Small modifications

Gizmo750 · Jun 15, 2023

A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

VL3X · Jun 15, 2023

Excellent!! Everything looks amazing and I agree this is how it should be from the factory. Nice work.

eriegz · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

Oh hell yes! Especially love the yellow seatbelts!

Gizmo750 · Jun 15, 2023

Sorry, just realised I posted this in exterior rather than interior! D'oh!

Callabrator · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

Looks amazing. I'm assuming Brad pulled all the old thread out and restitched it all?

Gizmo750 · Jun 15, 2023

Callabrator said:
Looks amazing. I'm assuming Brad pulled all the old thread out and restitched it all?

Nope, the wheel was standard leather when delivered as I didn't want to pay Lotus £400 for alcantara only. So this is a re-cover from leather and add yellow stitching.

VL3X · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
Sorry, just realised I posted this in exterior rather than interior! D'oh!

No worries! I moved it for you.

eriegz · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
Nope, the wheel was standard leather when delivered as I didn't want to pay Lotus £400 for alcantara only. So this is a re-cover from leather and add yellow stitching.

Very cool. Too bad you couldn't do a yellow Alcantara TDC marker at the same time!

Gizmo750 · Jun 15, 2023

eriegz said:
Very cool. Too bad you couldn't do a yellow Alcantara TDC marker at the same time!

It was a conscious decision not to do it. If it didn't line up propoerly with TDC or with teh dash behind then my OCD would have gone into overdrive every time I sat in the car - don't need that jeopardy in my life.

dgrace · Jun 15, 2023

Love the belts! Was looking forward to the first person to do this mod. Did you re-install them twisted?

Joel · Jun 15, 2023

I want to do the belts on mine! Did you manage to get a good colour match from the belts to the stitch?

Gizmo750 · Jun 15, 2023

Joel said:
I want to do the belts on mine! Did you manage to get a good colour match from the belts to the stitch?

Yes, it's very close and apparently a Porsche Select colour.

The trimmer refitted them as they were, so can't blame him for that

Joel · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
Yes, it's very close and apparently a Porsche Select colour.

The trimmer refitted them as they were, so can't blame him for that

Awesome, roughly 2 hours drive from me, may have to pay a visit

I think you're absolutely spot on with the interior retrim items. Though I did opt for the alcantara wheel already, did want the contrast yellow option that's auto only though

VL3X · Jun 15, 2023

Joel said:
did want the contrast yellow option that's auto only though

I think we all did! It was on the launch demo Emira and all the promo pics after all! You'd think that after a year + of delays they'd be able to rectify the "supplier issue" making contrast stitching impossible on manual transmission steering wheels.

FST · Jun 15, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

Amazing work! Thanks for the contact details.. exactly how I want mine too

Time2Fly · Jun 19, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

This is so good I wish I could pick up my car there to get stuff done before it's shipped stateside.

jamesbxxx · Jun 20, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
Nope, the wheel was standard leather when delivered as I didn't want to pay Lotus £400 for alcantara only. So this is a re-cover from leather and add yellow stitching.

Did it cost less than the £400 factory option or about the same?

Gizmo750 · Jun 20, 2023

About the same I think. Would need to unpick the cost to be sure as the total included the seatbelts and gear stick gaitor too.

Trefoilsearcher · Jun 20, 2023

Gizmo750 said:
A couple of small modifications this week. The steering wheel and gear lever boot are now how I think they should have come from the factory if going for alcantara interior with yellow stitch.

Big thanks to Brad from Hide and Seam (www.hideandseam.com) for his excellent work which I am delighted with. The yellow belts add a great dash of colour to the interior.

i asked the factory last year if there were gonna offer yellow belts, 100% needed imo, they look great mate

Peeltone · Jul 11, 2023

Those belts look great I need some red ones any idea what needed to be ordered ?

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