Tired of all the hard plastics and inspired by the 80's Japanese/American cars with their full plush as velour interiors I thought I'd give mine a comfy makeover.:)

Firstly:

- Went to Spotlight and bought about 2m x 1.48m of grey tracksuit material which cost $18. This stuff is fairly thick and therefore resists glue seeping through and hopefully some wear and tear. Also the inner layer is the soft material I was after.
- Went to Bunnings and bought 2 cans of Bostik Spray Glue which cost about $19 total. Only used about 1.5 cans though.
- I had spare door cards and a centre console lid so I used those instead of my originals.

I then removed:

- Whole glovebox and then dismantled the glovebox itself.
- Dismantled the console lid removing the inner black section.

When screwed back together the black inner section helps keep the material in place.

- The A-pillars simply snap off.
- Cowling under the steering wheel and the ignition key plastic surround.
-The left of the glovebox can't be removed (one piece with the dash) but has to be covered in order for both sides of the dash to be even. Therefore, I snapped up the plastic door step thingymebob, pulled the door seal away and unscrewed enough of the left side dash to be able to glue and tuck the excess material behind the dash for a neat finish.

I then cut the material to fit each piece on the kitchen bench (except the left side dash which I obviously did in the car). Ensure you leave enough material to fill the space where the glovebox lock is!!! I had to start this again because I forgot to allow for the dip in the glovebox lid where is the lock is.

Spray the glue over the plastic pieces and wait a few minutes for it to turn tacky. Be prepared to wash your hands alot as the material and glue builds up on your fingers and makes it a pain when trying to work. Perhaps wear disposable gloves if you have any.

Turn the material inside out so that if you were wearing trackpants, the inside material would be the outside in this case. This is so that you get the soft touch finish.

Carefully lay the material over each piece and stretch it over the edges to ensure a tight, wrinkle free covering.

Turn the piece over and spray glue around the edges and wait until tacky.

Stretch the material over and glue in place. Don't worry about having a really neat finish on the inside as in all cases it will be hidden when the pieces screwed or snapped back onto your car.

Once done, reverse the removal procedure and put your dash, pillars, console lid and door cards back on.

I'm not too concerned about material wear as you can see that apart from the console lid and glovebox, you would rarely if ever touch these surfaces. So it should last a long time. If, however, you want to remove the material after it has completely dried, you should be able to tear it away in one piece and then simply use mineral terps to remove the glue from the plastics.

I will be doing my c-pillars when I can figure out how to undo the seat belt bolt at the base of the rear seat. This is the only way I believe the c-pillar can be removed. It should look pretty good when that's done.

And finally, here's the pics! Any questions let me know.:)

More pics:P

looks cute!

looks like itd be nice to touch.. mmm soft :D

As long as you don't start using the pickup line...
"Wanna come and feel the inside of my car?"

Looks very comfy indeed.:)

You also do not appear to have children.;)

good idea
but looks like carpet underlay

sorry i dont like it.....

it just doesnt match at all, abit of color everywhere......maybe color code it all.... (maybe you've posted it-dunno)......

otherwise good attempt to try something different

Looks pretty well done.. I'd just be worried about how it'll wear. Look at the inside of trackie/pajama pants after they're a few months old - it goes seedy and bunches up in little balls. I'd hate to have a center console looking like that, but if it stays ok then it'll be great.

sorry i dont like it.....

it just doesnt match at all, abit of color everywhere......maybe color code it all.... (maybe you've posted it-dunno)......

otherwise good attempt to try something different


:stoopid:

nice and comfy but as others said dosnt match the interior. should have gon black but still very very very comfy indeed

Tired of all the hard plastics and inspired by the 80's Japanese/American cars with their full plush as velour interiors I thought I'd give mine a comfy makeover.:)

Firstly:

- Went to Spotlight and bought about 2m x 1.48m of grey tracksuit material which cost $18. This stuff is fairly thick and therefore resists glue seeping through and hopefully some wear and tear. Also the inner layer is the soft material I was after.
- Went to Bunnings and bought 2 cans of Bostik Spray Glue which cost about $19 total. Only used about 1.5 cans though.
- I had spare door cards and a centre console lid so I used those instead of my originals.

I then removed:

- Whole glovebox and then dismantled the glovebox itself.
- Dismantled the console lid removing the inner black section.

When screwed back together the black inner section helps keep the material in place.

- The A-pillars simply snap off.
- Cowling under the steering wheel and the ignition key plastic surround.
-The left of the glovebox can't be removed (one piece with the dash) but has to be covered in order for both sides of the dash to be even. Therefore, I snapped up the plastic door step thingymebob, pulled the door seal away and unscrewed enough of the left side dash to be able to glue and tuck the excess material behind the dash for a neat finish.

I then cut the material to fit each piece on the kitchen bench (except the left side dash which I obviously did in the car). Ensure you leave enough material to fill the space where the glovebox lock is!!! I had to start this again because I forgot to allow for the dip in the glovebox lid where is the lock is.

