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If I decide to go 'all in' on this car ('94 LE) I will replace the interior 'fabric' components with the best stock replacements I can find at a pick and pull.
But I've got people visiting next month and would love to put some affordable/budget seat covers on the car that fit and look ok in the meantime.
Any suggestions/experiences? I want to do both the front and back.
Last edited by WaxonWaxStillOn; 09-08-2011 at 03:14 AM.
as long as you dont go for some silly faux leather or crazy colors then id say just match the color using some cheap seat cover set from an autoparts store.
as long as you dont go for some silly faux leather or crazy colors then id say just match the color using some cheap seat cover set from an autoparts store.
I guess I'll just have to give something a shot. Too bad
I guess I'll just have to give something a shot. Too bad this one isn't sold in tan for this price.
I said "affordable/budget", lol. $800 would be a nice budget, but I'd sell my camry and buy one that's in better shape before I did that.
Would absolutely love to learn to do interiors...have looked on Amazon for books...I hear this one by don taylor is a must. That will have to take a back seat to eventually learning to sew...no pun intended.
I have done my head liner, door incerts, and rear dash. The head linner was a pain in the ass just to take it out but it looks pretty cool now that it is done. And may I suggest if U go with a black fabric make sure that u have your windows tinted because the black faded to grey on the rear dash because It was left outside all summer because I did not have my windows tinted. Ill have to check out that book I have seen it on amazon and I may try and find a local person to learn learn to sew seats.
I have done my head liner, door incerts, and rear dash. The head linner was a pain in the ass just to take it out but it looks pretty cool now that it is done. And may I suggest if U go with a black fabric make sure that u have your windows tinted because the black faded to grey on the rear dash because It was left outside all summer because I did not have my windows tinted. Ill have to check out that book I have seen it on amazon and I may try and find a local person to learn learn to sew seats.
What did you use to separate the door inserts...does it just take working it with a screwdriver? Also, did you remove the original fabric, or just go over it (and what fabric did you use...and perhaps what fabric didn't work well?)
Obviously I'm trying to milk your experiences for some info here. I think I want to try the door inserts, and see how that looks, and maybe build on it if all is well.
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1994 Camry LE
4 cyl 2.2L 5SFE, 180k miles, tan
What did you use to separate the door inserts...does it just take working it with a screwdriver? Also, did you remove the original fabric, or just go over it (and what fabric did you use...and perhaps what fabric didn't work well?)
Obviously I'm trying to milk your experiences for some info here. I think I want to try the door inserts, and see how that looks, and maybe build on it if all is well.
For the door incerts take off the armwrest, take off the old fabric. Mask the outside of the incert with like newspaper and tap and work the tape into the crevaces. Spary your adhesive down and make sure its a good layer, then removed all the paper and tape and put down your fabric. I worked it in with a quarter really good and use a very sharp razor to cut away the excess.
For fabric I went to Joanns lennins and I used some black suede fabric but u could use what every u want as long as its heavy enough. Super 77 for adhesive. they have pretty nice foux leathers u can get too.
Ur technically supposed to spray back side of fabric but the way I did it works fine.
Make sure that u work the fabric in very well or it will not look right. also for back door panels. I dont know if u have a coup but the rear seats were a pain I had to redoo one side make sure u cut fabric low enough so it does not show a lip when u put the arm rest back on. U will know what im talking about when u get to it. It takes probably 30 to 40 minutes a door panel.
heres a link for my car domain page. THis is how it should look when you are done.
For the door incerts take off the armwrest, take off the old fabric. Mask the outside of the incert with like newspaper and tap and work the tape into the crevaces. Spary your adhesive down and make sure its a good layer, then removed all the paper and tape and put down your fabric. I worked it in with a quarter really good and use a very sharp razor to cut away the excess.
For fabric I went to Joanns lennins and I used some black suede fabric but u could use what every u want as long as its heavy enough. Super 77 for adhesive. they have pretty nice foux leathers u can get too.
Ur technically supposed to spray back side of fabric but the way I did it works fine.
Make sure that u work the fabric in very well or it will not look right. also for back door panels. I dont know if u have a coup but the rear seats were a pain I had to redoo one side make sure u cut fabric low enough so it does not show a lip when u put the arm rest back on. U will know what im talking about when u get to it. It takes probably 30 to 40 minutes a door panel.
heres a link for my car domain page. THis is how it should look when you are done.
