[Supras] Armrest Cover

[Steve Michael]

I've made THREE of these covers myself with nothing but a piece of matching
fabric, a seam ripper, a chalk marker, a good pair of scissors and a needle
& thread. Oh, and a tiny bit of extra batting and some contact cement. While
you're at it, make yourself a matching shifter boot and Ebrake cover.

Take apart the old one and carefully remove the cover from the pad.
Mark the direction of the cover to the pad, F or R.
Use the seam ripper to separate the three panels OR just tear enough seams
arount the corners of the cover so the entire cover will lie flat.
Trace the OG cover on the back side of your new fabric.
Cut the new fabric, but LEAVE the additional material around the corners.
You'll be sewing these. Also leave a little bit more around the edges: you
can always cut it off, but you can't always stretch it.
Pinch the corners together so that the fabric forms a corner like your old
cover. You should be able to sew from one chalk line to the other one  to
make a smooth curve.
Test fit the fabric onto the console cover. Stretch it & use a little steam
if you have to. Trim the extra inner corner fabric at this point so that the
corners lie flat or at least look like it.
Cut a piece of Batting in a rectangle that will rest on top of your console
pad and use some of that contact cement to hold it there.
Throw a light coat of CC on the underside of your new cloth cover and place
your console down into it.
Stretch everything evenly and glue or tack it all into place.
Put it back together...Done.

If you can find one in your color, you should buy it.  If not, make it
yourself.

Steve in N.Scottsdale...90T/A/T (Sarah) for Me!

See my latest custom cover in Vegas for SILV-X: 10 years of Supras in Las
Vegas!

http://vegas.supras.org/v06/

Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:41:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Supras] Armrest cover
To: Bob <bob at hairballcreations.com>, supras at supras.com
Message-ID: <20060830014118.44833.qmail at web51603.mail.yahoo.com>
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If you're referring to the center console door I
bought a brand new one that matched the dark grey
interior from Jeff Watson about 2 years ago. Seems
like it was about $40.

hth,
Rockey 91T

--- Bob <bob at hairballcreations.com> wrote:

> The armrest in my 89 finally gave up the ghost.  I
> assume they were
> discontinued years ago but what the heck...
>
> Any chance of finding a new one in blue or is their
> a place that is making a
> reasonably priced replacement?
>
> I could ship it to a friend in Michigan who could
> make me a new one... I am
> just looking for an easier solution
>
> Bob