Toyota Celica custom leather interior
Posted by Marijn Rongen on January 1, 2010 in Toyota celica
My regular custom parts supplier from Hong Kong, Vincent Ma, has been producing a collection of custom faux leather interior parts for the sixth generation Toyota Celica for a while now, and I've bought quite a few items. All in my desired color combination of black leather and red stitching, like the JDM steering wheel.
So far I got an armrest cover, shift boot (made especially for a short shifter) and some time after that a handbrake cover which concluded the set. All pretty small stuff, nothing too impressive though very good quality.
Now he went a bit more ambitious and produced entire upholstery sets for the back and front seats. Obviously it was something I'd like, and soon after I received a set. The first part I tackled was the backseat as I didn't need it in the car. This meant I could take my time reupholstering.
This shows the standard cloth upholstery next to the new leather upholstery.
Backseat upholstered and installed in the Celica.
Next up was the passenger seat and I quickly encountered a problem. The new upholstery was meant for the front seats of a GT spec Celica, not the ST spec I have. A quick browse online located a cheap set of GT front seats on a salvage yard. From this set I used the back-supports to match the correct shape of the upholstery. The headrests are more adjusteable on the GT so I used these too. I also cleaned up and used the frame on the drivers seat, it has more settings than the ST seat.
With this project I rejuvinated most of the interior, save for a few items ;-)