Padded Leather Console Armrest Covers
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With my hand on the shifter (in 2nd gear) my elbow sits directly on that **** console button....opening it up on occasion. SO the padded console lid defeats teh purpose for me.
I think that a better products would be to add a padded piece to the cup holder lid. By doing this it would lift drivers forearms up where the elbow would not open the console.
That piece along with your NEW product wodul work perfectly...in tandem!
I think that a better products would be to add a padded piece to the cup holder lid. By doing this it would lift drivers forearms up where the elbow would not open the console.
That piece along with your NEW product wodul work perfectly...in tandem!
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we have been working on a padded leather console armrest for the 2010-13 cars and we now have one we are getting ready to launch. getting it up for sale is still in the works. it will be a cover that will install over the original lid and can be removed without any trace. it will have the same 1/4" commercial padding as the 05-09 cover, 2 top stitched seams and will have a few material options. we have one installed on a car and are waiting for a few pics but he said it fit great and functions good. also working on getting the oem leather for the 2010-13 stangs too.
what i need to know is is the majority of the leather in the newer cars a smooth grain?
or a pebble? who has what???
our test part(s) we made from the smooth aftermarket that we have. we are gonna drop that leather pretty soon and go with a 2010+ oem smooth charcoal that doesnt hardly have a grain pattern to it, very nice material for sure. fords also offered a pebble grain for the 2010+ that has a huge pebble grain.
heres a sneak peak of the new cover. will post more details as i can, mike
what i need to know is is the majority of the leather in the newer cars a smooth grain?
or a pebble? who has what???
our test part(s) we made from the smooth aftermarket that we have. we are gonna drop that leather pretty soon and go with a 2010+ oem smooth charcoal that doesnt hardly have a grain pattern to it, very nice material for sure. fords also offered a pebble grain for the 2010+ that has a huge pebble grain.
heres a sneak peak of the new cover. will post more details as i can, mike
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I have stone interior..but I think that since all the rest of the console is black..a black cover would still look best on a stone interior.
And..in the pic above I think that lighter color is a gray color where stone is more of a tan.
And..in the pic above I think that lighter color is a gray color where stone is more of a tan.
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Oh good point. That might look nice
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Boy am I glad I'm stuck on the couch today with the flew or I may not have had the time to see this thread. You can count me in for one just like it your photos. Matches my 2012 PP Mustang perfectly. Thank you for your ingenuity and skill to come up with a great upgrade for our mustangs!!
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Boy am I glad I'm stuck on the couch today with the flew or I may not have had the time to see this thread. You can count me in for one just like it your photos. Matches my 2012 PP Mustang perfectly. Thank you for your ingenuity and skill to come up with a great upgrade for our mustangs!!
the charcoal leather is on order and should come in this next week. the saddle leather is not available at all. they havent had any demand for it so they chose not to stock it. theres always a chance that could change if someone orders 50 or more hides at a time for some reason.
so after this next week we will have the charcoal leather and should be getting back on track.
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Hey, sorry to hear about your family news, hope things get better. As for the Saddle color, that's why I sent you the Katzkin info, perhaps you can source from them? The color I sent you is very very close to OEM. And the quality is better. What do you think?
(I sound desperate, don't I ?)
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Hey, sorry to hear about your family news, hope things get better. As for the Saddle color, that's why I sent you the Katzkin info, perhaps you can source from them? The color I sent you is very very close to OEM. And the quality is better. What do you think?
(I sound desperate, don't I ?)
Hey, sorry to hear about your family news, hope things get better. As for the Saddle color, that's why I sent you the Katzkin info, perhaps you can source from them? The color I sent you is very very close to OEM. And the quality is better. What do you think?
(I sound desperate, don't I ?)
