Custom Headrests For My TL-S (PICS!!!)

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04-10-2009, 04:16 PM

golfjwr

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Custom Headrests For My TL-S (PICS!!!)

These have been a long time coming, I have wanted these from the day I got the car. This has really been a lbor of love for me: Finding a custom leather guy(took months), driving back and forth to his shop(45 minutes from my house), making sure the color match was correct(it is spot on) and getting the embroidery done. Below are pics from before, during and after...let me hear what you think.

*not to be a d*ck, but I will not be able to get these done for anyone for a few reasons:

1. The logo is copyrighted and I do not have any rights to mass produce, plus I am not an AZINE vendor.
2. This was a very special favor to me form the gentleman who did my embroidery and I was told by him that this would be a one time deal.
3. The cost and time put into these was far greater than I thought it would be.

On to the pics!!

Before

getting stitched up

completed leather panel

in the TL-S

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04-10-2009, 04:18 PM

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Looks GREAT man!

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04-10-2009, 04:24 PM

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Looks good, but just not my thing...

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04-10-2009, 04:33 PM

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I like,very nice!!

I think it would look even better on the black/grey combo.

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04-10-2009, 04:33 PM

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That looks AWESOME!! Mind me asking how much it cost?

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04-10-2009, 05:17 PM

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I want one!!!

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04-10-2009, 06:09 PM

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thats oem-ish ... i love it

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04-10-2009, 06:17 PM

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Hey golfjwr, that is pretty tight. Is it the same size as the original layout of the existing type-s sign on the headrest? Pretty cool, tell your guy good job!

PEACE!

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04-10-2009, 06:24 PM

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damn that looks good

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04-10-2009, 08:05 PM

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Top notch work.

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04-10-2009, 08:09 PM

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meh it doesn't look that good. In those pictures it looks like it was just glued on there. Props to you if you like it but it's not my thing

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04-10-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by myron

meh it doesn't look that good. In those pictures it looks like it was just glued on there. Props to you if you like it but it's not my thing

If by glued on you mean 8676 stitches at 560 rpm at 20 minutes a panel, on the baddest embroidery machine I have ever seen...then you are correct....EH

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04-10-2009, 08:34 PM

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thats oem-ish ... i love it

Thanks Vinny, I can't tell you how pleased I am with the final product. Luckily the guy who did my embroidery knows his shit and has the sickest setup going.

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04-10-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by J-STEELE

Hey golfjwr, that is pretty tight. Is it the same size as the original layout of the existing type-s sign on the headrest? Pretty cool, tell your guy good job!

PEACE!

Thanks man! The logo is actually a tiny bit smaller than the one that was embosed on the oem head rest. I will no doubtly pass the props along!

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04-10-2009, 08:55 PM

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Very unique. Looks real clean

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04-10-2009, 08:56 PM

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Ooooh so he used completely different leather and rewraped your headrest... That's top notch work... You shouldve gotten some lcd's and threw em in the back while you were at it... And did you do the rear seats aswell?

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04-10-2009, 09:16 PM

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Very sharp! Definitely a one of a kind mod there.

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04-10-2009, 09:47 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by myron

meh it doesn't look that good. In those pictures it looks like it was just glued on there. Props to you if you like it but it's not my thing

NOT!!!

Glued on???? Your brain is glued on. Embroidery on the headrests puts the Type-S interior on a whole nother level. I really didn't understand why they didn't do this on these cars to begin with.

Props for taking the time on doing a mod like this and you are the first one on this site to do this. Anytime anyone has the balls to do this to there car I respect. A lot of work that has paid off. Is that a Tajima machine I see in the pictures? Tajima FTW!!!! Nice!

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04-10-2009, 09:52 PM

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meh it doesn't look that good. In those pictures it looks like it was just glued on there. Props to you if you like it but it's not my thing

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04-10-2009, 10:22 PM

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nice mod, i like!

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04-10-2009, 10:58 PM

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that does look very good, tell your guy nice work!

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04-10-2009, 11:08 PM

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Pretty cool. Bet it looks better than the pics.

Want to see it in person. I saw the leather before embroidery and the match was right on.

Did you shave the old logo?

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04-10-2009, 11:16 PM

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Golf, I think they look fantastic. What was your total time and cost? Congratulations to you. Also how long did it take for this mod from start to finish?

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04-10-2009, 11:19 PM

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Those are sweet!

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04-10-2009, 11:52 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stillhere153

Ooooh so he used completely different leather and rewraped your headrest... That's top notch work... And did you do the rear seats as well?

I was wondering the same thing (about the rear headrests). I wonder how it would look with all 4 embroidered.

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04-11-2009, 01:20 AM

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radical dood

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04-11-2009, 02:01 AM

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Looks good.

I think this mod would look much better on black leather.

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04-11-2009, 02:19 AM

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I'm diggin' it! I bet it just pops when staring at the car from far away. ^ And yes, i say all 4 headrest FTW!!!

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04-11-2009, 09:06 AM

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Dood... That looks great!.

Think you could get this "SUPERCHARGED" Symbol if I was to send you my headrests? I could even send you an emblem to use as the template...

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04-11-2009, 09:44 AM

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by mmade22

Actually that is a Tajima...I have been told they are some of the best in the industry.

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Pretty cool. Bet it looks better than the pics.

Want to see it in person. I saw the leather before embroidery and the match was right on.

Did you shave the old logo?

We were thinking that the logo was going to have be shaved, however we noticed that once the panel was on you couldn't even see they embossment with the stitching over it. We decided not shave it down, it look really good.

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Total time (including all the searching I had to do to find a custom leather guy) was a little over 2.5 months. Total time once I found the leather guy was just about a month. Cost $250+

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Looks good.

I think this mod would look much better on black leather.

I agree these would like tight on the ebony leather....but, I have taupe and I think they look sick!

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I'm diggin' it! I bet it just pops when staring at the car from far away. ^ And yes, i say all 4 headrest FTW!!!

I do have plans to get the other two done....someday. I wasn't ready for how much work is actaully invloved in getting these done.

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04-11-2009, 06:31 PM

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golfjwr - You did it right man. Looks super clean and clearly high quality. That will definitely separate you from other Type-S's.

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04-11-2009, 09:42 PM

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very clean... one of a kind =D

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04-11-2009, 09:59 PM

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I've got to think that the majority of Type S owners wished that Acura did this mod from the factory. Do you guys think that this mod would look good on all 4 headrests or just leave it on the front 2 headrests?

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04-11-2009, 10:00 PM

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Now, that's one unique mod. Sweet!

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04-11-2009, 10:31 PM

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i like this - very simple but still real hot.

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04-11-2009, 11:07 PM

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do you have the original leather skins that were on the headrests? If so, I might be interested in buying them...

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04-12-2009, 01:32 PM

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Hey, didn't someone paint over the logo of the headrests before?

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04-12-2009, 01:46 PM

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Quote:

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do you have the original leather skins that were on the headrests? If so, I might be interested in buying them...

The original leather is still intact, since the oem headrests are injection molded, I had to have covers made to cover over the factory headrests. The guy who did them did such a good job that its very hard to notice that they are not stock.

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