[Supras] Armrest Cover

[Bob]

Recovering steering wheels and shift knobs are available on the web... 

American Stitches.  

Look Great but man are they pricey

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf
Of Gregg Bradstock
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:56 AM
To: azsuprasm at qwest.net; supras at supras.com
Subject: Re: [Supras] Armrest Cover

I am taking my steering wheel, shift boot, emerg. brake boot and arm rest 
cover to a local shop in the next few days.  If they do a good job, I'll let

you know.  Unfortunately my shifter lost its cover years ago, so there will 
not be a pattern to go by.

I'll get an est. for the whole interior, but it won't be original.  Maybe 
I'll call Jeff for the carpet and seat covers.....

Gregg
87NA


>From: "Steve Michael" <azsuprasm at qwest.net>
>Reply-To: Steve Michael <azsuprasm at qwest.net>
>To: supras at supras.com
>Subject: Re: [Supras] Armrest Cover
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:48:48 -0700
>
>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>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
>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
>
>
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