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we have been working on a padded leather console armrest for the 2010-13 cars and we now have one we are getting ready to launch. getting it up for sale is still in the works. it will be a cover that will install over the original lid and can be removed without any trace. it will have the same 1/4" commercial padding as the 05-09 cover, 2 top stitched seams and will have a few material options. we have one installed on a car and are waiting for a few pics but he said it fit great and functions good. also working on getting the oem leather for the 2010-13 stangs too.
what i need to know is is the majority of the leather in the newer cars a smooth grain?
or a pebble? who has what???
our test part(s) we made from the smooth aftermarket that we have. we are gonna drop that leather pretty soon and go with a 2010+ oem smooth charcoal that doesnt hardly have a grain pattern to it, very nice material for sure. fords also offered a pebble grain for the 2010+ that has a huge pebble grain.
heres a sneak peak of the new cover. will post more details as i can, mike
what i need to know is is the majority of the leather in the newer cars a smooth grain?
or a pebble? who has what???
our test part(s) we made from the smooth aftermarket that we have. we are gonna drop that leather pretty soon and go with a 2010+ oem smooth charcoal that doesnt hardly have a grain pattern to it, very nice material for sure. fords also offered a pebble grain for the 2010+ that has a huge pebble grain.
heres a sneak peak of the new cover. will post more details as i can, mike
This is really good news Mike!
Make my padded leather console armrest in the 2012 oem smooth charcoal, are you taking pre-orders?
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getting back at it, thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers through some tough times. i got a little behind replying to posts so i`ll send some pms.
lots going on this week. i got my material order in last week and the 2010+ oem smooth grain leather is now in stock. we are gonna start working on the 10+ padded leather armrest covers tomorrow as we both have the day off our day jobs and will nail the price down on them. its gonna be close to the same as the oem 05-09 covers. i`ll also come up with a install how to for the website this week.
i could not get the saddle, but we have the oem charcoal black in stock. we`ll have to work with the alcantara and see what we can do for a leather alcan mix and full alcan, so still in the works with that.
thanks for that info PJRM. i`ll get a hold of katzkin and see whats up. maybe i can score the aussie.
as i mentioned before, i`m gonna go back through the forum threads and make a list, then offer the new 10+ covers through pm`s to the "forum members only" in the order of interest posts and the materials we have on hand to work with. we will continue to add more material options as we can and go back to offer it to those in the order of people on the list also. i`ll only take a couple orders at a time to keep the turn around timely and should be starting on them this next week, and i know its hard but please be patient
lots going on this week. i got my material order in last week and the 2010+ oem smooth grain leather is now in stock. we are gonna start working on the 10+ padded leather armrest covers tomorrow as we both have the day off our day jobs and will nail the price down on them. its gonna be close to the same as the oem 05-09 covers. i`ll also come up with a install how to for the website this week.
i could not get the saddle, but we have the oem charcoal black in stock. we`ll have to work with the alcantara and see what we can do for a leather alcan mix and full alcan, so still in the works with that.
thanks for that info PJRM. i`ll get a hold of katzkin and see whats up. maybe i can score the aussie.
as i mentioned before, i`m gonna go back through the forum threads and make a list, then offer the new 10+ covers through pm`s to the "forum members only" in the order of interest posts and the materials we have on hand to work with. we will continue to add more material options as we can and go back to offer it to those in the order of people on the list also. i`ll only take a couple orders at a time to keep the turn around timely and should be starting on them this next week, and i know its hard but please be patient
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i`ll work at getting the pebble grain. its a larger pebble than the 05-09, but its softer. we think it will work out nice
the stitching will be any of the colors we have, and we can look for anything we dont have. we tried making one tonight with the new material, but we have to tweek it and we`ll try again tomorrow. it will look exactly like the one in the first pic (that we installed) but more DIY friendly.
the stitching will be any of the colors we have, and we can look for anything we dont have. we tried making one tonight with the new material, but we have to tweek it and we`ll try again tomorrow. it will look exactly like the one in the first pic (that we installed) but more DIY friendly.