DIY RETRIM professionally. ^^,

[RMN15N]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Hi all, well this isnt the first time ive retrimed my car so here it is,
just to help you guys out
firstly i trimed my interior white back then because i was very into show cars,
then it became to dirty looks awsome tho.
neways heres how it looked before;

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1691/img2010hc2.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/589/dsc00001gg6.jpg

then it started dirty & i could never be bothered to clean it -__-"

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2303/dsc00002rb5.jpg

Firstly, cut a big piece of material out, to suit your trim, some people trace there old trim etc, to be honest thats just a waste of time,
just cut a hole in the middle and anywhere else that has an opening.
slowly apply the contact bond adhesive glue and spread it around the insides of the door first, then slowly flow it outwards.

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/96/dsc00003gr3.jpg

flow the material into the crease's, if you find that you get a bubble use the hair dryers / heat gun to heat it up then slowly strech it out until the shape forms.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4022/dsc00004ux7.jpg

By now you should be up to the corners, use the hair dryer / heat gun to heat it up and slowly stretch around corners and cut slits where needed.

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2530/dsc00007ss2.jpg

use your superglue or contact bont to stick down the rest of the trim from the back. remember to pull and strech the material or it will lift after a amount of time.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8154/dsc00005nh5.jpg

With the repeated steps, ive done the Arm rest, my two pillars and my glove box.

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3296/dsc00006fn6.jpg

Final result;

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4619/dsc00002vt0.jpg


Sorry for the undetailed trimming lesson, im serzly very lazy to type more then this atm..

Wynode Edit: Added disclaimer

[89lude]

what material did you use

[XP02ED]

look good

maybe paint the grey pocket :D

[xtat1k]

hmms . i wonder . who helped you with ur driver side door ? :thumbsup:

[SiReal]

not bad :thumbsup:

[JasonGilholme]

Would love to do my pillars in the del. Everything else is black but the pillars are grey and so is the roof.

What type of material did ya use specifically?? Does it look similiar to the OEM when installed cause i'd want it to match the dash otherwise i won't do it lol.

gotta look "like the shit" - not "like shit"

[RMN15N]

i used black vinyl from spotlight, one for 15 bux a metre and one for 20 bux.
i went with the cheaper one ..

diffrence between both is the expensive one is more soft and easyer to shape tho the hair dryer did the trick ;)

[JasonGilholme]

cool

whats the comparison between a stock dash like???

[iced]

nice work
how come u didnt use the spray contact adhesive. make life easier

[RMN15N]

doesnt work as well.

[Mrgigolo]

good job for a diy!

[AsH_]

good work...

[RMN15N]

=D.. ty

[fuzionz]

nice.. this also work for plastic?

[RMN15N]

certainly does.

[dupac->]

nice job joe!

good shit.

[tune2look]

Nice job :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'll be posting my DIY for EK very soon(too lazy...).

I am curious if you did the steering wheel by your self as well?

If it was, that is a fantastic job man...

Most I noticed was the steering as I am a 4 spoke bus-like steering wheel onwer... :thumbdwn:

[Deano_EK]

nice work
how come u didnt use the spray contact adhesive. make life easier


I trimmed the doors in my old car myself using contact adhesive and its terrible, hardly works, i ended up ripping it all apart and starting again with super glue, if it starts peeling or coming off then its going to look shit, lesson learnt, do it right the first time.

Tune2look, very keen to see the write up for the ek, not a fan of the colour of the interior on ek1s, going to do my pillars while im at it.

Great DIY.

[RMN15N]

I trimmed the doors in my old car myself using contact adhesive and its terrible, hardly works, i ended up ripping it all apart and starting again with super glue, if it starts peeling or coming off then its going to look shit, lesson learnt, do it right the first time.

Tune2look, very keen to see the write up for the ek, not a fan of the colour of the interior on ek1s, going to do my pillars while im at it.

Great DIY.

yeah mate. i did that the first time.. was very nice then started peeling,
with the ek's ive done my mates ek4 i did the inserts red and his jdm center console red too.. looks super sex with his red carpet =)

[Vu_civic]

yeah mate. i did that the first time.. was very nice then started peeling,
with the ek's ive done my mates ek4 i did the inserts red and his jdm center console red too.. looks super sex with his red carpet =)

pixorban!

[RMN15N]

LOL.. sorry man i had pix but i del them ages ago.. ill get some up asap =)

[dupac->]

LOL.. sorry man i had pix but i del them ages ago.. ill get some up asap =)

lol ill take pics of his interior for u tomorrow joe.

you asked me awhile ago aye

haha sorry man i frogot!

[RMN15N]

FINALLY.. yulla. =)

[steve88]

what do you guys reckon a good colour interior is for a cypress green civic?
RED and green wouldnt look too nice, i was thinking a dark colour. i might replace the vinyl with something dark

[RMN15N]

depends on what type of style u going for , show? or jdm? everyday?

[steve88]

hmm good point. I want it too look nice lol, JDM would be a bit plain i think, what about for show?

