The Next Mod - Invision Headrests - Page 3

X5 Meister · #1 04-21-2009, 10:26 PM

Is that shot of the cover or the headrest itself?

jsears · #2 04-21-2009, 10:26 PM

That's the headrest itself.

acedeucy · #3 04-22-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jsears

That's the headrest itself.

Jeff,

I'm not adding you to my satified customers list yet. 8.5 or 9.5 out of 10 isn't totally happy...yet. LOL! I have been on this new task since 8:30am this morning. Call me when you get this and we can get you squared away. Earlier in the post it was mentioned that the Nappa leather (which is now discontinued) was tossed in the mix for several vehicle 's manufactured in Spartanburg, SC. I do have Dakota and Nasca material on hand and built out, so as long as it isn't a leatherette seat, which I don't think it is. I can totally get you squared away. I look forward to you achieving total Nirvana.

Cheers,
Law

X5Meister - Yes they did cut my travel budget so i couldn't personally fly out and do the install. After sending you that set of steak knives, I am all out of extra cash! LOL!

acedeucy · #4 04-22-2009, 10:13 AM

One thing I also wanted to point out Jeff. It seems that the front of your driver's and passnger's seat is covered by a layer of nappa leather, while the rest fo the seat is more dakota thatn anything else. The last thing I want to do is rewrap a set of shells and the whole headrest be nappa and now the back of the seats don't match the headrests. Etiher way we can get you squared away, however, you have more of a two-tone style of leather on your seats. So going one way may affect the latter. Call me this morning and will put some time into it together.

X5 Meister do see what I am talking about on the two-tone job? The front of the seat is smooth while the back is much more textured.

Cheers,

Law

jsears · #5 04-22-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by acedeucy

One thing I also wanted to point out Jeff. It seems that the front of your driver's and passnger's seat is covered by a layer of nappa leather, while the rest fo the seat is more dakota thatn anything else. The last thing I want to do is rewrap a set of shells and the whole headrest be nappa and now the back of the seats don't match the headrests. Etiher way we can get you squared away, however, you have more of a two-tone style of leather on your seats. So going one way may affect the latter. Call me this morning and will put some time into it together.

X5 Meister do see what I am talking about on the two-tone job? The front of the seat is smooth while the back is much more textured.

Cheers,

Law

I was looking at the seats, and the front is Nappa, and the sides of the seat and some inserts in the seat would maybe be Daktoa, but they feel more like the bumps on a basketball. My original headrests are set up the same way. The fronts and back of them are Nappa, and the side of them are this weird material.

jsears · #6 04-22-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by acedeucy

Jeff,

I'm not adding you to my satified customers list yet. 8.5 or 9.5 out of 10 isn't totally happy...yet. LOL! I have been on this new task since 8:30am this morning. Call me when you get this and we can get you squared away. Earlier in the post it was mentioned that the Nappa leather (which is now discontinued) was tossed in the mix for several vehicle 's manufactured in Spartanburg, SC. I do have Dakota and Nasca material on hand and built out, so as long as it isn't a leatherette seat, which I don't think it is. I can totally get you squared away. I look forward to you achieving total Nirvana.

Cheers,
Law

X5Meister - Yes they did cut my travel budget so i couldn't personally fly out and do the install. After sending you that set of steak knives, I am all out of extra cash! LOL!

I checked my original BMW Window Sticker and under the options all it says is "Black Leather" and the price option for it was $0.00. So, pretty sure its not leatherette.

Thanks for getting this all squared away for me Law! The happiest I will probably get is 9.8 or 9.9 because X5Meister got steak knives!!!

acedeucy · #7 04-22-2009, 12:33 PM

YOu want Steak Knives as well, damn who the heck am I going to give this brand new 1978 Cadillac El Dorado to now?

X5Meister, no you can't have it! You got steak knives already!

jsears · #8 04-22-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by acedeucy

YOu want Steak Knives as well, damn who the heck am I going to give this brand new 1978 Cadillac El Dorado to now?

X5Meister, no you can't have it! You got steak knives already!

You pay shipping, insurance and licensing on the El Dorado and I'll take it!

Or X5Meister and I can have joint custody.

PersonaNonGrata · #9 04-22-2009, 12:34 AM

Great stuff jsears! While the leather may not be a perfect match, it's as close as it gets for these things. I have the Invision Rev II's in gray in my X5 and I don't even notice the difference anymore. Granted, my leather is not nappa. They are better than the LCD screens fitted into OEM headrests because all of those seem sort of puffy afterward and there is an external DVD player to mount whereas ours are integrated.

X5 Meister · #10 04-22-2009, 02:22 PM

You guys crack me up. I already put the steak knives in my safe and no one is getting access so leave me alone!

I think removing those plastic screws is best done using a trim removal tool. See picture in this link. Although I admit I've never done it.
eas - 714.369.8524 | Master Installer Plastic Tool Kit

Jeff - can you post a few photos of your headrest front/back/sides ?

Acedeucy - I see your point, which is a very good one, if the seat/headrest is two-tone, whether it is two-tone in color OR texture, it is still a compromise as to how exactly to match it.

What I find interesting is that from just a slight difference, a foot or two like in the first photos, the match looks great. It's the up close photo that shows a bit of a difference. Are you sure you didn't accidentally get a grey set? (probably not but just thought I'd ask)