OT interior work, some will like it, some won't...lol... (lots of pics)

[Sublimewind]

Edit: more pics addedHi all,I've been working on the Subie again, I've had a little burst of motivation and am finally getting the interior put back together.... Well, the OLD RS's interior was in need of help (I retained the old interior from the car, to go in the newer one, that DIDN'T have one) it was dirty and "old" looking, and along with my audio install, I decided to do something a bit different than the "norm" (hmmm go figure, right..lol) So, in effort to help with reflections on hard surfaces down off of the interior I decided to cover my A/B/C pillars with Second Skin Overkill closed cell foam... Needs to be clean clean clean first... The rear seats aren't going to be used ever again, as far as I'm concerned, so I'm not reinstalling the seat belts back there, but I WILL need the little trim that comes out with the belt, so, I glued it in after cutting it off the actual seat belt mech... Simple spray glue is the only thing needed for this process, and I thought to take pics, but just not while I was doing the actual covering/gluing sorry... I was working against the clock and forgot to get a shot of the glued up parts... So, here is what things look like with the foam installed... Seeing as how I'm already mostly black, I've decided to change the color of the headliner and all the trim to black, it was gray... So, I bought some plastic paint (Rust-oleum for plastic) and painted all of the buttons/handles and light fixtures as well... Ok, so here is the part I'm going to get a LOT of flack on.... my choice for material for the headliner and to cover the pillars.... Wait for it...A little longer....Bam....!!!It comes from my love of the lowered truck crowd, many a mini-truck had been done in monster hair and animal prints, so I decided to do this... It serves a triaxial purpose...A. It's easy to work with, conforms well to irregular shapes and mistakes don't show (my FIRST time ever doing this BTW) B. It will help me to cut down on reflections of sound for the stereo (Remember I'm going for sound QUALITY) C. It's the softest stuff you've ever felt, think of the softest dog or cat that you have ever pet... More... Fresh pics : I had to cover the sunroof cover, I had forgot about it, so I got better pics of the wrapping process.. First: LayoutTrim:Glues: These are important, you'll want a glue that "webs" see below...Gluing: Flip the part over and lay it face down, Start with the edge, overlap half and half. This is also when the clock starts ticking... This type of glue is a contact adhesive and if you move quickly you may have time to pull up a mistake and fix it... but if you wait to long, it grabs and holds... !!! This is a closer look at a spray glue that "webs" Beware, some don't do this, I bought a NAPA glue and it was like spray paint... Not good... CAREFULLY peal the part off the fabric, and set aside, start working the glue over the whole of the fabric.. Notice the nice outline of the part, great for aligning the part when it's time to wrapGlue the part: Flip it over and use the ouline from earlier to align the part to the fabricWrap: Pull edges up and then over to get it tight. In the corners, depending on how much stretch the fabric has, you have to put little creases in it and if it works right, you'll never see them on the finished part.. push them as flat as you can.. Trim the backside: Keep a LOT of razor blades and USE A RAZOR KNIFE...!!! Trim to between 1" and 1/2" from the edge, make sure everything is good and stuck down after the trim... Trim closer to the edges if you have fabric bunched up there... Vacuum well and you're finishedOk GenVibe, I've got strong shoulders..... What do ya think??? Thanks for lookin,Aaron

[NibCrom]

Looks like it will make a nice shaggin' wagon.

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by NibCrom »Looks like it will make a nice shaggin' wagon. Yeah, it's a shame I can't even get IN the back seat (there isn't even going to be one)... lol...

[NibCrom]

In that case, how much weight can your roof hold? Haha!Edit: What about covering the entire exterior in that fur? That would be hilarious.

[Sublimewind]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I just got these to, to run my xBox, which is also the center piece of my system...

[Kamikaze]

not my bag of tea but the workmanship looks good.... Can't wait to see what the final product looks like.

[kunkstyle]

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I just got these to, to run my xBox, which is also the center piece of my system... Are those the sunvisors? That is freaking awesome.

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze »not my bag of tea but the workmanship looks good.... Can't wait to see what the final product looks like.It's all good, I know i'm going to get some flack... notta problem.. Quote »Are those the sunvisors? That is freaking awesome.Yes Sir, they are... The back half is also going to get the "fur" to...!!!

[WaveAction]

looks awesome man!..should do the seats too..and the floor lol..but thats just overkill

[kunkstyle]

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Yes Sir, they are... The back half is also going to get the "fur" to...!!! Haha! I'd leave the fur off, but you seem to be a fur fan At least it's not 'xbox green' coloured fur...Are the visors a commercial product? Or did you custom fab them?

[Mavrik]

wait... what? would have to see it in person to really say yes or no... not my thing but that doesn't mean it looks bad.

[kevera]

And I thought this was a Vibe site In all seriousness,that's some serious throw back to the 70's,should have did it in red.

[Burns1210]

The word heinous comes to mind...

[Toasted7]

Workmanship looks to be top notch... as I would have expected. The fur on the other hand... not too sure on that, but I won't knock it till I see it in person. Who knows, I could be really impressed.

[scherry2]

I had a van like that back in 1976. lol look good!! I want to see it after install.

[Mavrik]

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »I had a van like that back in 1976. lol look good!! I want to see it after install. Bet that van had a wizard or half naked sorcoress on the side.

[808 Vibes]

Wow, adventurous! And (drool...) Snap-On's! I had a lot of them, big tool chest included, but sold them all when I bought my house. Sniff. Kept the creeper and fender cover...it's at my mom's somewhere.

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »looks awesome man!..should do the seats too..and the floor lol..but thats just overkillYeah, i've already gone a little over the edge, I can't wait to see what the subie folks say... Quote »Haha! I'd leave the fur off, but you seem to be a fur fanAt least it's not 'xbox green' coloured fur...Are the visors a commercial product? Or did you custom fab them?The visors are pre-made product... I'll post the link a little later.. The bottom half is going to get it, just so they blend in, can't really hide them that well, cause they have speakers on the back side... When they are down, they'll just look stock, with a "border"...lol... Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »wait... what? would have to see it in person to really say yes or no... not my thing but that doesn't mean it looks bad.It's not as bad as it may seem, it IS funky though, which is what I was after, something a bit different from the herd, like the wheels.. Quote, originally posted by kevera »And I thought this was a Vibe site In all seriousness,that's some serious throw back to the 70's,should have did it in red.I mighta if they had it... lol... Throwback, I know, it's all "retro" and stuff... Quote, originally posted by Burns1210 »The word heinous comes to mind... Meh, you might be supprised when it's done....Stay tuned, this Is off-topic....lol.... Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »Workmanship looks to be top notch... as I would have expected. The fur on the other hand... not too sure on that, but I won't knock it till I see it in person. Who knows, I could be really impressed.Thank you Sir

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »I had a van like that back in 1976. lol look good!! I want to see it after install. Thanks..!! And no problem... My GF keeps calling me weird, for taking all the pics that I do, of the process... and posting them.... Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Bet that van had a wizard or half naked sorcoress on the side.Or a Viking, or some B.A. skulls and things.. Maybe is was the Marlboro Man, riding off into the sunset.... lol... Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »Wow, adventurous! And (drool...) Snap-On's! I had a lot of them, big tool chest included, but sold them all when I bought my house. Sniff. Kept the creeper and fender cover...it's at my mom's somewhere. Yeah, I don't know what I would do without my tools, it's odd, beacuse I used to get in trouble with dad, when I was kid, for screwing up his tool, I was always doing somehting, and leaving them out in the rain or worse, flat out losing them.. Now I understand WHY he was so darn mad...