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Old 05-06-2013, 04:10 PM   #1
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DIY leather interior bits

Just playing around with some leather and thought I'd document it.

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More to come...

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Nice job - that looks excellent....
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It may be a bit much, lol!
I'm thinking that I need a white console to pull this off...oh well. It only took about 45 minutes.

I plan to do a few more pieces(e-brake handle, some door pieces, etc.), so I'll wait to see how it looks with them before going back to black. My stock boot is fine, so it'll only take a few minutes to switch back.

Ahhhh...boredom

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Certainly is quite the contrast... perhaps the entire interior in white would look good.... you better buy a few more cows
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Yeah, I photoshopped my interior first to see if I'd like it...and I didn't.

Looks pretty much like it did in the photoshop, so I'm thinking this little project is a no-go. Nice to know that I can make my own shifter boot if the stock boot ever wears out, though.

I switched it back to the stock black boot already...
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Old 05-07-2013, 07:26 AM   #6
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Nice work, but, yea, you would need some more white to pull it off, and then, where would you stop?
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This project is a bust
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Old 05-09-2013, 07:55 AM   #8
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Not necessarily. Not everyone has the gumption to make a whole new shift boot. Now you know how to make shift boots,you could make them any color you wanted to match your taste. Shoot, I am sure you could sell a leopard print boot to JD!
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Old 05-09-2013, 10:20 AM   #9
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Wow the contrast! I loved doing leather work for my old 924/944's. If I had proper sewing machine I would get back into it. Keep it going!

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