So, my latest DIY project on the mini....
I have a set of old Cibie Oscar fog lights. I used to have the old covers repainted in an inverted colour scheme, but the were old and brittle, got smashed and eventually thrown in the bin ten years ago. Recently I've been looking to replace them in the same colour sheme. Then I had a 'brilliant' idea in the pub one night.
I had an old brown leather jacket. I had some black dye. I could make some!
They seem easy enough to make, but very time consuming stitching by hand. Anyone wanting to do it could follow the pics as a guide.
Cut circle to fit front of lamps, 19.5cm for mine - I found an old compass to mark it out
cut rectangle for sides 15cm x 55cm (about) make/stitch 2cm fold over for tightening with something - an old shoelace in my case!
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Stitch circle to rectangle 5mm from edge
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Tie round fogs!
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Next up I'm going to attempt a Cibie logo stenciled in white acrylic paint, it might ruin it all, we'll see.
As I had this stuff lying around the cost is £0 for 'custom leather' covers
Would I recommend it? Only if you have a lot of free time!!!