[lil_miss_vtec]

White, Tan or Black... They go with any colour :D

[kn1ghtm4r3]

off topic but got a larger pic of ur avatar joe?

oh and the retrim looks awesome =D

[Vu_civic]

any pictures yet? :)

[RMN15N]

White, Tan or Black... They go with any colour :D
dont go white, white looks nice then sucks ass. trust me.


off topic but got a larger pic of ur avatar joe?

oh and the retrim looks awesome =D

hehe.. its a DIY red rocket cover =) d16a YO.!


any pictures yet? :)

waiting for DUPAC.

[kn1ghtm4r3]

waiting for dupac is like waiting till pigs can fly. LOLOL

[steve88]

White, Tan or Black... They go with any colour :D

white would get dirty real fast, perhaps black hmm

[dupac->]

oh ffs. i havent seen tin yet to take the pics!

lol morons. tomorrow night for sure coz hes probs coming around
lol

[RMN15N]

rofl!

[kn1ghtm4r3]

hehe.. its a DIY red rocket cover =) d16a YO.!



looks more like b series =9 :thumbsup:

[RMN15N]

looks more like b series =9 :thumbsup:

its not man.. i aint got no vtec

btw pictures of the ek trim taken, will post them up tonight or tomorrow if du uploads em

[dupac->]

i will do them tonight. when i get home.. and ur welcome bitch!

[kn1ghtm4r3]

its not man.. i aint got no vtec

btw pictures of the ek trim taken, will post them up tonight or tomorrow if du uploads em

i wants large pics of ur avatar lol :thumbsup: j/k =P

[ekhybrid]

gees, where are the pics du?????
:cool:

[kn1ghtm4r3]

wow do you have a larger pic of that girl in ur avatar hybrid? hot stuff post it up in da hot chicks thread lol

[andro0o]

i wants large pics of ur avatar lol :thumbsup: j/k =P

i got larger pic of it nightmare! =)

[kn1ghtm4r3]

i got larger pic of it nightmare! =)

o rly =9 :thumbsup:hahahhah

[RMN15N]

its d16 man =) too poor to have vtec man.. lucky dave =(
hurrrruuup du!

[dupac->]

ffs.. uploading as we speak ladies

[dupac->]

left door
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8163/93187866ow0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

im posting pics as im uploading cbf doing in one post

[dupac->]

glove box/centre console for EK, had that chatty cloth trimming on it.. joe blinged it up abit
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7879/42553028ii3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

and more centre console action
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7127/86761787dr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

and again..
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8701/87718818az4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

right dooor
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2206/52222816tx3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

right door again..
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9678/52162122of9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

too dark but yeah
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9617/78810868zx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

last one..
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/374/49383775og3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dupac->]

will get day pics for yah joe when i cbf.. haha ur welcome slut.

[RMN15N]

HAHA ur phone makes it look so pink

[dupac->]

lol derno gay flash in the dark?

no idea...

[VTC-8OY]

and again..
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8701/87718818az4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

is dat pink (hhahahaha!!) or red? n is it ur car or u misses?

btw goodshiet guys

[dupac->]

is dat pink (hhahahaha!!) or red? n is it ur car or u misses?

btw goodshiet guys

lol its red.. but i thinks its the camera
LOL


narh its my mates car.. RSP-00N

[fatboyz39]

wow thats neat. Well done.

[RMN15N]

will trim for cash hahah.

[kn1ghtm4r3]

will trim for cash hahah.

ill give u 5bux lol n u supply the material ahahah. must be good quality stuff lol none of those rugs from cabra lol :thumbdwn:

[spacepants_fb]

joeskies, pm me man. Need to talk to you.

[steve88]

it looks great i wanna do it but question:

- with the vinyl, do you overlap the current material there or do you have too rip the old stuff off?
- do you wear a gstring while showering?

[dupac->]

wow thats neat. Well done.

yeah its not bad aye?

i've seen the actual ctr doors with that meshy material its got more wrinkles than joes jobs.. not bad i say!


it looks great i wanna do it but question:

- with the vinyl, do you overlap the current material there or do you have too rip the old stuff off?
- do you wear a gstring while showering?

lol rip the old material off..

and yes i wear a g string while showering..

[blahZ]

how did u get the arm rest on the doors off?

[xtat1k]

screws inside if i remember. or its slide clips.

[dupac->]

how did u get the arm rest on the doors off?

it was like these plastic buttons thing.. we clipped them off.. and then palstic welded it back on.

[kazam]

will pay someone to trim my EH9, all 4 doors :) and possibly centre console :) PM if your up for the task :)

[dupac->]

PM RMN15N

he'll be up for it.

[xtat1k]

RMN15N takes his time . haha !

[blahZ]

it was like these plastic buttons thing.. we clipped them off.. and then palstic welded it back on.

wat did u use to clip them off?

[dupac->]

i forget what theyre called.

its like pliers but sharp at the end..
LOL

like cutters

[ekhybrid]

side cutters
1+rep plz :D

[kn1ghtm4r3]

^ u cant ask for it bro -1 rep lolol

j/k lol

[dupac->]

side cutters
1+rep plz :D
lol thats it!

[skypher]

What kind of adhesive did you use?

