Padded Leather Console Armrest Covers
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I was told that because it was syntetic material it was very warm and people were complaining about their back side always being humid....
With the Alcantra it's much cooler and also I appreciate the fact that you don't slip as much from side to side in those seats, that also why most raqcing seats are made of material rather then leather.
With the Alcantra it's much cooler and also I appreciate the fact that you don't slip as much from side to side in those seats, that also why most raqcing seats are made of material rather then leather.
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Installed mine this weekend and still having issues with the Latch portion, I tried to glue the front piece to make sure the recessed portion is well position but the latch still dosen't come back by itself...
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I played with mine a bit to soften up the leather in that area. I also didn't tighten the latch down as tight as possible, if you loosen it up a bit it should free up some space to allow the button to pop back up.
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Give it some time. The leather will break in it time. Wouldnt hurt to use some leather conditioner on it too. The med pebble is a tough leather. The plastic lids were not designed to have something wrapped around them in the frt at the latch. Theres no instant cure for new leather. It just takes time. Continued leather treatments will soften it up in time too.
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My samples came in and here how they match to my 2013 GT/CS with the Alcantra inserts. Here is the seat design for the GT/CS Here are the 3 finish available compared to my seats, I guess Medium is the closest match Here is the Alcantra, as you can see it's not a perfect match but I think I will go with the black as it may fade with some wear.
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No plans as of now. I just can`t get the material, its not available because there is not enough demand for the supplier to have it made and stock it. Theres a couple people that would also like to have it.
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We use the panel grade for shift boots and e-brake boots, as being thinner is a little more flexible for those boots.
Ive had at least one customer that actually cut some of the plastic off the lid to adjust the fit of the cover better around the latch area. Not really sure how he did it, and I would never want to suggest doing that, as you might end up with a scrap lid, and I wouldnt want to be responsible for that.
We have over a couple hundred covers out there that have worked out well. The OEM med pebble is the toughest leather of the 3, its hard to work with and we dont like using it, but if someone needs or wants it we do. It takes the longest to break in around that latch. Using heat helps but time plays a key role with all new materials relaxing and breaking in.