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Old 05-08-2007, 08:09 AM   #1
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Sunscreen......happened to me in my Z06. I had it on my legs and where my knee rests against the console the vinyl coating lifted and peeled right off. At the time the car had only 3,000 kilometers on it and no other cleaners had been used on the console. I do not remember the brand of sunscreen but I would not trust any of them after that!
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:14 AM   #2
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I think I'm going to pull out my center console, and the door pocket covers, strip the crap off of 'em, and paint 'em.

It's one of the odd things about Porsche that's disappointing. You'd think a high end manufacturer would come up with something more durable.

Maybe I'll try covering some in leather... I bet it feels nice if you get the right kind of leather...
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:32 AM   #3
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yea i bet they didnt think about that.
only after some regular day to day uses we can come up with problems.


i wonder if they are aware of this now. (including GM with vette)
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The solution:

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Old 05-08-2007, 12:16 PM   #5
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Leather? Any details on how that was accomplished? I might want to try covering my door covers in leather... it would be a nice touch!
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Leather? Any details on how that was accomplished? I might want to try covering my door covers in leather... it would be a nice touch!
It's not hard. Get the leather you like (I bought off of eBay - I could tell from his pictures that the leather matched the factory leather doors really well) and cut it roughly to size. Spray heavy duty fabric adhesive on the back of the leather and the piece, let it tack up, and then work the two together. Once most of the adhesive has cured, wrap the edges, cutting slits now and then to relieve any bunching. Secure these with superglue. Be careful - as superglue ruins the finished surface of leather.

It took me about an hour to do each armrest piece.

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Sounds simple enough. Given most of the leather and vinyl stuff in my car is grey, it won't be difficult to find good leather that will work.
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