Alcantara Center Console with Stitching

[Tw1stedlog1k]

Did you have any trouble driving around while the piece was off getting stitched?

No troubles on my end, just be sure to keep the drive mode switches off to the side and the wire harnesses out of the way of the shifter. I had mine out while I was doing the Hybrid Racing short shifter.

Drove around this for about 3 days.

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[bandit81]

You should not have issues, this is the upper boot to prevent loosing things like Legos and coins into the center console. When it's off be sure not to drop small. There is another shift boot that the shifter goes through to under the car, that boot you are not removing, just the nice leather boot and trim.

You will want to reconnect the switches on the left of the panel, you are not sending those in, you can simply re plug them in and they will work mid air, not ideal but will be fine. I have seen and done a lot more weird things building hot rods, this is just an inconvenience for a few days.

 

[ajamils]

Shouldn't this be made of a different material because Alcantara gets NASTY with hot weather and constant touch. With this being a very high tough area, I fear that it would quickly wear off.

 

[StingertimeNC]

I have the Overland Designs center console. It's actually not an area I ever touch so I expect it to hold up long term.

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I have the Overland Designs center console. It's actually not an area I ever touch so I expect it to hold up long term.

Agreed. Mine is just the shiny black plastic from factory and I avoid touching it to keep it from scratching when it gets dusty. Mine is entirely scratch free and I have zero need to touch it.

 

[bandit81]

I have the Overland Designs center console cover, it cleans nicely and does not look nasty as far as fingers or touching is concerned, this has seen 5k miles of driving so far. However, it does pickup lint/crumbs in the corners around the shifter. The gloss black bezel I suspect would have the same issue. I use a lint roller, pull a sheet off the lint roller and use the sticky side to extract the lint and crumbs.

 

[StingertimeNC]

I actually vacuum all the Alcantara surfaces in the car with a brush attachment. That works really well around the center console area, shift boot, armrest, seats, Etc. and it leaves behind the nice vacuum lines.

 

[ajamils]

How about this option? Looks like a simple stick on

Dry Carbon Fiber Center Console

 

[bandit81]

I have a hate/hate relationship with "plastic overlays". In the 90's that was the fix for cracked dashboards. They eventually shrink from the heat and cause more damage than they are worth (they require glue or adhesive). I would take the center console out and paint it before messing with one of those plastic overlays.

 

[bandit81]

I just looked at the link, if that is real carbon fiber then it should be more durable than the plastic molded overlays of the past.

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