(S) Car Stitching

Right, I've been in one of my "modifying moods" again lately, so today I thought what else can I do to my car to make it a little more unique.

I came up with... Changing the stitching on the steering wheel and handbrake from white to red. It took me an age, but it's finally finished. Looks really good imo.

What do you guys think?

Tom

Well Tom,

I gotta say, that looks lovely, somethin i would never have thought of

Keep up the good work - your car really will look fantastic by the end.

(shame about the Bravo wheels though)

Mark

cheers, glad to see it's gone down well.

I know, I really wanted those wheels , having said that, the more I look at mine, the more attached I get.

Tom

Hmmmm, well, im feeling the opposite bout mine...

the more i look at mine the more i think "ive made a mistake buying these"


ahhh well, what can ya do

ye man! looks sweet as!

I think your wheels loog good personally, whats wrong with them?

Tom

To be honest i dont know what i dont like about them, i just dont think they suit the car too well, looking back i think some 6 spokes would have been a better choice.

Im gettin them sprayed white soon enough to match the Blue/White theme im gonna go for on the car, see how i feel about them then.

Mark

Really like what you have done with the stitching - how did you do it btw?

I like what you have done with the grille too any links to threads on some of the mods you have done?

Thanks. Well I tried colouring it first but it marked the leather a little (cleaned up though).
So I thought I'd just give up, until I saw my Red T-cut (I knew this stained cloth but not leather) so I basically T-cut my steering wheel untill all the white stitching was red. Came up lovely I reckon, no marks or stains on the leather.

Threads are:

Blacked out Grill:
http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...ease-post.html

Tinted mini windows:
http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...ront-side.html

Abarth Badges:
http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...-badges-p.html

Painted Brake Callipers:
http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...-calipers.html

Tom

Thats genious that is! I would never have thought of that lol, can you get white T-Cut? If so, think i may be doing it this weekend to mine

Thanks for the links, really like the subtle mods you have been doing. Not really my sort of thing usually but im gonna get round to doing the calipers and stiching at some point now!

Did you do the stitching on the gearlever too? I dont guess that would work though as it is dark already.

Do you think the paint will rub of easy over time?

Tbh I didn't even try the gear lever, as you say it's dark stitching so not sure, I've got some custom mats coming tomorrow hopefully and I may invest in a black with red stitching gear gator (sp).

I was thinking about the paint rubbing off, so I soaked the steering wheel in everything I could think of (Interior polish, water, soapy water, sweat lol), rubbed it and nothing appeared to come off - I suppose only time will tell, however it's stained now. If it does come off I'll try red wine next I know that doesn't come off.

Tom

looks nice

how did you do it though? unstich it all and re stitch it? follow the one through with the other? Also what type of thread did you use?

Cheers,

Kristian

To recap - I used red t-cut colour conditioner on the steering wheel and handbrake - Effectively dying the white stitching.

I was going to re-stitch but it was too much work considering I could get the same results another way.

Tom

sorry serves me right for skimming the thread after being wow'd by the pictures

Kristian