retriming door cards

[dumdum0910]

i have a astra 5 door merit in atalantis blue and trying to decide on what colour to retrim the door cards . i have a choice of colours
black , grey , blue . blue/grey , blue /black or blue/grey

people saying it should do top half blue and bottom half black

tell me what you think people

 

[Aber-Astra]

i have a astra 5 door merit in atalantis blue and trying to decide on what colour to retrim the door cards . i have a choice of colours
black , grey , blue . blue/grey , blue /black or blue/grey

people saying it should do top half blue and bottom half black

tell me what you think people

I think it looks good with the lower half in black (it's a little more in keeping with the standard look). Is the rest of the interior black eg dash, door plastics etc?


This was mine when i still had the Astra, done in crushed velvet but gives you an idea of how the 2-tone looks

 

[dumdum0910]

its grey at the moment but im going to be changing it all to black.. im gettin the door cards done and out of the way.. weres the best place to get the material.. any were online? i like that but i would prefer vinyl

 

[Aber-Astra]

I think ebay would probably be your best bet, that's where i got mine from..
Personally i would stick to a cloth type material for them, vinyl isn't very nice if you rest your arm on the door while driving but each to their own

But for the purpose of your idea: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Royal-Blue-Vi...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item3caab21578

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-soft-LE...Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM?hash=item19af054ee5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-Gladiat...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3efc4f032a

If you search for "leatherette" or "vinyl" under fabric heading on ebay you get quite a lot of results

 

[Ian]

thats mine with black leatherette, still a wip (i take ages to do anything )

 

[danh]

Id go for cloth aswell, because it will strech better and help stop creasing in the corners

 

[dumdum0910]

were can you get the cloth from?

 

[Andy_Mk3]

looks good ian i might do something with my spare doorcards

 

[danh]

Ebay or a place called dunelm mills

 

[Blythy]

how much to do a set of 3 door cards danh?

 

[danh]

i dont know tbh blythy, best bet would be to go out and measure the bit you want to recover length and height then add a few inches to it.

 

[Aber-Astra]

I managed to do all 4 doorcards, and re-trim my roof for around £20-25 (can't remember exact price now as it was a while ago), that was including the spray adhesive.. But prices vary depending on material you use obviously

 

[Twelfty]

the main problem i encountered was the adhesive not sticking on the arm rest bit so i would suggest asking baout to see what people used etc

 

[danh]

Slightly different i know, but when i did my A-Pillars in suede i used something called bondloc adhesive spray from toolstation, only 4 quid a tin i think, spray it on both surfaces and leave it a few seconds and then stick. Never had a problem with them, even with the sun warming them up.

 

[Ian]

the main problem i encountered was the adhesive not sticking on the arm rest bit so i would suggest asking baout to see what people used etc

i had that problem, i found sticking a back of cooking salt or similar in the area and leaving it over night helped. The bag will mould to the shape and keep pressure on it.

I bought proper fabric glue and it turned out to be **** ended up using some cheap spray glue i bought from a pound shop years ago!