Wrapping Interior Pieces (Door Panel Inserts, Arm Rest, Cargo Cover, etc)

In this article I will show you how to rewrap your door panel inserts and center console arm rest.
With this article I am assuming you know how to remove both your door panels and center console arm rest. We'll start with the tools and materials needed to do this:

Long and short Phillips Screwdriver
Needle Nose Pliers
Paint Scraper
1/8-1/4" foam (I bought a yard and had lots left over)
Fabric of your choice (I bought 3 yards and had lots left over)
Spray Glue (3M Super77 or Super90).

We'll start with the door panel. Take your Phillips Screw drivers and remove all the screws.

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There are some hidden screws, I didn't get pictures unfortunately as my camera decided to act up. Here's the door insert removed though.

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Now remove the old fabric, grab a corner and start to pull the fabric away. If you go carefully you might get the fabric off without damaging the OEM foam then you won't have to replace it (I chose to replace it).

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OEM fabric removed.

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Now it's time to strip the OEM foam off. This step is up to you, if you didn't damage the foam when removing the OEM fabric then you can skip this. However, the new foam is more comfortable imo.
You will need both the paint scraper and needle nose pliers, also, note this is VERY messy.

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Start by pulling the staple out of the back of the insert with the pliers.

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Then start scraping, this is MESSY!

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Finished!

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Now it's time to apply the foam.
Lay the insert on the floor and and lay the foam over top, press the foam into the dip and cut the foam to size, leave lots of extra foam say 4 inches.

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Now it's time to start sticking the foam to the insert. Start by spraying the glue into the dip first.

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Then you start working your way around, spraying more glue. Take your time.

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Now flip it over and trim the foam so it's a half inch bigger then the insert. Then spray glue on and fold the edges over, you might need to put a few staples in to hold things in place.

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All foamed covered.

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The fabric is applied in the same way, trim it larger and start gluing it down in the dip first. Go slowly, don't use too much glue. Tug and pull the fabric in ALL directions to smooth out wrinkles and creases. You need need to take your time and go slowly, it will pay off in the end.

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Here's the finished product, I have a few wrinkles but I can live with it for now. I'll end up redoing them later on down the road.

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For the arm rest, it's exactly the same as the inserts. Take the bottom plastic cover of the arm rest off, there's 6 screws if I remember right, this way you can tuck the fabric in under the plastic.

I started by adding some foam, it's 1/8" thick, I should have went back and added another layer to make it even more comfortable.

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Spray your glue on and wrap it around the arm rest cover.

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Wrapping it in fabric is exactly the same as the door insert, slow and steady, pull in all directions and work those wrinkles out.

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That's it. With this info, you can apply fabric to any surface in your car. Door panel inserts, sun roof cover, cargo cover, arm rest, etc.
The other part I covered is my cargo cover.

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Any questions send me a PM.