at who they're from tonight and post up the details.

[AntonyJ]

Re-covered mine in Alcantara last year.Looks alot better than the carpet.

This company supplied mine, very helpfull.

http://www.boyriven.co.uk/

Ant

[Zippee]

AntonyJ said:

Re-covered mine in Alcantara last year.Looks alot better than the carpet.

This company supplied mine, very helpfull.

http://www.boyriven.co.uk/

Ant

Thats the company I got my samples from. Not bad prices either!

[tucker20]

Cheers guys, have emailed them!!

[MBV511EAE]

Is your interior blue? if it is I'll swap you my magnolia ones! I'd like the carpet inserts :-(

[tucker20]

MBV511EAE said:

Is your interior blue? if it is I'll swap you my magnolia ones! I'd like the carpet inserts :-(

Sadly my friend................great idea but they are not

[Chimjunkie]

I'm thinking of replacing the carpet with carbon fibre panels. Will post pics when done. May also make a carbon fibre centre console to match! Bit more work for this one though

[MBV511EAE]

tucker20 said:

Sadly my friend................great idea but they are not

Buer ummmmm I mean drat.....

[miniman]

AntonyJ said:

Re-covered mine in Alcantara last year.Looks alot better than the carpet.

Got any pictures? Like the sound of this, I hate the carpet too!

[AntonyJ]

miniman said:

AntonyJ said:

Re-covered mine in Alcantara last year.Looks alot better than the carpet.

Got any pictures? Like the sound of this, I hate the carpet too!

Yes, here you go.....








Hope this helps.
It was quite easy to do, looks and feels better than the carpet.
I also made some new gaitors, but the material is quite thin and they look ok, but dont feel as good as leather.

[tucker20]

AntonyJ said:

miniman said:

AntonyJ said:

Re-covered mine in Alcantara last year.Looks alot better than the carpet.

Got any pictures? Like the sound of this, I hate the carpet too!

Yes, here you go.....








Hope this helps.
It was quite easy to do, looks and feels better than the carpet.
I also made some new gaitors, but the material is quite thin and they look ok, but dont feel as good as leather.

Well thats me sold on the Alcantara!!

Where did you buy yours from? And at what sort of cost?

Did you use anything pad out the Alcantara or just lay it straight onto the door panel?

[AntonyJ]

Got mine from Boyriven, seem to remember it costing about £70, but I bought to much and ending up selling the rest to another griff owner.
Think I bought about 1.5mtrs and they sent more !!

I used 6mm soft foam to pad the GRP door panels once the carpet was removed.

They are differing kinds of alcantara.
Some is suitable for seats and the like, and the other is "panel" (I think) which is what you want.
I.E it is meant for low wear areas.


Ant

[Andy Graham]

Definately put some foam between leather and door panel....unfortunately I didn't think about it when I did mine

[tucker20]

AntonyJ said:

Got mine from Boyriven, seem to remember it costing about £70, but I bought to much and ending up selling the rest to another griff owner.
Think I bought about 1.5mtrs and they sent more !!

I used 6mm soft foam to pad the GRP door panels once the carpet was removed.

They are differing kinds of alcantara.
Some is suitable for seats and the like, and the other is "panel" (I think) which is what you want.
I.E it is meant for low wear areas.


Ant

Top man!!

[miniman]

Nice one, thanks, it looks great!