WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[ImAdopted]

Originally Posted by SuperTom

Yep http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREY-STITCH-...53.m2749.l2649


Recovered almost all the interior in my C5 with pieces from them. Did my whole interior for <$1000. Most of the big shops charging $10K+ to redo interiors in leather

It's all glued over the OEM pieces then? What's the quality/fitment like? Does it match perfectly?

[SuperTom]

Originally Posted by ImAdopted

It's all glued over the OEM pieces then? What's the quality/fitment like? Does it match perfectly?

The handbrake is glued to the plastic piece and has to be glued that fit perfectly.
The Shifter boot had the cuts already made which made that easier but the neck up top was extremely difficult and tight. My Reverse lockout is clear aluminimun so I was able to polish the silver back. If you have a colored R-Lockout I would steer clear as you would probably scratch it.


Quality of their leathers have always been good. Here is some interior pics of my C5 interior using JF Customs pieces. Mostly everything came from them except the door covers and center arm rest.

[Kiibiiin]

Didn't really install any new mods or anything, but after about a week in a Japan my car was neglected and got super dusty (no garage problems :/). Can always appreciate a good wash!

[SuperTom]

Originally Posted by Kiibiiin

Didn't really install any new mods or anything, but after about a week in a Japan my car was neglected and got super dusty (no garage problems :/). Can always appreciate a good wash!

Sick looking machine! Don't get all the hate for the '17 front, with a drop and nice wheels almost looks like an exotic. Get major compliments people think it is way more than a 25000 car

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Originally Posted by SuperTom

almost looks like an exotic. Get major compliments people think it is way more than a 25000 car

funny you say that. The other day I was asked at a gas station if it's a lamborghini lol. And yesterday one car kept up with me on the road and the occupants pointed at it and kept analyzing it. Hilarious.

[ImAdopted]

Originally Posted by SuperTom

The handbrake is glued to the plastic piece and has to be glued that fit perfectly.
The Shifter boot had the cuts already made which made that easier but the neck up top was extremely difficult and tight. My Reverse lockout is clear aluminimun so I was able to polish the silver back. If you have a colored R-Lockout I would steer clear as you would probably scratch it.


Quality of their leathers have always been good. Here is some interior pics of my C5 interior using JF Customs pieces. Mostly everything came from them except the door covers and center arm rest.

sweet thanks man, gonna have to buy something to test them out. i would love to change the stitching colour at a low cost and this seems to be the way to go

[arxm]

has anybody noticed how on a hot sunny day even with the ac/heat off and fan off that the dash vents get VERY hot? I guess its cuz the piping runs right under the surface of the dash and that itself gets very hot but its kind of annoying how i have to turn my fans on to keep myself from being cooked in traffic oh well #racecar

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by arxm

has anybody noticed how on a hot sunny day even with the ac/heat off and fan off that the dash vents get VERY hot? I guess its cuz the piping runs right under the surface of the dash and that itself gets very hot but its kind of annoying how i have to turn my fans on to keep myself from being cooked in traffic oh well #racecar

Welp, you could always shut the vent doors, open the windows ..... and keep your hands off the dash ........


humfrz

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by arxm

has anybody noticed how on a hot sunny day even with the ac/heat off and fan off that the dash vents get VERY hot? I guess its cuz the piping runs right under the surface of the dash and that itself gets very hot but its kind of annoying how i have to turn my fans on to keep myself from being cooked in traffic oh well #racecar

I actually have that set problem in anything that isn't fall/winter weather and temps. If my vents are open, even with the fan off, the car in motion will send air through them. I think part of the problem though is how hot everything gets under the hood, because sometimes the air just seems unnecessarily warm, so I wonder if hot air escaping from the rear edge of the hood is getting sucked into the vetilation intake. If I'm driving with just the fan running and moving at highway speeds the air is sometimes tolerable, but when I come to a stop the air coming out gets warm until I start moving again (again, I suspect under hood temps are affecting this more than ambient temp), and it both takes a while to get cooler again and requires me to not be stuck behind some traffic. So I pretty much have to run the A/C if I want not-warm air.

I will say when winter rolls around, this car easily has the hottest air I've ever gotten out of a car.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

I actually have that set problem in anything that isn't fall/winter weather and temps. If my vents are open, even with the fan off, the car in motion will send air through them. I think part of the problem though is how hot everything gets under the hood, because sometimes the air just seems unnecessarily warm, so I wonder if hot air escaping from the rear edge of the hood is getting sucked into the vetilation intake. If I'm driving with just the fan running and moving at highway speeds the air is sometimes tolerable, but when I come to a stop the air coming out gets warm until I start moving again (again, I suspect under hood temps are affecting this more than ambient temp), and it both takes a while to get cooler again and requires me to not be stuck behind some traffic. So I pretty much have to run the A/C if I want not-warm air.

I will say when winter rolls around, this car easily has the hottest air I've ever gotten out of a car.

Set it to recirculate and the hot air stops.

[ChinatownDragon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Set it to recirculate and the hot air stops.

If the solution is really that simple I owe you my firstborn.

[JD001]

My A/C stays on all year round as it helps to get rid of humid air. I can't stand steamy windows... I only use recirculation if I want the car to cool quickly or during the winter warm quickly otherwise it stays in the off position.


BTW, it sounds like Tcoat is to inherit a new sprog! I'll be first to congratulate!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ChinatownDragon

If the solution is really that simple I owe you my firstborn.

I will pass on the firstborn unless you actually are a dragon and then I would like two please!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

My A/C stays on all year round as it helps to get rid of humid air. I can't stand steamy windows... I only use recirculation if I want the car to cool quickly or during the winter warm quickly otherwise it stays in the off position.


BTW, it sounds like Tcoat is to inherit a new sprog! I'll be first to congratulate!

It gets so humid here in the summer that if you just try to cool the outside air all you succeed in doing is disguising the humidity. The system simply can not remove the moisture in the outside air fast enough. The lower temperature hides that it is there but as soon as you turn the car off and it warms it is horrible. When using the recirculate but you are actually drying the air in the cabin so when you turn the car off it remains dry. Until you open the door of course.