What ultrasuede/Alcantara would you buy?
If you had to do your headliner in Alcantara/ultrasuede, or if you have the factory grey suede already and want black, what ultrasuede would you use?
There's a few options, cheap $15/yard from eBay or there is the most expensive Alcantara SpA one which is italian and is over $120/yard. This isn't for seats or steering wheel, it's for headliner and pillars, which you rarely touch and never sit on or rub hard (unless you're the type to frequently make love to your headliner). I can't see how I could justify Alcantara, there's a few other that are ~$60/yard, Warwicks macrosuede is that much and I actually have a massive piece/sample of that in grey but the quality is awesome. I like the price of the eBay ones but the problem is, I haven't seen or touched them in real life, not sure how many varieties there are ie, how many different manufacturers make them, what they called and which is better. This is a fact of no name brands and products but it's a little confusing/frustrating because I don't want to buy from every single seller and check the quality. What would you guys do and if someone has experience with these, how's quality of the cheaper stuff vs the more expensive? If this was an expensive car, I wouldn't hesitate to buy Alcantara and call it a day but I just can't justify it on this. By the way, does anyone know what the factory MB fabric is called and where to buy it from, you know, the normal stuff on the second half of the b pillars and headliner on non AMGs. |
I would go with the less expensive stuff since its for b-pillars and the headliner. Another option is to check local fabric stores. That way you can at least feel the material. When I bought headliner fabric for my Sentra, I also checked some suede options for my Infiniti. They had some nice stuff onsite.
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Originally Posted by coolchuck
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I would go with the less expensive stuff since its for b-pillars and the headliner. Another option is to check local fabric stores. That way you can at least feel the material. When I bought headliner fabric for my Sentra, I also checked some suede options for my Infiniti. They had some nice stuff onsite.
Also, does I realized the rear view mirror and some of the plastics are gonna need to be black also, is it feasible painting them and keeping the feel, texture or should I look for black hangers, mirror etc which get expensive very fast. |
Cheaper suede may not have as much UV resistance as genuine Alcantara which could possibly lead to premature fading.
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Originally Posted by suicidal4life
(Post 6564384)
Cheaper suede may not have as much UV resistance as genuine Alcantara which could possibly lead to premature fading.
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Originally Posted by e500slr
(Post 6564565)
True, but the cars pretty tinted except for the front so how much sunlight would the pillars get if it's mostly garaged anyway?
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Some spend there time working with the best materials.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...attle-fix.html |
Originally Posted by Yacht Master
(Post 6564706)
Some spend there time working with the best materials.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...attle-fix.html |
I was asking a well established upholstery shop the same thing regarding suede vs. Alcantara. He said that Alcantara is not worth the dramatically more expensive price, and that you're effectively paying for the brand name. When I go to do mine, I will be using suede, FWIW.
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Look into Novasuede. I've heard it's just as good as alcantara, but way cheaper....
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Originally Posted by OCKlasse
(Post 6565447)
I was asking a well established upholstery shop the same thing regarding suede vs. Alcantara. He said that Alcantara is not worth the dramatically more expensive price, and that you're effectively paying for the brand name. When I go to do mine, I will be using suede, FWIW.
When you say you'll be using suede, which one?
Originally Posted by ROLLNNN
(Post 6565451)
Look into Novasuede. I've heard it's just as good as alcantara, but way cheaper....
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...ace37a65f6.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...18b4296e52.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...0f2d30ca29.jpg go hard and while you're at it do the dash and tops of the door cards. |
Now that looks nice. So what material did you use and how is it holding up?
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Originally Posted by justinwrock
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...ace37a65f6.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...18b4296e52.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...0f2d30ca29.jpg go hard and while you're at it do the dash and tops of the door cards. |
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