[civicVI]

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3296/dsc00006fn6.jpg

just wondering how to remove this parts?
thanks

[RMN15N]

break the clips off the back, then use washers and bolts to put it back together when your done

[mickizzle]

yeh just wondering where do you get the material from

[xtat1k]

Spotlight, i forgot how much it was. think 12 a metre.

[mickizzle]

5wee7 7hank5

[kairi_k]

thanks for the great write up...i have just re trimed my door cards black in outdoor canvas..it looks sick,

cheers dude...

[kazam]

pics?

[RMN15N]

np's dude.. make sure you did it properly tho.. like with lots of glue .. or its just gonna take a few months before it peels

[kazam]

bump for more pics of people doing this planning to do it in upcoming weeks

[travel149]

nice job, thumbs up!!!!

[GGK20A]

awesome write up...
any1 wanna do mine? keke

[RMN15N]

lol this thread still alive. and im still king !! ahahah!

[kairi_k]

lol nice one rmn15n

[egpowargh]

looks tuff but good work tho!

[kairi_k]

yo! my custom interior!
http://firesport.ipspace.com/images/124297_2008070127.jpg

Lex

[kazam]

before and after pics please

[dupac->]

you did the armrest and glove box?

[kairi_k]

before and after pics please

before was completely stock..dull/ugly OEM grey interior..now fresh and sexy...agree?

[myztery]

how about suede material instead, is it the same application

[dupac->]

yeah pretty much.. just take it easy on the glue incase is seeps through

[kairi_k]

i need to do re-trim of my dc4 doorcards..im thinking leather this time..post pics up when its done

[myztery]

but where do i find suede

[Mooks79]

nice.... n clean job alot of patience though

[RMN15N]

best results will be with two people and more frequent use of the hairdryer/heatgun

[mohdmanutd]

i just did this door retrim recently but only trimmed the middle material section and replaced it with black suede..........black suede can be found at spotlight for 20$ per meter......

[kazam]

what glue duz evry1 use wen doing this?

[kairi_k]

what glue duz evry1 use wen doing this?

magic contact adhesive, its about $10 for a large tin at k-mart, more than enough for two door trims. but do be careful when using it as it does not dry clear. but its the bomb!!! works very well!

[kairi_k]

has anyone DIY own dash? retrim?

[xtat1k]

shit this threads still alive.

[mr.hieudangly]

well of course man!
everyone wants to do a retrim!

[RMN15N]

no one could actually be bothered with a dash retrim im guessing, eventually it will peel and look very ugly imo.

wow my threads still alive after all these years =)

[phantom_civic]

** its alive, its alive!!!! **

[Fo55il]

what adhesive did u use.

i got sum adhesive from spotlight the btich recommended.

btu its orwin

the vinyl wont stick to the plastic.

HELP MEEEE

[whtteg]

what adhesive did u use.

i got sum adhesive from spotlight the btich recommended.

btu its orwin

the vinyl wont stick to the plastic.

HELP MEEEE

contact glue/adhesive you can get from hardware stores they should have it in either tube or tins, just make sure you spread it out evenly to give a good finish and follow the instructions on tin/tube

[Fo55il]

I need brand names !!!!

[prelure]

puts a nice touch to it

[RMN15N]

DUDE READ THE POST FROM THE PREVIOUS PAGES FFS.

i have stated 100 times that it was CONTACT BOND ADHESSIVE by bostik

[dupac->]

hey joe..

soo... how did you stick the material on?

glue?
wow

brand name?

[RMN15N]

you just get the desired plastic u wanna retrim, tie it to a tree, and spining snap kick it and

BAMMMMMMM the dirt is gone

then apply magic and ur vinyl/leather will stick to it when u blink.

[kairi_k]

I need brand names !!!!

get the quick griip shit from bunnings!

[kairi_k]

anyone know places to source out vynl or leather, i dont like whats on offer at spotlight or lincraft.

cheers

[boyjkl1111]

anyone know places to source out vynl or leather, i dont like whats on offer at spotlight or lincraft.

cheers

like what? prosche gt3 interior leather ????

[boyjkl1111]

i did mine. http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/1558/img0361wk.jpg
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5883/img0360u.jpg
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/9690/img0359.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1048/img0358gt.jpg

[cheetah]

boyjk, where do you get that white material from?

[boyjkl1111]

boyjk, where do you get that white material from?
The material on door handle part its the stock one.

[cheetah]

oh thats why, thanks man
btw nice door trim, very neat and tidy

[boyjkl1111]

oh thats why, thanks man
btw nice door trim, very neat and tidy

thx. u can buy materials from local store called spotlight. so many material that u can use for.

[SnowWhiteLude]

i did mine. http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/1558/img0361wk.jpg
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5883/img0360u.jpg
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/9690/img0359.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1048/img0358gt.jpg

Did you do this with suede. About to do my 3G Prelude. Easy to get the suede into the crevices and cracks and have it stick?

[boyjkl1111]

Did you do this with suede. About to do my 3G Prelude. Easy to get the suede into the crevices and cracks and have it stick?

yeah. its easy.

[blazorn]

Hey RMN15N, what brand of adhesive did you use? LOL kidding.

Nice write up, will be doing this one day!

And it's STILL alive! :D