well i posted a few weeks back about the leather on my door panels starting to sag and separate from the door panels which is the only problem ive had, but 4 years of heat in the florida weather has taken its toll on the beast....



after posting about this the first time, i did get some good replies with some DIY solutions that might work other than forking out the cash for new ones from the dealer with no warranty which is pretty expensive....

i do have another solution in mind but will need to talk to someone maybe a forum member in the central florida area with red leather interior who is still under warranty and wouldnt mind swapping out panels to get the defective ones replaced under warranty....

i dont have a lot of experience with the dealership but this should work as long as they are still covered under warranty because this is something that has happened many times in the past...correct me if im wrong...

if there is anyone out there that wouldnt mind swapping out panels to get warranty replacements, i wouldnt mind providing cash compensation for the time and help...

 

Mike, there's an easy fix for this.
With a small brush and upholstery glue (contact glue), you can re-attach the vinyl.

 

okay...i went to an upholstery shop and they said to use contact cement....hmmm, it looks ill be taking the car to the workshop in my newly purchase home with garage this month!...ill post up a DIY tutorial since it looks like its going to be rather involved...

 

When they say cement, they mean glue.
It's even sprayable with a regular paint gun...
I used to do upholstery on Btritish cars and a 5 gallon can of that stuff lasted about a month.

3M makes spray cans of that contact cement but it's not as good as the industrial one.
It will work though...

 

I sent him pm telling him that I would come out and help (heck do the whole thing for him) at less then $25 for supplies (adhesive, brushes - I even mentioed that I would bring the adhesive) but, he never called. I wouldn't have even charged him (that equals FREE You can't beat free). Oh well... I do all of m own work and this on a scale of 1 through 10 this is a 3 and thats because you have to wait for the cement to dry. When it's all done he'll laugh at himself once he realizes how easy it was.
Good luck ONF1R you can do this.

 

Let him come around.
This could be a good excuse for you guys, to have a couple of bruskys in the process.

 

ya i still have your number and havent got back to you because i live appx 1 hour away from you and havent had the time to set aside to get this done between, wife, work, and extra side jobs (painting houses)...ive been swamped so i dont want to call you unless im ready to get it done lol....its starting to look like the leather wont hang on for another month so ill be getting in touch with you sooner than i originally thought! it will be on a saturday :-)

-mike

 

Better idea.... A DIY party at mike's new house!!!! We can all come over and lend our support to this project!!! Besides..it's a great excuse to get away for a cruise to Lake Wales

 

ive posted up a FIX for this...check it out on page 1 of the appearance section...