Seat Embroidery Question
05-01-2008, 08:43 PM
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Well ............... I got my 2nd set today. Mailed on 04/01/08. I have set the claim thing in motion with Ebay, so now I gotta figure out how to stop it.
Aceman ....... I too, want to know how they are holding up. DW (Darling Wife) thinks they may not look goo or hold up well. I, however, think they are the $hitts!!!!!!!!!
Aceman ....... I too, want to know how they are holding up. DW (Darling Wife) thinks they may not look goo or hold up well. I, however, think they are the $hitts!!!!!!!!!
05-01-2008, 08:55 PM
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Burning Brakes
some answers....
Sorry Guys -
Didn't get any emails that this thread was still ongoing!
They appear to be holding up fine. What i did w/ applying them was to put a undershirt over the seat (as if you seat is wearing it). I then hit it w/ the iron, that way, the metal of the iron never really touched the seat. Don't konw if it mattered but it made me feel better. the first one i put on i was able to pull off the next day. I looked at the adhesive side and realized i didn't leave the iron on it long enough to melt the glue. 2nd time was a charm, its on fairly good, and like the other poster said, the leather is tough, didn't seem like it was burning at all.
I keep staring at the car everytime i go by it in the garage - most bang for 15 bucks IMO!
Aceman
Didn't get any emails that this thread was still ongoing!
They appear to be holding up fine. What i did w/ applying them was to put a undershirt over the seat (as if you seat is wearing it). I then hit it w/ the iron, that way, the metal of the iron never really touched the seat. Don't konw if it mattered but it made me feel better. the first one i put on i was able to pull off the next day. I looked at the adhesive side and realized i didn't leave the iron on it long enough to melt the glue. 2nd time was a charm, its on fairly good, and like the other poster said, the leather is tough, didn't seem like it was burning at all.
I keep staring at the car everytime i go by it in the garage - most bang for 15 bucks IMO!
Aceman
05-01-2008, 10:21 PM
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Here are mine.....However, I didn't iron mine on. I could not find the nerve to do that. I glued mine with a "Dap" adhesive I picked up from Lowes. It came in a little tube and has a pen-like tip that I used to apply the glue. Worked like a charm. Its not a "super-glue", but holds good enough that they don't come off unless you purposely want to pull them off. I also positioned my patches to where they lie behind my neck, not to where my head will touch them. I hope this may help everyone out some.
Also attached is a picture of my "parrot" bluetooth hands free phone kit. Works pretty dang well if anyone is interested in adding this to their C6.
Also attached is a picture of my "parrot" bluetooth hands free phone kit. Works pretty dang well if anyone is interested in adding this to their C6.
05-02-2008, 01:14 PM
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Burning Brakes
Well ............... I got my 2nd set today. Mailed on 04/01/08. I have set the claim thing in motion with Ebay, so now I gotta figure out how to stop it.
Aceman ....... I too, want to know how they are holding up. DW (Darling Wife) thinks they may not look goo or hold up well. I, however, think they are the $hitts!!!!!!!!!
Aceman ....... I too, want to know how they are holding up. DW (Darling Wife) thinks they may not look goo or hold up well. I, however, think they are the $hitts!!!!!!!!!
Dude, don't stop anything! I just got mine in the mail today ... and I already got my money back!
Not too bad a price for keeping me waiting for almost two months .... FREE
05-03-2008, 12:10 PM
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05-03-2008, 01:17 PM
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Ya know, I have NO problem paying for what I got. Paypal said to not contact them and they will contact me, so what do I do? Anyone?
I bought a couple of solid color hats and ironed the patches on ... look good. Gave one to my friend that has a white coupe. I really want to find a plain grey or non-shiny silver as well a a plain orange so I can make a couple more. Anyone know a good source for cheap plain color hats?
Regards,
Don
I bought a couple of solid color hats and ironed the patches on ... look good. Gave one to my friend that has a white coupe. I really want to find a plain grey or non-shiny silver as well a a plain orange so I can make a couple more. Anyone know a good source for cheap plain color hats?
Regards,
Don
05-04-2008, 02:23 AM
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Pro
I ordered mine on 4/22/08 and got them today. Less than 2 weeks seems reasonable as they came from Thailand.
I have cashmere interior, and installed them approximately in the same position as the two-tone seat flags, which is lower on the headrest than the pictures I see here. I ironed them on with a cloth between the patch and iron, to protect the leather. I think they look very natural.
Mod number one done
I have cashmere interior, and installed them approximately in the same position as the two-tone seat flags, which is lower on the headrest than the pictures I see here. I ironed them on with a cloth between the patch and iron, to protect the leather. I think they look very natural.
Mod number one done
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06-29-2008, 11:11 PM
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Taking your seats apart is not the way I would go. At the last Ocean City, MD Corvette Weekend this past October, there was a vendor that was applying embroidered crossflags to seats. There must have been some sort of hotglue adhesive on the back of the flags as he used a heatgun and clamped them until cool. They looked good and he sold a bunch (took him about 5 min per car). Don't have any idea about their durability as far as peeling. Might be a way to get what you're looking for easier than taking your covers off and having them embroidered. Anyone know who does this sort of thing? Good luck.
06-29-2008, 11:12 PM
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Le Mans Master
[QUOTE=mpuzach;1565276690] I have some stitched patches on my seat covers...
Now that I have mine(iron ons), I'm wondering if adding some to my (leather)seats would be over kill? There's alot of the C6 crest in here already!
Now that I have mine(iron ons), I'm wondering if adding some to my (leather)seats would be over kill? There's alot of the C6 crest in here already!
