alcantra headlining and interior panels.

oztek astra · 21-05-2005, 20:50

ive always wanted to have the interior in my car dark, and couldnt fing any astras with dark headling or A B and C piller covers, so i decided to cover them myself in alcantra (spured on by kreads thread on here)

. also covered the grab handles! looks real dark now! some pics are with flash on camera, some are not. wot dya think?

JayA · 21-05-2005, 20:57

looks nice, could u gimme link to the other thread so i can see how its done?

oztek astra · 21-05-2005, 21:00

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Originally Posted by JayA

looks nice, could u gimme link to the other thread so i can see how its done?

theres not a thread on how its done, just kreads on here did his own retrim on his seats and gave me an ebay link to cheap suede/alcantara. can search for leather retrim and see what you find?

AndyMk3Astra · 22-05-2005, 02:20

Should of said mate, got all this done in mine, could've given you some hints/tips/photos.

Makes a world of difference eh?!?!

oztek astra · 22-05-2005, 09:28

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Originally Posted by AndyMk3Astra

Should of said mate, got all this done in mine, could've given you some hints/tips/photos.

Makes a world of difference eh?!?!

didnt realise anyone else had done it! lol it was just one of them moments of lets just do it! but yeah makes il feel so much nicer inside. you got any pics of yours? how have you done the sunvisors?

kread · 22-05-2005, 10:52

That looks fecking brill, habdles look good aswell, need to do something with the door cards next i reckon!!

and heres a few how to's for anyone else that fancies having ago!

How to retrim the headlining
http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25894

How to trim the grabhandles
http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26340

and the thread on my seat retrimming
Leather Starting to go In!

Mr_PandaPaws · 23-05-2005, 06:58

Looks great! Top job............. I'll be doing a similar thing soon..... thinking of cloth rather than alcantara! What price did you pay for your alcantara?

Kev 180iE · 23-05-2005, 14:22

Nice job i like the a/b/c pillars, although people will find it hard not to draw in the pile of the alcantara headlining, which could annoy you after a while!!

Does the astra roofliner attach to a fiberglass shell like the cav's does then? looks fairly easy to do if it does!

I'll probably do something similar to that, and get some black door cards to retrim too. Although i might leave the roof, might be a bit too dark otherwise.

but yeah - great job - and let us know if you do anymore, coz yours looks like it's a 5 door right? i'm interested in how you get on.

oztek astra · 23-05-2005, 15:49

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Originally Posted by kev_seymour

Nice job i like the a/b/c pillars, although people will find it hard not to draw in the pile of the alcantara headlining, which could annoy you after a while!!

Does the astra roofliner attach to a fiberglass shell like the cav's does then? looks fairly easy to do if it does!

I'll probably do something similar to that, and get some black door cards to retrim too. Although i might leave the roof, might be a bit too dark otherwise.

but yeah - great job - and let us know if you do anymore, coz yours looks like it's a 5 door right? i'm interested in how you get on.

yeah will get slightly annoying when people draw in it but owell! lol the roofling in the astra is made from a hard board material with the foam and cloth covering over the top.btw its a three door not a 5 door, might be doing my brothers mk4 coupe and a mk4 van the same sometime soon! if you have any troubles when you do yours give us a shout!

thanks for the comments and posts kread! wouldnt have even tryed if you hadnt had given me that ebay link! cheers

turbo_chronic · 24-05-2005, 11:21

Another top job oztek, loving it

21-05-2005, 20:50	#1
oztek astra MIGWeb User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Luton Drives: mk4 gsi & R6 iTrader: (2) Posts: 997	alcantra headlining and interior panels. ive always wanted to have the interior in my car dark, and couldnt fing any astras with dark headling or A B and C piller covers, so i decided to cover them myself in alcantra (spured on by kreads thread on here) . also covered the grab handles! looks real dark now! some pics are with flash on camera, some are not. wot dya think?

23-05-2005, 06:58	#7
Mr_PandaPaws MIGWeb User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Essex Drives: Mk3 Astra Saloon iTrader: (0) Posts: 4,098	Looks great! Top job............. I'll be doing a similar thing soon..... thinking of cloth rather than alcantara! What price did you pay for your alcantara? __________________ POLARIS RACING - You'll be GREEN with envy! Click to view Polaris

21-05-2005, 20:57	#2
JayA MIGWeb User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southampton Drives: Corsa B GLS 1.4 16v iTrader: (0) Posts: 298	looks nice, could u gimme link to the other thread so i can see how its done?

22-05-2005, 02:20	#4
AndyMk3Astra MIGWeb User Join Date: May 2001 Location: South East iTrader: (2) Posts: 4,085	Should of said mate, got all this done in mine, could've given you some hints/tips/photos. Makes a world of difference eh?!?!

22-05-2005, 10:52	#6
kread MIGWeb User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bournemouth Drives: CavalierTurbo4x4 x2 iTrader: (7) Posts: 1,539	That looks fecking brill, habdles look good aswell, need to do something with the door cards next i reckon!! and heres a few how to's for anyone else that fancies having ago! How to retrim the headlining http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25894 How to trim the grabhandles http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26340 and the thread on my seat retrimming Leather Starting to go In!

23-05-2005, 14:22	#8
Kev 180iE MIGWeb User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE iTrader: (10) Posts: 1,801	Nice job i like the a/b/c pillars, although people will find it hard not to draw in the pile of the alcantara headlining, which could annoy you after a while!! Does the astra roofliner attach to a fiberglass shell like the cav's does then? looks fairly easy to do if it does! I'll probably do something similar to that, and get some black door cards to retrim too. Although i might leave the roof, might be a bit too dark otherwise. but yeah - great job - and let us know if you do anymore, coz yours looks like it's a 5 door right? i'm interested in how you get on.

24-05-2005, 11:21	#10
turbo_chronic MIGClub Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wolves City Drives: Astra T & A3 Quattro iTrader: (2) Posts: 1,770	Another top job oztek, loving it