this would look really cool for the dash and doors

[Pumpkin1LT]

Here is what i have done so far. Tomorrow I will finish her up. Pretty happy with the out come so far. For the smaller harder to reach areas like the curves in the door I opted to use a small flathead (eyeglass repair kit size) to navigate around those curves. Worked out quite well. But be VERY cautious and careful...the flathead can scratch the plastic if you aren't slow and gentle.

[rallyrob]

wow great job pumpkin it looks great it wasint really hard was it and its cheap did you get 3 packs of tubeing from joanns?

[rallyrob]

this is something so tiny but it gives it a great look for $6 bucks

[Pumpkin1LT]

Originally Posted by rallyrob

wow great job pumpkin it looks great it wasint really hard was it and its cheap did you get 3 packs of tubeing from joanns?

Since Wrights didn't make the right shade of Orange in the Max Piping, I had to purchase 3 packs of 4yd Orange Fabric Edging..roughly about $9.00, however, to get the "piping effect", I had to buy about 12 yards of small cording (about $10) to wrap into the Edging, in short, fabricating my OWN piping. But since I have some background in sewing, it wasn't that difficult for me to do, just more time consuming. And yes, I did get it all at Jo-Anns...much better selection there. I always buy MORE than I need, cause you never know if you might have an "uh-oh" or "re-do". Better safe than sorry. I'll put up better pictures tomorrow.

And HOW AWESOME were those colors?! The Yellow, lime green and Medd Blue were DEAD ON for the Camaro colors!

[rallyrob]

when i got it i only got 2packs of yellow so it was anuff for the door and dash i still got to get 1 more pack for the passanger door but what im thinking now to do it take it off and take off the dash and door pannels and hot glue it becus some of the trim is comeing off from the door i took off the little peace next to the whell and i hot glue it so i think i might try to glue all of it becuz ocer time its just goin to fall out the dash and door

[TonyNo]

Looks great pumpkin!

Let's get some shots of the ends and come up with a good way to handle them.

FYI, if you do the ABL-style (top of dash only), then you only need two packs.

[Pumpkin1LT]

Originally Posted by rallyrob

when i got it i only got 2packs of yellow so it was anuff for the door and dash i still got to get 1 more pack for the passanger door but what im thinking now to do it take it off and take off the dash and door pannels and hot glue it becus some of the trim is comeing off from the door i took off the little peace next to the whell and i hot glue it so i think i might try to glue all of it becuz ocer time its just goin to fall out the dash and door

The only issue you are going to encounter with the hot glue is that it will leave somewhat of a large beading where you apply, and if youapply too much it may interfere with the placement of the panels after your done.. They may not fit. Instead of hot glue, I would suggest a good no sew/fabric glue (don't go cheap on it cause it will not hold. After you apply the fabric let it dry over night .

I am thinking that I may put a line of thin cording in the seam behind the piping to hold it in place. As like with any "concept" idea, trial and error until you find what works.

[rallyrob]

This l
Looks great

[Pumpkin1LT]

i figure because I made my own piping, it was easier to manipulate the inner cording..so when it came to getting a clean flat edge, i simply used hot glue to pinch the edge together, then folded it over, hot glued and pinched it again to make it nice and flat. It created a nice clean edge for my starting point.

[TonyNo]

Nice. Got pics of the two ends on the doors?

[Primus]

They didn't have any silver/grey so I tried to dye some. Currently they look like a blackish-blue. So unless I can get them to a more grey color I'm probably going to trash mine.

[Pumpkin1LT]

Originally Posted by Primus

They didn't have any silver/grey so I tried to dye some. Currently they look like a blackish-blue. So unless I can get them to a more grey color I'm probably going to trash mine.

I might be able to help there. You looking more for a Silver to match SIM or the CGM?

[Pumpkin1LT]

Originally Posted by TonyNo

Nice. Got pics of the two ends on the doors?

Those edges were indeed a challenge! The panels were much tighter in those spots and trying to "tuck" the piping into the seam only pulled it out so that the panel wouldn't lie flush. Ill take a pic of what I did.

[Pumpkin1LT]

It was VERY difficult trying to figure out a way to clean this up... I couldn't get the piping to go into the door panel (too tight and it lifted the panel and left a gap). If you were to simply glue a strip of piping on top of that seam (without wedging it into the seam crack) you could run the risk of the door not closing properly because of the "bulge" the piping would leave..although I am pretty sure the piping is pliable enough that it would flatten out over time. This seems like the best option if you want to carry the piping all the way around the panel. Carefully cut off the fabric overhang (but not to much as to open the seam where the cording is) and very carefully glue the piping into that crease. I may try this today.
I simply stopped the piping and didn't bother trying to bring it all the way around. It isn't the cleanest, but the best that I could do. Again, folding the ends over and glueing them flat. Short of taking the entire panel off, I don't think there is a way to get the fabric under that panel in that specific area.