thehoe92 2003 Tahoe

[Anthony]

Thehoe92,

Did you ever do a writeup about how to apply/install suede? You look like an expert and I would be very happy to see a write-up as I know many others would too. At least post the tools+ prep work so we/I can follow what you did and get the same great results!

 

[AtomicHoe094]

scissors and glue. what else do you need? lol
prep work-make sure everything is clean and free of dirt.

 

[oak510_tahoe]

very nice!

 

[Redhoe01]

Love that purple lip on these rims. Your truck is sick man.

 

[thehoe92]

Thehoe92,

Did you ever do a writeup about how to apply/install suede? You look like an expert and I would be very happy to see a write-up as I know many others would too. At least post the tools+ prep work so we/I can follow what you did and get the same great results!

actually, yes I did!
as I was posting the pictures in this thread I was considering finding the link to that thread
someone asked how to do it and I explained it step by step

I think it was Narco.. I'll go look for it real quick

IIRC they dubbed me the suede master haha!

---------- Post added at 01:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:32 PM ----------

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8455

I answered a lot of questions about how to do the doors and some good tips on how to get it to come out right

the center console and glove compartment are fairly easy.. to me at least
just take everything apart and make sure you degrease everything
I use 409 and then let it dry even after I rub all the dirt off just to make sure
spray the piece with a light coat of glue I used 3M the medium grade stuff and let it tack then lay the suede over and get it smooth
then pull the edges and glue the back side of the piece then let it tack and lay the edges down and make relief cuts as necessary







the center console around the cubby's and the glove compartment take WAY more patience then anything else. I probably restarted 3 times because I was not happy with the turn out but just keep looking at my pictures for motivation because it does look fantastic when its all done!!





oh and I also did my a and b-pillars in vinyl as well as the door sills

 

[AtomicHoe094]

you shouldnt of out that suede on the passenger airbag, anything in the way of the airbag and really throw it off.

 

[AquinoSteven]

God that thing is clean. I love it. Your really tempting me to do suede inside

 

[yukondoit]

One of my favorites.

 

[thehoe92]

you shouldnt of out that suede on the passenger airbag, anything in the way of the airbag and really throw it off.

what you see is a cover over over the air bag.. that just drops down (I'm assuming) and pop goes the air bag out
I made sure nothing would get caught up when I had the dash off its clear to see that the suede just covers it and has like a couple cm's tucked behind where its free to just blow open

God that thing is clean. I love it. Your really tempting me to do suede inside

thank you
if you need help with it, I'm really good with step by step and the offer is open to anyone to just send me their interior and I'll wrap it for you in whatever material you want
I've done it for a couple local buddy's and every time it comes out cleaner than before because I know the tricks to get it done right

One of my favorites.

I appreciate it dude!!

 

[Tahoewhat]

Looks really good Kasey, Coming along nicely. Your the reason im thinking of doing suede interior. Just makes it look a little nicer than cheapo plastic. ( off topic, but how you like the RF components)