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Wayne Womersley
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 08:00 pm, by:  Wayne Womersley (A49kidx) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Alistair Moorby
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 10:17 pm, by:  Alistair Moorby (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah there is a note on the front of my pack saying UV resistant chemicals added.

At any rate they probably won't fail as they are out of direct sunlight behind window tint.

Also I just ran out, I have only done one front seat and 3/4 of the lower rear seat.

Still have another front seat and the upper rear seat to go.

I only wasted about 10 so I reckon you need about 300 to complete the job.

There are WAY more hog rings to cut off on the rear seat than the fronts. Took me about an hour just to get the old cover off the bottom half.

Here is a pic of the rear seat, it's 3/4 done, but you get the idea.


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And can I also just say that this little project of redoing my interior is absolutely exhausting.... I am really looking forward to finishing the seats, once they are done I just need to spray the dash and I'm finished.

Then another $4000 for a new bodykit, respray and some door hinges and I'll be finished the car completely.
Jesse Webber
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Friday, May 11, 2012 - 03:50 pm, by:  Jesse Webber (Jessewebber) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice job Alistair, You got a nice fit on the covers and that red stitching looks mint.
Alistair Moorby
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 11:43 am, by:  Alistair Moorby (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey thanks Jesse, I have finished the lower back seats now, they look sooo much better than the old covers.

I have ordered some Kyrlon Fusion matt black paint so I can paint all the little bit's of plastic etc. I was hoping it would turn up yesterday so I could at least finish the passenger seat over the weekend but I'll have to wait till next week now.
Haydn Stewart
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Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 10:52 am, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Heaps jealous you have all this time to do your Own seats!!! Looks awesome mate can't wait to see finished product pictures of in the car.
Alistair Moorby
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Monday, May 14, 2012 - 09:26 am, by:  Alistair Moorby (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah it's pretty time consuming, should have everything done by this time next week.

I also got some extra material from the supplier so I think I'll redo my door handles with red stitching.
Alistair Moorby
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Sunday, May 27, 2012 - 05:05 pm, by:  Alistair Moorby (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OK all completed except the dash, I ran out of time today, but I have enough VHT dye left in the can for this final job.

Then in the coming months I will get new seatbelts and, I will just buy new generic ones rather than trying to source second hand black ones.

I'll post some better pics another day when I get the DSLR out.



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By the way, thanks for the seat Wayne, came up a treat with the vinyl dye.
Walter Gillmore
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 05:52 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

loving the red stitching mate. nice.

have you done most of the interior with vht paint?? turned out pretty good.
Alistair Moorby
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 06:27 pm, by:  Alistair Moorby (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah the whole interior except for the rear of the drivers seat is VHT.
Alistair David
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 03:19 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sprayed the dash on the weekend.

I didn't remove it from the car just masked up and sprayed.

Turned out great, just a few edges near the cluster need to be redone. Only took about an hour.

Also for anyone who is interested, I got some VHT on the glass and it came off with a bit of Windex and a sponge.

Here's a pic of the dash being sprayed.

I will upload some real nice photo's once I install the my new steering wheel. Black Leather with Red Stiching, Looks awesome



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Wayne Womersley
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 03:39 pm, by:  Wayne Womersley (A49kidx) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ha Alistair, you've got me, have you got a brother?......
PS. I like that wheel in the pic.
PPS. So who reads 'The Age'.
Alistair David
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 04:13 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

A brother?

Yeah I'm not a fan of that steering wheel, I got it from Supercheap auto for like $70 a couple of months ago.

It will be in the for sale section shortly haha.

Well I don't read any newspapers, I don't even have any old ones. I bought the Age because I needed something to mask up with, and it looked like it had the biggest pages.
Wayne Womersley
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 04:46 pm, by:  Wayne Womersley (A49kidx) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry Alistair, Us old guys are easily duped. The last couple posts. There is Alistair Moorby and Alistair David, both 'Try Hard', Vic & Soarer TT. So no Brother, its just you.
Sorry, I've Lost it......
But at this rate I'll be a Roo soon.
PS. Life wasn't meant to be all serious.
Alistair David
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 05:27 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Haha I changed my name, I didn't like people being able to Google my name and find out info about me.