Spray the glue over the plastic pieces and wait a few minutes for it to turn tacky. Be prepared to wash your hands alot as the material and glue builds up on your fingers and makes it a pain when trying to work. Perhaps wear disposable gloves if you have any.

Turn the material inside out so that if you were wearing trackpants, the inside material would be the outside in this case. This is so that you get the soft touch finish.

Carefully lay the material over each piece and stretch it over the edges to ensure a tight, wrinkle free covering.

Turn the piece over and spray glue around the edges and wait until tacky.

Stretch the material over and glue in place. Don't worry about having a really neat finish on the inside as in all cases it will be hidden when the pieces screwed or snapped back onto your car.

Once done, reverse the removal procedure and put your dash, pillars, console lid and door cards back on.

I'm not too concerned about material wear as you can see that apart from the console lid and glovebox, you would rarely if ever touch these surfaces. So it should last a long time. If, however, you want to remove the material after it has completely dried, you should be able to tear it away in one piece and then simply use mineral terps to remove the glue from the plastics.

I will be doing my c-pillars when I can figure out how to undo the seat belt bolt at the base of the rear seat. This is the only way I believe the c-pillar can be removed. It should look pretty good when that's done.

And finally, here's the pics! Any questions let me know.:)

Interesting idea. Not sure if I'd like it myself, but its always great to see someone doing something different.

Perfect opportunity for some new pick up lines - Hey Baby! Would you like to feel my dash! :P (or worse - my console :shock: !)

Looks OK, except for console between seats. Does the TJ have a coinbox in the same place as the TS? I'm just relating everything back to my TS, and a voice in my head keeps shouting 'NOOOOO he's covered the coinbox!' Probably not the case, but have you?

If your talking about the coinbox in the 2nd gens down to the right of the steering wheel, there isn't one in the TJ's. It's just plastic the whole way across. There is a little coin holder thing in front of the centre console lid.

And thanks for the comments guys and girls:cool:

Interesting idea.
I dont think the colour really matches, but it sure does look comfy!
As long as you're happy with it than thats good, me personally would have gone the leather look if i was re-covering my interior.

now i like this idea......it would be an idea i could do in my car but instead use the same colour material as the paint iv got on my console (purple) i recon im going to do that....thread bookmarked for later reference

edit: also good idea since it protects the plastce that its on from sun damage

Workmanship lokos fantastic from the photo's, nice job on that. Although the colour and lack of doing anythign with the rest of the trim doesnt appeal to my personal tastes ;)

Very neat :) I wish i could be that neat lol Digital camera's always lie when it comes to colours. I'm sure it looks very different in the flesh.

Good workmanship, but nah better standard.

Wowser, go the thread mine.:cool:

I might as well give you an update my interior. Note: the the flash from the camera gives the impression that there is a purple to it but in actual fact it's gray.

I have since retrimmed the c-pillars (hence why I sold the reading lights because it would have been a pain to install them without ruining the trim) and managed to do that without removing them from the car completely. I simply:

- removed the plastic trim from the pillar
- put lots of newspaper on the rear seat so I didn't get overspray
- cut a line in the material so it would go around the seat belt. I made the cut line in such a place that it is pretty much blocked from view by the seat belt when refixed into place and the material join is tight and discreet anyway.

I'm really happy with the way the C-pillars turned out as it goes well with the tints and matches the A-pillars now. The material colour also flowed well from the C-pillar to the rear door cards. Note: I did stuff and had to redo one because I made the cut line in the wrong spot but when I got around to removing and replacing the material, it was suprising easy to remove. I mention this because if I ever go to sell the car, it will be a snip to bring the interior back to stock. Anyway, I should get time to load some photos tonight.

Having said that, last weekend I removed and replaced the retrimmed door cards with the originals as my drivers side was starting to look a little worn. I also took the opportunity to sound deaden each door which has had a noticable reduction in road noise and added a more solid feeling to the car. When I can be bothered, I might retrim it again as I have lots of spare material but this time turn the material inside out so that it should be harder wearing.

Apart from that, it's holding up well (I rarely ever have passenger(s) which I guess helps) and gives the car a more solid and not so plastic look and feeling to it. The A and C-pillars are my favourite feature.

Thread Mine FTW!!!!!!

I dont mind it, probably wouldnt have covered as much of the interior myself (glovebox etc) but doesnt look bad.

How's it holding up after 6 months though?

Perfectly executed- but sorry the only place they will queue up in awe is Wedgdale.:D \
Mind you you could have tie died the tracksuit fabric for that cutting edge LSD trip while trippin- bring back leapord print Spotlight for 4.99 a metre I say.

Apart from the drivers door trim and centre console lid which were and are getting a little worn (as in where my arms rested the material is kind of flattening down a bit) it's as good as new still.

Re: Glovebox, I got that idea from the VL Calais. lol

But yeah thanks guys for the comments!