what did you and your mk3 leon do today
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I want the Comfort Kit, and for that price, think I'll order it:I want the spoiler...
It's definitely cheaper directly from their site rather than from AliExpress. I've installed them some time ago and they are great: https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/th...k3-leon-do-today.379107/page-484#post-5054460
Thanks, that looks great too, I assume you've done the doorcards too by now?
Were the covers for the doorcards just for the visible part, or also for the bottom and 'inside' that you can't see?
Yes, I've also done door card pockets while installing RGB lights in them. If I recall correctly front pocket is split into 4 parts and rear into 3 parts so they cover every side and bottom. Here is photo of rear doors:
Sorry, I saw that thread and hadn't even noticed the material in the doors!
Thanks for confirming that the entire inside of the pockets is lined - I'm ordering the kit now.
Thanks again, have a great evening!
Nick
Getting the car ready for a track day tomorrow, its going to be sunny but blooming cold so better make sure I warm the tyres up before pushing it hard.
Fantastic day out on the Track, Cold start with lots of fun where the sun drenched parts of the track were bone dry and the rest was very slippery.
Thoroughly enjoyed running around, Car defo needs a good clean now cant see I have bright red wheels.
Thoroughly enjoyed running around, Car defo needs a good clean now cant see I have bright red wheels.
Look what arrived earlier today...
Ordered on Wednesday evening, got a shipping notification on Thursday and a message from Fedex this morning saying that it had cleared customs and would be delivered today and I just had to pay the duties before it arrived. Excellent service from Graficar.
I was also pleased to see that it's for an RHD car. I forgot to specify this when I ordered it, so was assuming I'd get an LHD kit, and not be able to use the glove box and steering wheel cubby tray linings but the team at Graficar sent an RHD kit, so it can all be used!
Thanks to @grabania for the info on this mod, looking forward to getting it fitted and giving the car are more premium feel inside.
Ordered on Wednesday evening, got a shipping notification on Thursday and a message from Fedex this morning saying that it had cleared customs and would be delivered today and I just had to pay the duties before it arrived. Excellent service from Graficar.
I was also pleased to see that it's for an RHD car. I forgot to specify this when I ordered it, so was assuming I'd get an LHD kit, and not be able to use the glove box and steering wheel cubby tray linings but the team at Graficar sent an RHD kit, so it can all be used!
Thanks to @grabania for the info on this mod, looking forward to getting it fitted and giving the car are more premium feel inside.
It looks like a job that will look good if you take the time to do it properly, so can understand why you’re doing it in stages.
I wonder whether they choose to send RHD version because you provided UK address or what was the reasoning? Nevertheless nice that they thought about that!
Door pockets are definitely the hardest thing to do properly. I have done them "on couch" while partially disassembled (as I said, I did that during ambient light installation) and I would rate my job to something like 7 out of 10.
Agreed, it looks like somebody thought about it when they saw the address and sent RHD - great service.
I had a go at the front doors this morning before starting work, and yes, they were fiddly…I did the passenger side first, thinking I’d do a better job of the driver’s side on the second go, but it was the other way round!
Did the rear doors (which were much easier) at lunch time, and the same thing happened, first attempt was better!
The cutting is precise, however it doesn’t take into account the indents for bottles, which changes the shape of the felt as you’re shaping it, so the bottom section kinda furled and creased up a bit.
The front doors have a slight gap between the inside panel and the bottom, so I think I’ll just buy some felt and cut it to fit.
Also, the RHD glove box has an indent for the fuse box, which isn’t taken into account, so I needed to cut that part of the glove box’s felt to fit. No biggie, but should be aware of it if you order it for an RHD car.
That being said, I still think it’s a bargain; the shapes are cut precisely, the instructions are good, and unless you have real OCD (I’m pretty fastidious!), then you wouldn’t see that it’s not factory-fit…I cut a couple of tiny bits of excess to fill small gaps between the pieces and after a bit of rubbing of the felt, you can’t see it unless you REALLY look.
If I wanted perfection, I could have paid an upholsterer to fit it, but I think I made a good job of it
Thanks again for the link @grabania ,
this is one of those finishing by touches that smartens the interior up no end!
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It’s not difficult, just take your time; about 20 minutes for each front door and 15 minutes for the rears - the long thing section for the rear doors stretches a bit while you shape it, so have a sharp knife or scissors to cut the excess. I went from front to back and needed to cut about 1cm off.
I found that inserting the pieces into the door before removing the backing paper helped give me an idea of how to fit them before committing.
I also used a hair dryer to just warm the panels up from freezing this morning, along with the felt, with the thinking that the adhesive would stick better…it seemed to work!
Hope that helps!
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I know it's not difficult and can actually be done quickly, but my inner Monk doesn't make it any better. The glove compartment took almost an hour 
Hope it stays above freezing - gotta say that was courageous racing in the conditions you did last week!
Cheers,
Nick
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