By the time I'm your age there will probably be an enormous online profile built up about me.
Wayne Womersley
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 05:44 pm, by:  Wayne Womersley (A49kidx) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I like it. You are BEATING the SYSTEM. Good one.
Scott Vim
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 06:58 pm, by:  Scott Vim (1uz1jz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here's a question, where does it stop? Spray the roof and pillars too?
Walter Gillmore
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 07:27 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

good job mate. show us some pics of the dash. keep us posted on wear and tear.
Alistair David
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 07:39 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Scott I have already painted the pillars, but the roof will remain light cream colour. I think most black interiors stay with a light beige colour roof.

The one last thing to do is replace the seatbelts with black ones, but that can wait until I get my new body kit and get the respray done which is happening in late September.

I'll pull the DSLR out on the weekend when I have come light and get some good shots of the finished interior for everyone to see.

The improvement is immense, I'll post some before shots as well on Saturday.
Trevor Marsh
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:35 pm, by:  Trevor Marsh (Tma7) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Alistair- You're right about building up a profile on you.

I was bored a few months ago so googled my own name, just out of interest.

I was AMAZED at how many things came up about me. Things I've written in the past on Soarer Central (under a different name too), newspaper articles that I've been involved with (no, nothing I did wrong) other online forums regarding some of my other hobbies and even one or two things with my full name and telephone number on!

So I too, changed my details when I re-joined Soarer Central and will do so with any other site I join in the future. It sounds crazy but I now realise (too late) that it's so easy to build up a history of things we become involved in online.
Alistair David
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 01:26 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OK so here are some photo's of the finished product.

Seats - Retrimmed in leather with red stitching, repaired cracked pieces near recline handle.

Steering Wheel - Boss Kit + Leather wheel with red stitching to match seats

Door trims front/rear, dash, centre console and all other vinyl parts sprayed with VHT vinyl dye

All remaining plastic parts - Sprayed with Krylon Fusion Matt Black plastic paint.

Wood trim and shifter, A/C and trip computer bit covered in textured carbon fibre vinyl wrap.

Handbrake handle replaced with metal one from Supercheap Auto.

Boost gauge - Relocated from drivers pillar to the lower drivers dash, it's actually mounted to a little plastic tab where the air purifier switch was, so no holes made in the lower dash.

Mobile phone holder - Mounted in fold out cup location, USB and 3.5mm cable also routed through here. The sticker you see on the mobile holder is an NFC tag, when my phone is inserted into the holder it automatically sets the brightness to 100%, increases volume to 100% for music, and launches 'car home' an application that sets the display to always on and give you big buttons for phone control.

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Here is a few before photo's, overall the previous condition wasn't too bad, the carpet was covered in cigarette burns and soy sauce, there was a cigarrette burn on the drivers seat and the plastics were a horribly brown colour, it was also very tired looking. My plan was to give it a refresh and bring it into the 21st century.


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My next goals are to get a new bodykit fitted and painted as well as change the seatbelts to black and also get a triple gauge holder and mount that on the dash above the centre air vents, when I had everything out of the car I had a look behind the dash and it shouldn't be too much trouble to drill a 20mm hole directly above the vents and run the cabling down through there. The plan is to use smoked gauges that light up with red digits and needles when the car is turned on, I will tap into the power for the climate control so the lights can be dimmed using the dash dimmer switch.

I will try cover the triple gauge holder with the left over vinyl I have from a second hand Soarer door trim and dye it black so it blends in nicely.

And if no one has seen my Soarer here it is. Definitely needs a new rear bar as the current one is cracked.



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Matt Petersen
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 01:34 pm, by:  Matt Petersen (Mattmannz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice work. Any more info on the nfc and related app?

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Alistair David
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 01:51 pm, by:  Alistair David (Aldmo87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah sure, you need a phone that can read/write NFC (Near Field Communication) tags, I am using a Galaxy Nexus.

The app is NFC Task Launcher

The NFC tags can be purchased from here.
http://www.tagstand.com/

I bought 20 tags for $30.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 02:18 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

awesome results mate well done :-)
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 06:42 pm, by:  James Buchan (Jrbuch) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks good mate, gotta be happy with that!
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 07:18 pm, by:  Jesse Webber (Jessewebber) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice work alistair, big improvement from when i saw it on the cruise, you got a pretty good fit with the seat covers.

I'm diggin' the carbon fiber style stick on stuff, looks mint.

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