Jackal81 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hi all never been a fan of body coloured interior parts so im going to change them , been wrapping bits with carbon wrap and its going well , got some alicantara on the way aswell (inspired by Ger's build diary ) looking for some ideas for the center console , will prob end up buying one from douglas valley breakers , get it finished then swap it over im thinking carbon wrap the main section with alicanatra ashtray / window switch part open to all ideas and pics progress so far : not sure what to do with the silver clips , think carbon would be to much , prob use leather to cover or maybe spray them gloss black - Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Personally, I think that if you have a dark interior then it feels a little glum and a body colour or silver centre console brightens things up a bit. That said if the carbon wrap is glossy rather than matte it might have a similar effect and bounce a little more light.I would leave the clips of a few bits silver for some accent colour at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 What he said ⬆️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 I agree with Ed, I went down the black leather interior and the carbon approach. And nice as it is it did feel a little dark, I was originally thinking a carbon console but went with the silver to break up the darkness. Im still not sure on silver but I have got a spare I can always get colour coded blue or maybe hydroed in carbon.,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 very nice , like how you have the air con controlls in the lower part of the console , think i will end up trying a carbon look console as im really not keen on the silver , im in no rush so will prob source a complete console and see what i can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 I've just bought a an additional centre console to do the same thing, my car has extended black leather with contrast red stitching but it's too dark I'm hoping just the Centre Console in Guards red will lift it enough. as it is and how I want it to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 actually looks nice in red , not sure why im not keen on the silver in mine , where you sourcing console from ? ive been looking at douglas valley breakers love the red stitching , im gonna look into alicantara for the console in mine , will match some alicantara bits im goona do in the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 37 minutes ago, Jackal81 said: actually looks nice in red , not sure why im not keen on the silver in mine , where you sourcing console from ? ive been looking at douglas valley breakers love the red stitching , im gonna look into alicantara for the console in mine , will match some alicantara bits im goona do in the cockpit. Yeah got mine from Douglas Valley I'll keep the old console social could always swop back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie3336 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 I like the silver centre console, just lifts it nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraintthomas Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I decided to wrap parts of mine in alcantara, similar to their newer cars. Could be an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 your build thread was my insperation for doing the interior ! , alicantara should be with me 2moro spent sun afternoon removing the centre console , gonna carbon wrap the side pieces and the ashtray bit and alicantara the main body of the the console just worried that the alicanatara ive orederd is going to be to dark , yours look more like dark grey m looks awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thomson Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I never liked the matt black centre consoul...........got mine re finished in silver which goes well with my grey interior I think. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Silver interior detailing works on any car in my opinion. Lifts a dark dull black cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Started the alicantara trimming : very time consuming , but well worth it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Looks great ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 thanks bud , nearly drove me insane doing the corners but getting there lol ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I bought all the stuff and had a quick go myself but way too fiddly for me! I think I bought the wrong glue, it was a 3m spray glue but it was really messy and came out like silly string ? I may have another go as I think it looks great but I may just take it to a trimmer. I've got spares of most pieces I want to cover, so it wouldn't be a problem. I ended up buying two different pieces of cloth from two different places, I originally ordered the same stuff that Ger used. But when it came it looked different, so I ordered some more which seemed much better. A bit darker in colour and a bit more fluffy but the same price. Good luck and looking forward to seeing all the completed parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 @Jackal81 great stuff mate, looks good I applied a new leather skin to the oddments tray and fitted a new gear stick gaiter, fiddly jobs but quite satisfying when done, the oddments lid took about a week to look right. The leather I fitted was black with red stitching which matches the Porsche extended leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That986 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 One tip which is a bit late now but hey ho, make sure with alcantara you have the "grain" going the same way on all the panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 thanks for the replys guys good shout about the grain , something i hadnt thought about and would have been anoyed when i realised ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 another piece done , very pleased , took some time but best one i have done yet figured out that really hot water and a nail brush removes the rubber backing , making the material a lot thinner and easier to use , have to be carefull with the glue though incase it goes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 looks great, good stuff mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 VICTORY !!! after 4 days and 3 attempts finally got there with the mirror switch surround thanks to Ger for some advice via PM , went a different route , ended up using 3 sep pieces of cloth but happy with how it turned out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXY Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I had a go at this a good while back. Now that I mention it I have a load of 986 facelift trim pieces that I really should put up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzeebub Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Some good ideas here. Particularly like the Alcantara. I am about to get my centre-console and vent surround done in Polar Silver body colour on my current 986.2. I really liked the body coloured parts on my GT Silver Anniversary, trying to replicate that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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