Console lid refinish options

[Becker69 CO]

Ok, I have researched ebay and a few other sites and after contacting a local wrecking yard, I've decided to look into center console lid refinish options. Honestly, I would rather spend an extra $15 + shipping and have someone else refinish my trusty console lid; so who has experience with this and does anyone from the site offer this type of 'ship off' labor? I'd prefer to hit this site before I ship mine and pay for the returned product.



I assume someone does this already, however I could easily see this being an opportunity for an enterprising teen to experiment and make more $$ providing a prized site (and Explorer) option for those of us with horribly cracked and embarrasing console lids.



TIA. !!

 

[Todd Z]

Look in the yellow pages by you under auto apulstry..... They can do it for you...



IF not maybe there is a member here that did theirs and can do your for you...



Todd Z

 

[David Griffith 2]

This is such a common issue.. Can we talk one of the Site sponsors into stocking these kits???? Get a project for it maybe??

 

[Becker69 CO]

Todd.... I'm under the assumption that an upholestry shop will be crazy expensive for what I want. I guess I am best served paying the $15 + shipping off of ebay and have them send me the polyester/vinyl repair kit and spend the time to do it myself. With lids on ebay going for over $60, it's worth doing it yourself. I can almost guarantee that anyone with a trac exposed to console wear and/or heat will have a cracked lid that there is a market for.

 

[Gerald Pierce]

I went to the local fabric shop and got some fake leather that was very close to the same color as my leather. I took the lid apart and used a stapele gun and some hot glue to recover it. Cost -- about 7.50.