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Old 07-28-2017, 09:59 PM   #1
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Ended up with custom leather knee pads in red

My 2017 2SS Convertible came with the Suede knee pads. A friend of mine has the 1LE and wanted the suede since he has the suede steering wheel. I was never a big fan of suede and wanted to match my interior.

Swapped out with his plastic ones and he said he would get me white stitched leather ones that matched my interior. We couldn't find them so I decided to take to my local upholsterer who had installed my replacement interior kit on my Mustang

(yes, I have a 2006 Mustang GT convertible AND a 2017 Camaro 2SS convertible...in the same garage...but that is another story ).

Was originally having him match the charcoal color with white stitching, but after looking at options, I decided to do red knee pads instead.

I'm really happy with how they turned out...and he only charged $100! (so my friend got the Suede upgrade for $100 and it cost me nothing for customization ). The upholster had red leather left over from a car interior he was completed, so it was only his installation cost.












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Old 07-28-2017, 10:01 PM   #2
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Dude,

1) THAT LOOKS AMAZING!

2) THANKS for selling me the Suede for $100!

3) I will allow you to be my friend a little longer now.. HAHA

Seriously, these look amazing. THAT DUDE CAN SEW! Congrats...
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:06 PM   #3
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looks good
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:08 PM   #4
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Worked out perfectly for both of our cars. The suede look better in your car, and these match perfectly with the "SS" on my seats and console cover to give a nice accent to the interior.
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:13 PM   #5
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Great decision!
Looks really nice.
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:13 PM   #6
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I specifically bought the 1LE so that you would have the plastic pads to get these modified on. You are welcome, it's all because of me.

Also, next modification must improve performance (for both cars). I called it.
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:39 PM   #7
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Also, next modification must improve performance (for both cars). I called it.
lighter weight pads?
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:45 PM   #8
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lighter weight pads?
well played.

I'll strip the suede off my pads now to shave the weight!
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:59 PM   #9
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looks sharp!
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Old 07-29-2017, 06:36 AM   #10
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Made my own red suede versions too. Love the contrast.
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Old 07-29-2017, 08:58 AM   #11
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Looks great!
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Old 07-29-2017, 09:34 AM   #12
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The red suede looks good...how did you do those? Did you dye existing suede or have red suede wrapped around the plastic frames?
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Old 07-29-2017, 12:46 PM   #13
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Wow! Love the creativity. Looks great.
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Old 07-29-2017, 12:57 PM   #14
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Those look great!! How do you remove the kneepads?
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