azn2dmax

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Bought some alcantara fabric for another project in the V and had some left over. I stripped the shifter bezel and had a bare piece of shiny plastic but it looked out of place. I changed the shifter boot with a stitched one to match my seats so I thought I would wrap my bezel with Alcantara too. It matches pretty well with the suede insert of our seats. I plan on doing the middle part of the arm rest with Alcantara too. Also the last couple of pics where of the door trim piece that was beat up from getting in and out of the car that I covered with Alcantara. Hope you all like...

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Comparison of shifter bezel and seat inserts:



Door Trim:

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tmonttt

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Any chance you can post up your steps for wrapping the door trim. When I swapped to black interior, I still have these tan pillars and would love to wrap them with alcantra or a similar black material!

Brackets

Looks good mang. Nice job.

BudRacing

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I'll bet that shifter bezel cuts down on squeaks a lot.

azn2dmax

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I'm not a real good how to writer but all you have to do is get the piece off and spray both pieces with the spray glue (pictured below), let it tack and then attach them together. You do not have to remove the current covering as I jsut sprayed/glued right on top of it.

Hope that helps.

RADEoN

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I did the same thing, except with black speaker grille cloth. Turned out damn good. I also sanded my bose tweeter mounts and sprayed them down with fusion spraypaint. When I do my JBL c660gti's, I'll likely just recloth over the holes.

Bowtie70SS

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Where did you get the shifter boot? Is it a universal one? I need to replace my stock one as I have a Hurst shifter like yours with a drive hard ****. THanks.

etcts-v

I love the shifter piece, going to do that this weekend!

I did the headliner all the pillars, sail panel and defroster dash piece in Black Suede and I would recommend stripping the factory upholstery off first, you get a way more substantial bond which is helpful during summer time heat!

etcts-v

I got mine from these guys: http://www.redlinegoods.com/

GFallen

I love the push to start! Is it functional? Did you source the button from a vette?

07CTS-V

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Good idea. I bet it looks factory.

azn2dmax

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Sorry I haven't been on the forums lately. Been busy with work and other hobby (guns!!!!)

The push button is fully functional and it is a Honda s2000 button. It lights up very faintly at night as not not "blind" you but bright enough to see. I know it's just an extra step in starting my car but I like it a lot.

azn2dmax

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I bought my shift boot through eBay seller aoenterpreses and look up GTO shift boot. Ask for a silver/grey stitch and it matches up great! $25 for a custom boot real leather is a great deal IMO.

jbridwelltransam

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looks tough

etcts-v

Do you have a bypass for the key chip or do you still have to have the key in the ignition?

I8URSVT

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I would think the key needs to be in the ignition to unlock the steering wheel. Dont want that locking up on you haha.

I like the idea of doing it on the A-pillar, would make matching fabric alot easier for a gauge pod. Im gona have to look into this. Looks great!

azn2dmax

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Yes I still have to use the key.

azn2dmax

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More Alcantara mods!!!! Did the center stack and the little inserts by the door handles.

barrok69

Nice job on the center console. I might do that to get rid of the radio bezel squeak I have!

azn2dmax

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The cabin / trims does sound better.