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Old 01-03-2009, 10:46 PM
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Default Finished a-pillar pod

Sorry for the oversized pictures, too lazy to resize. What do you think?

<img src="http://bada-bang.com/pod1.jpg">

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<img src="http://bada-bang.com/pod3.jpg">

Fabric does not stretch much, so I had to make a seam on top of the gauge
<img src="http://bada-bang.com/pod4.jpg">

<img src="http://bada-bang.com/pod5.jpg">
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Not bad. I gave up on mine because I couldn't find an S4 headliner to cut up..
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Default Yeah, I used different fabric, much darker than the original color...

Thinking about just wrapping the other a-pillar with the same fabric
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Looks pretty good. Where'd you get the fabric?
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JoAnn's. The fabric is black gabardine, $6.50/yard. They don't have grayish color!
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looks so clean, good job.
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While I'm not personally a big fan of A-pillar guages in these cars, your craftsmanship looks good.
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Thank you, sir
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thanks
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That looks good. Did you consider washing the fabric to get it to fade a little?


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