My new upholstery interior

[CarbonTC]

Hi guys, i have been trying to post these pics long time ago, and now I think is time to show off my new interior.

A short history of my ride...
I bough my 04 LS V6 8 months ago in fairly good conditions. Engine was running good, exterior showed in perfect conditions but when it comes with interior i said damn it! i had to replace almost 80% of the whole interior.
My LS6 came with a burned interior from previous driver. It seems the previous owner wasnt able to pay for this car anymore and he/she decided to set on fire so the insurance can cover it. So it never reached the point to explode because police officers showed up on time to prevent this car to blow. This car ended up as rebuilt title and I was able to purchase it cheap in some state up north. Once i got it, my father and I decided to rebuild the interior even better than factory. So here I show all pictures from BEFORE to AFTER.

Time: 24 days, between weekends and days off.
Cost: $3k + labor and materials used

Part 1.
Before Rear

Part 2.
Before Rear

Part 3.
Before Rear seats

Part 4.
Before Front seats

Part 5.
Before front and rear

Part 6.
Before old sun visors

Part 7.
Before Old carpet

Part 8.
Before old poly foam

New leather upholstery getting done...
Upholstery leather used on this project:

Part 1.
New patterns getting made

Part 2.
New patterns getting made

Part 3.
New front seat getting made

Part 4.
New front seat backrest getting made

Part 5.
New plastic pieces getting wrap in leather to match all interior

Part 6.
New plastic pieces getting wrap in leather to match all interior
plastic pieces getting wrap in leather to match all interior

Here is the result after 24 hard working days!!

Part 1.
New interior front

Part 2.
New interior rear

Part 3.
New interior front

Part 4.
New interior center console

Part 5.
Steering wheel

Part 6.
New headrests

My current daily ride:

Thanks for watching.
-CTC

 

[jiggajatt]

damn that looks nice!
whats that button on the right next to the headlight switch and dimmer?

 

[00Manual00]

wow nice i love it

 

[Aquabrit]

Excellent work! Great job.

 

[Quik LS]

nice work!

the switch - I believe that is the pedal height adjustment.

 

[CarbonTC]

nice work!

the switch - I believe that is the pedal height adjustment.

yes it is, which i dont use it.


Thanks for all your opinion.
-CTC

 

[xxdjdinot1989xx]

very nice job

 

[KD00LS]

Wow that arm rest and console look great. That's the way it should have came from the factory. Nice job, looks amazing.

 

[NateRW21]

That looks great!!! Good job!

 

[lseguy]

looks great. However, i think grey would have matched better than the tan/beige. Regardless, u did great work

 

[CarbonTC]

thanks everyone for your feedback.
I tried to keep it stock, however i wanted to fit recaro's from an old R32 but brackets were difficult to install plus i wanted to match the rear ones and I couldnt find the match.
I'd say both front stock seats combine a whoopish 250 lbs or more on weight..
They were easy to remove, but to put them back on a pain in the (_!_) !!! we almost give up but somehow they fit.. lol
-CTC

 

[jcharb]

Looks like you still have a little left to do, but great job none the less, A+

 

[napoleon1072]

Exceptional Craftsmanship! The new leather just oozes of luxury and refinement.

 

[CarbonTC]

Thanks ya'll

 

[lincoln_1999]

Wooow awesome job .

 

[LeaSr77]

Dam what a great job! What's your address, i'm shipping my car to you next, lol.

 

[RollinLS]

It looks good. I like the little changes. Not a fan of the tan/beige color change. If it were me, I would have done black. Black would have gone with the grey interior and silver paint better.

BTW Have any pictures of the headliner?

 

[kustomizingkid]

Looks awesome!

Makes me think of the well worn drivers seat in my car... someday I'll get it recovered.

 

[tagliato22]

looks nice. whats the old carpet doing sitting on top of the car though?

 

[SPSully]

i dont know how the leather wrapped seat belt slider thingy's is going to work out for ya. I would think in the heat they would stick together on you. I love the center console though!!!!! I've noticed allot of the LS center consoles i've seen have a creaking noise to them..... did the leather fix that for ya? If I were to do everything in leather like you have done, I would do the dash as well with stitching like the new Caddies. I'm curious to see how the up keep of it is. I would imagine that the leather is a pain in the ass to keep clean on the inside of the doors. One scuff mark and its toast! All that being said. I love it! I might have to modify what you've done a little bit, and make it work for my car. Great job and Great Look for a Great car

 

[pektel]

Very nice work! I really like the addition of a leather wrapped console/arm rest. Way more of a high end look.

 

[owlman]

Looks like a million bucks!

 

[JattGary]

luxurious

 

[CarbonTC]

A little bit of us:
- I used to work at BE Aerospace in the installation and pre-assembly of high end luxury airplane seats. I used to work in the super first class assembly. So I have an idea how to remove, install, fabricate, new T-6000 aluminum, steel, magnisium, chromoly-magnesioum, titanium and very experience in the carbon fiber composite making. All of that in 2 years, but mostly carbon fiber since I was 13 years old (now 30).
- My father still working for BE Aerospace as a pattern making and seat designer for 8 years. Also, he was head manager of COACH company for almost 6 years till this company decided to move to Puerto Rico.
We have done this for many years, not just my lincoln ls. We have done old classic cars like Barracudas, several El Caminos, Shelvy Cobras, Mustangs, Corvettes. Luxury cars like BMW's, Audi S4, and few others to name. Not just cars but also private yatchs, small boats, small Cesna Airplances and Private Helicopters thru small agencies and private owners.

That was our hobby back then. Now that I have my dream job is kinda difficult to keep up. I dont have a fixed schedule at work and at the same time I go to school at night. Once I fully graduate then I could use some of my spare time and make parts.

Ask KleenLS who am I and who I was in the past. I've been making composite parts and upholstery accesories for the Escort ZX2 since 1998 until late 2005.
I made a one of a kind composite body kit, not just for looks but also as performance. I have lots of pictures of other vehicles i'd like to share but time is running. So I catch up with you guys l8r...
Peace.
-CTC

 

[CarbonTC]

here i found few pics of our projects:

Suede Door Audi S4

Cross wave Lamborghini Pantera

I also have a pic of my brothers old C5 with gray leather and carbon fiber look leather somewhere... that's one of a kind. I know I have it somewhere..