Suede or Alcantara

[Juniorss]

Anyone have anything wrapped in suede or alcantara on the inside of their NNBS?? Im thinking about pulling off the woodgrain and wrapping it in alcantara.

 

[Regency]

I would wrap the dash and more before the wood grain and just do some sort of paint or wrap for the woodgrain.

 

[Fearz]

I would wrap the dash and more before the wood grain and just do some sort of paint or wrap for the woodgrain.

Wrapping those plastic pieces probably would be a pain and it would probably fall apart after a while. I would probably paint or Hydrodip them. We're you planning on doing the door pieces and the A- pillars ect?

 

[quattrotman]

Alcantara is easier to keep clean than real suede but will collect dust and look dirty unless you use a lighter color like light grey, white etc. Its good for headliners because the dust cant colect there but I've done seats in it and had a alcantara steering wheel (not a good idea...always dirty). You do have to brush it with a suede brush to clean it every once in a while. Looks good though.

 

[Juniorss]

I would wrap the dash and more before the wood grain and just do some sort of paint or wrap for the woodgrain.

The dash is too much of a project. I just want to do something different on the inside of the truck but nothing that involves a major project.

Wrapping those plastic pieces probably would be a pain and it would probably fall apart after a while. I would probably paint or Hydrodip them. We're you planning on doing the door pieces and the A- pillars ect?

My other option was to paint the trim piano black. To be honest, I would like to do the A-pillars too but I don't see it happening for a while.

Alcantara is easier to keep clean than real suede but will collect dust and look dirty unless you use a lighter color like light grey, white etc. Its good for headliners because the dust cant colect there but I've done seats in it and had a alcantara steering wheel (not a good idea...always dirty). You do have to brush it with a suede brush to clean it every once in a while. Looks good though.

I was wondering about that too. I see a lot of cars coming with suede steering wheels such as the Corvette, CTS-V, GT500 and I was wondering how long it would last and stay clean for.

 

[Regency]

Definitley do some paint to the trim and for the A-pillars I would atleast get some quotes and if it's to much right now add it to your never ending build list

 

[quattrotman]

Paint it piano black...that looks great. I will go tht route too when I get sick of the carbon fiber wrap I got going on right now.

 

[NASTY GM]

I have a suede headliner but he shop didn't do the pillars
I'm going to find another shop to do the pillars.

 

[LILC509]

I have a suede headliner but he shop didn't do the pillars
I'm going to find another shop to do the pillars.

I did the pillars when I got my headliner done. The pillars arent that hard to do but then again I didn't do the hard ones that are the the second where the seatbelts are at those are hard.

JuniorSS, do the headliner if you are going to do the pillars. It is a total transformation. To pull the headliner out it's not very hard just big but not heavy.

 

[Juniorss]

Definitley do some paint to the trim and for the A-pillars I would atleast get some quotes and if it's to much right now add it to your never ending build list

I have a roll of alcantara that I ordered a while back. Maybe ill buy an extra a pillar and experiment lol

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I did the pillars when I got my headliner done. The pillars arent that hard to do but then again I didn't do the hard ones that are the the second where the seatbelts are at those are hard.

JuniorSS, do the headliner if you are going to do the pillars. It is a total transformation. To pull the headliner out it's not very hard just big but not heavy.

How is your suede holding up??