nearly finished retrimming all that ugly tweed,it is now covered it in alcantara.

found it quite easy to work with, only one panel to go.

what do you think ?

i actually like the look of that possibly more than leather

 

top job fella

nearly finished retrimming all that ugly tweed,it is now covered it in alcantara.

found it quite easy to work with, only one panel to go.

what do you think ?

:bow: :bow: very swish top job bud. looks great. Now make sure you lock the car so i dont swap it with mine :rolleyes:

I went for alcantara as well, to me its a lot better than leather and offers a bit of contrast as well, definately a lot easier to work with.

I was thinking about using Alcantara , looks very nice :dance: :dance:

what do you think ?

 

I think you should have a holiday in Yorkshire - and do mine :rofl: :rofl:

 

Great job BTW - and a shorty as well :dance:

:bow: very nice i got leather but i think id rather your material looks a better finish lovely job :)

how easy is it to keep clean? one of my passengers is a choc labrador

Mine has been in a couple of years and looks as good as new but I dont have a choc labrador.

I was planning on using black/dark purple alcantara on mine with black leather to create a nice contrast to all leather. like that alot matey, well done

How hard is it to re trim these dash bits..........iv got LWB

 

by the way im genreally handy with most things but not an expert like others

How hard is it to re trim these dash bits..........iv got LWB

 

by the way im genreally handy with most things but not an expert like others

 

it's not too bad - main problems are the stitching on the door curves and the curved panels in the back are a bit of a pain to get right - but alcantara does 'stretch' a lot more than you (or at least i) think!!!

Very nice. Liking that a lot.

it's not too bad - main problems are the stitching on the door curves and the curved panels in the back are a bit of a pain to get right - but alcantara does 'stretch' a lot more than you (or at least i) think!!!

 

How much did the alacantra cost you?

i got 2.9m of alcantara for £7 and £5 delivery off ebay.

cheapest mod ive done on the car, and most effective.

you done a very good job putting the alcantara on. is this the same material as a series 2 zed

I have black leathr and black alacantra in my MR2 as standard and have ben toying with a full retrim in leather but now you have made me think if it's a beetter move to use Alacantra now...

 

Thats a very neat job done there.. :bow:

How much did the alacantra cost you?

 

To be honest, I used a copy of it (alcante i think it was called!)... basically so if I ****ed it up I could try again without too much expense! The fake stuff was just under £20/ metre mark, but is stain resistant and can be cleaned with upholstery fluids so it is better than the £2/ metre suede you see.

 

Alcantara is £££££ and very difficult to get hold of in small amounts, although some boat upholstery places seem to stock it.

 

Rich

i just wouldn't be able to part with £120/metre for the real alcantara.

i used imitation stuff in my last car, still cost £35/metre, it was good stuff though.

 

i'm thinking about retrimming the top part of the dash as its just started to peel, is this a difficult job?

I was told when I did mine to stay clear of cheap alcantara as it is known to rot and either choose top quality (expensive) alcantara or the cheap imitation.