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"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
09/08/2017 at 14:37 • Filed to: CST, classic soft trim, custom leather

And Driving Matters.

Mazda people tend to be a bit less conservative in their color choices than most buyers of CRVs, Camrys, and RAV4s (although we get a bunch of black-and-tan RAVs). Anyway, White-over-red makes me feel some kind of way.

that’s 075 Bright Red. Also known as mmmmmmm....

As with all CST installations, the wrinkles will fall out in a few weeks.

DISCUSSION (20)

Ssfancyfresh > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 14:53

That is perfect

Chariotoflove > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 15:02

I like this, although my butt is sweating just thinking about it in the Texas heat.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 15:08

I’d do that! Silver with a slightly darker red would be even better.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 15:16

Not going to lie, I heard that first sentence in my head in the same voice as the commercials

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
09/08/2017 at 15:28

I talked about a brownish-gray one last week with burgundy leather...

Kinja'd!!!

but the 074 medium red would be even better...

Kinja'd!!!

mazda616 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 16:30

Looks good to me. My mid-level Touring model has the “leatherette” seats but they’re unfortunately not heated. If I ever have the spare cash, I’m having that installed for sure.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 17:20

I kind of want this red in my Forester. I see the standard color choices for my car are black, “stone” and a saddle brown... can this color be specified?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
09/08/2017 at 17:30

If you’re looking at Classic Soft Trim it’s 075 Bright Red.

The “Stone,” is matched to Subaru’s “platinum,” interior.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 19:36

Thanks. Yeah the platinum is my current interior. I think the red would look awesome. My car has 60k miles and the seat fabric borderline trashed so I’m seriously thinking about CST.

arl > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 22:36

I assume CST is a Katzkin competitor? I like the red Mazda, looks great.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > arl
09/08/2017 at 23:09

CST was around for about 15 years before Katzkin. They sell leather kits under the Roadwire brand now - it started as Distinctive Industries, then Classic Soft Trim.

Distinctive Industries is now the classics division, CST are corporate and franchise installation shops, Roadwire is the wholesaler /producer of the leather kits, and Signature Sunroofs does sunroofs and power tops for TJ and JK Wranglers. Signature is from the merger of Inalfa and ASC - the company that made the 3rd-gen F-body Convertibles and the 3000GT Spyder. They spun off their manufacturing arm and our parent company bought it.

*edit*

M-B-W has CST leather in his Subaroo . He’s had it a few years now and it looked really good when he got it done.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
09/08/2017 at 23:12

Here in Charlotte the market forces our prices lower than in Texas. We do this for retail customers for about a grand. I don’t know how much it would be out your way.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 23:21

That seems really good. There is an installer here in SA hat I should call and see. I’m expecting $1500-2000 TBH.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
09/08/2017 at 23:24

Classic Soft Trim

401 Isom Road
Suite 560
San Antonio TX 78216
USA

Phone: 210-375-7880

That ones a franchise.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
09/08/2017 at 23:31

Thanks. Sounds like it’s in an industrial area near the airport that I’m familiar with. I know you’ve said it on here before, but you work for an actual corporate location right?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/11/2017 at 10:19

Looks perfect with the red doorcards, were those stock?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
10/11/2017 at 10:53

Stock door panels were black cloth. We put red vinyl over them. Door cards can make an off-color choice work pretty well.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/11/2017 at 11:01

It does!
Is this molded vinyl, part us the CST kit that you glue on top of the fabric?
It looks very well done

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
10/11/2017 at 11:09

It’s upholstery vinyl. The cloth insert in most cars is actually either screwed or plastic-welded into the door panel so our guy glues our vinyl over the fabric and then reattaches it to the panel.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/11/2017 at 11:17

Aah, ok, thanks for the info!