For the door incerts take off the armwrest, take off the old fabric. Mask the outside of the incert with like newspaper and tap and work the tape into the crevaces. Spary your adhesive down and make sure its a good layer, then removed all the paper and tape and put down your fabric. I worked it in with a quarter really good and use a very sharp razor to cut away the excess.
For fabric I went to Joanns lennins and I used some black suede fabric but u could use what every u want as long as its heavy enough. Super 77 for adhesive. they have pretty nice foux leathers u can get too.
Ur technically supposed to spray back side of fabric but the way I did it works fine.
Make sure that u work the fabric in very well or it will not look right. also for back door panels. I dont know if u have a coup but the rear seats were a pain I had to redoo one side make sure u cut fabric low enough so it does not show a lip when u put the arm rest back on. U will know what im talking about when u get to it. It takes probably 30 to 40 minutes a door panel.
heres a link for my car domain page. THis is how it should look when you are done.
Great info, thanks for the tips. I'll go look at fabrics and see what might work. I'll probably go with velour, staying pretty close to stock.
Some really nice modding on your pages over there. I love the dash and headliner work, way to go.
Thanks. Man if I had to do it all over again I would have sold the car haha. The carbon fiber was way to expensive and it is not real. I did the blue LEDs myself but I got to figure out why they are blinking. im goint to have to take it up to a sterio shop.
Thanks. Man if I had to do it all over again I would have sold the car haha. The carbon fiber was way to expensive and it is not real. I did the blue LEDs myself but I got to figure out why they are blinking. im goint to have to take it up to a sterio shop.
Yeah, I haven't decided if I want to spend that kind of money on mine or buy a car that's in better condition and invest in that for the long haul. I've drawn the line until I decide. The mechanical things are really good so far, but the paint sucks as well as much of the interior.
I don't know much about led's, but could the blinking be from bad or wrong resistors, not giving the led's the right voltage? Maybe there is a way to see if the current is solid going to resistors vs. after the resistors (assuming you had to put in resistors when installing led's.)
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1994 Camry LE
4 cyl 2.2L 5SFE, 180k miles, tan
Yeah, I haven't decided if I want to spend that kind of money on mine or buy a car that's in better condition and invest in that for the long haul. I've drawn the line until I decide. The mechanical things are really good so far, but the paint sucks as well as much of the interior.
I don't know much about led's, but could the blinking be from bad or wrong resistors, not giving the led's the right voltage? Maybe there is a way to see if the current is solid going to resistors vs. after the resistors (assuming you had to put in resistors when installing led's.)
My car was in pretty good conditon when I got it. It was origionally blue and there was some damage to the rear quarter panel by the passenger side door that is all fixed now and I had an accident and totaled a corolla and didnt do much damage to my car just had to replace the support bar. Interior is in excelent condition I just decided to change it.
Yea im not to educated with the wiring parts but I know that the LEDs use less electricity so im guessing need to find a way to slow down the current so they dont blink. I put LEDs in the turn lights and now those blink really fast too.
My car was in pretty good conditon when I got it. It was origionally blue and there was some damage to the rear quarter panel by the passenger side door that is all fixed now and I had an accident and totaled a corolla and didnt do much damage to my car just had to replace the support bar. Interior is in excelent condition I just decided to change it.
Yea im not to educated with the wiring parts but I know that the LEDs use less electricity so im guessing need to find a way to slow down the current so they dont blink. I put LEDs in the turn lights and now those blink really fast too.
This is out of my realm too, but I read in another thread here about needing to solder a resistor between the power and the led because the source is 12v but the led's are much less. The right resistor will convert the voltage to what a particular led uses.
I googled this issue and found this page referencing the problem. If resistors are indeed the solution, someone here should know which ones you need for the led's that you have.
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1994 Camry LE
4 cyl 2.2L 5SFE, 180k miles, tan
This is out of my realm too, but I read in another thread here about needing to solder a resistor between the power and the led because the source is 12v but the led's are much less. The right resistor will convert the voltage to what a particular led uses.
I googled this issue and found this page referencing the problem. If resistors are indeed the solution, someone here should know which ones you need for the led's that you have.
Ok cool I did some research. Resistors are only a few bucks but u have to have 1 resistor per light. u have to connect the resistor on the positive and negative wire and tape it up with electrical tape. I can do my turn signal lights now but there are like 5 bulbs in my instrument cluster I have to do and there is a tun of wires that plug into the cluster itself how do I know what wires to hook it up to?
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I think I want to try the door inserts, and see how that looks, and maybe build on it if all is well.
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