Brad... Just have it chromed. May still "smarts" on acceleration if one's
not prepared, but it sure looks bitchin' (can I say that word?).
WFO
Keep the sticky side down!
Jeff Boatright wrote:
> I don't know if this appeals or applies, but I (yes, me, myself, I)
> sewed my own hood cover from soft vinyl I bought from the store. It
> was easy and actually satisfying in that it looks semi-professional.
> If you or your daughter have access to a regular sewing machine and
> can figure out how to use it (THAT took most of the time of my
> project), you could make nice covers very easily. I would make
> rectangles with seamed edges. The length of the rectangles would be
> the length of the individual tube you wanted to cover, plus an inch
> at either end to fold over to make the seamed edge. The width is the
> circumference of the padded tube, plus an inch on either side for the
> seamed edge. Next, sew Velcro strips on top of each long-side seamed
> edge, male on one edge, female on the other. The fabric shop sells
> those, too. I wouldn't bother with the glue-backed strips. The shop I
> went to sells all types of vinyl remnants in many colors; my choice
> would be black, but maybe your daughter would want something more
> groovy. Anyway, for less than $10 I think you can have a pretty nice
> set of tubing covers, one for each segment of the roll bar
> installation.
>
> At 9:05 AM -0600 2/13/01, Brad Fornal wrote:
> >This car is for my daughter, it is not my personal
> >pimpmobile................
> >
> >RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 2/13/01 8:33:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > DLancer7676@cs.com writes:
> > >
> > >> a nylon cover with Velcro along it's seam, that would be the neatest
> > >
> > > I vote for leopard skin fake fur! And have the seats done in Zebra!
> > >
> > > RH
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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