Brand New From JPM (& Xmicro:-)! Awesome item

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 10:52 PM

OK, I had the idea, but he did all the work!

Well, in Collaboration with Joe at JPM, I have been dying to do this since the day I picked my Redline up. A custom leather Manual Case to match the exact custom font I did on my visor covers! The ugly plastic bag GM gives you is a joke. I described what I wanted to Joe at JPM down to the Magnetic latch and man, can I say he nailed it to the stitch color!

Thanks Joe!!

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "REDLINE" FONT ON THE BACK, that is my own custom font, Joe would be willing to make these for people if there is enough interest. The price range will be up to Joe to chime in with, but the discussion we had he was being VERY FAIR for us SkyRoadster/Solstice Forum people! Keep in mind he spent quite a few hours on this, so you need to figure man hours plus materials, and after all they are custom. I think this is a must have, but I am a nut, so what do you people think???

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 10:55 PM

Here are my visor covers, for those who do not remember!

**reedred** · 10-09-2008, 10:56 PM

Nice, Paul! That Joe does great work!

uranium-238 · 10-09-2008, 10:56 PM

What plastic bag? GM didn't give me one with my car.

I like these. I'd love to to keep my manuals and registration/insurance stuff in it, and therefor separate from the pen, swiss army knife, tylenol and other "just in case" items I'd like to keep in the glovebox.

Offer it in all black to match my black-on-black leather, and I'll order one as soon as I can afford it.

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by reedred

Nice, Paul! That Joe does great work!

Thanks Man, he does!

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium-238

What plastic bag? GM didn't give me one with my car.

I like these. I'd love to to keep my manuals and registration/insurance stuff in it, and therefor separate from the pen, swiss army knife, tylenol and other "just in case" items I'd like to keep in the glovebox.

Offer it in all black to match my black-on-black leather, and I'll order one as soon as I can afford it.

What do you think it is worth?? What would you pay??

SkyBaby · 10-09-2008, 11:01 PM

That looks AWESOME.... NICE WORK...SkyBaby

marlboromike · 10-09-2008, 11:05 PM

Looks GREAT Paul

**SKY 07** · 10-09-2008, 11:06 PM

Awesome..... and you're right about the ugly plastic. T.

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 11:08 PM

Thanks all, it took some time, but is well worth the wait.

I also got the center console and door arm cushions in Red. I will post those pics once I install them this weekend!

uranium-238 · 10-09-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xmicro_Redline

What do you think it is worth?? What would you pay??

Genuine leather, from a small business operator?

I'd say anywhere from $40-$60 would be what I'd call reasonable, but that's a low guess. Without any knowledge of cost of materials, how long it takes to make, and how much JPM could be making spending that time on other items, I couldn't give what I would call a fair price for all involved.. If all those things raised the price, I'd still consider one. It's a classy way to store the manual.

The dealership that I bought my civic from gave me a nice plastic bag for the manuals, I loved the convenience of being able to keep all the documentation nice and neatly tucked away. And it did wonders when you had to dig around in the glove box for something.

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium-238

Genuine leather, from a small business operator?

I'd say anywhere from $40-$60 would be what I'd call reasonable, but that's a low guess. Without any knowledge of cost of materials, how long it takes to make, and how much JPM could be making spending that time on other items, I couldn't give what I would call a fair price for all involved.. If all those things raised the price, I'd still consider one. It's a classy way to store the manual.

The dealership that I bought my civic from gave me a nice plastic bag for the manuals, I loved the convenience of being able to keep all the documentation nice and neatly tucked away. And it did wonders when you had to dig around in the glove box for something.

Joe will chime in, but that is low. It took around 4 hours, if I remember........Hello Joe, that is correct right????

And he uses great leather, magnetic latch, custom stitch, etc.

uranium-238 · 10-09-2008, 11:22 PM

4 hours by hand? Then I'd say $80 to $120 would be a better guess, but still lacking information.

Oh, and Joe gets brownie points if there's "Handmade in the USA" lettering anywhere.

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium-238

4 hours by hand? Then I'd say $80 to $120 would be a better guess, but still lacking information.

Oh, and Joe gets brownie points if there's "Handmade in the USA" lettering anywhere.

At least now you are playing the same sport, if not the same ballpark!

Seriously, Joe will chime in by tomorrow, I am sure!

uranium-238 · 10-09-2008, 11:42 PM

Well, to be honest, it's really hard to come up with a "reasonable" price when I'm so steeped in prices for items that are made by people in China for next to nothing.

Kinda makes you see those chinese-made goods in a different light.

jayman · 10-09-2008, 11:46 PM

Hey...what's wrong with the zip-lock baggie Saturn gave us?....don't most people just shove the damn thing under the passenger seat anyways?

**G8TR** · 10-09-2008, 11:49 PM

Not to be a stick in the mud here, however it may have taken Joe 4 hours to do the first one. However, will it continue to take four hours to do each one if he gets a steady supply of orders for these? Typically, any first item always takes longer, as you work with materials and figure out patterns. Now if it took Joe 4 hours to do after making a pattern and having pieces pre-cut (as he would if he had many orders) then yes, the $100-$120 would be a fair price. If it only takes 1 hour to make with all the aforementioned work done is it still worth that kind of money?
Joe does great work.

I'm having him do my center console as we speak and everything I've seen has been wonderful. So this is not a knock on his work or what he charges for prices.

JPM · 10-09-2008, 11:53 PM

Thanks Paul. Your pics are better than mine

For those interested on exactly what makes up this handy pouch, here is some info.

It's a hard case with soft hinge. The latch is magnetic (as visible with the two protruding dots). The interior is lined with genuine Alcantara so you can keep just about anything in there and not worry about it scratching or marring. The exterior is genuine Italian leather and can be customized down to the last detail.

Keep in mind that this is more of a luxury item instead of something that's only made to be functional and nothing else. Kind of like fitted luggage I guess. The last little detail to bring the car up a notch.

The first one did take four hours. Some of that is embroidery time and other parts were tweaking the pattern. Subsequent ones will obviously take less time (unless special requests are submitted).

I'm shooting to get a plain one color unit with no embroidery out around $98. Options and such will be extra of course. The price is similar to a set of visor covers basically, although it takes a bit more time to make.

I'll see about getting a group buy going before the holidays roll around. Right now, I'm trying to focus on getting late orders caught up since console are now rolling in slowly and are being sent back and forth so I won't be able to pick up any new projects until mid November.

I do have one extra one thought that was the prototype that will be for sale at the MD Mod meet this weekend. If it doesn't go there, I'll throw it up here.

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by G8TR

Not to be a stick in the mud here, however it may have taken Joe 4 hours to do the first one. However, will it continue to take four hours to do each one if he gets a steady supply of orders for these? Typically, any first item always takes longer, as you work with materials and figure out patterns. Now if it took Joe 4 hours to do after making a pattern and having pieces pre-cut (as he would if he had many orders) then yes, the $100-$120 would be a fair price. If it only takes 1 hour to make with all the aforementioned work done is it still worth that kind of money?
Joe does great work.

I'm having him do my center console as we speak and everything I've seen has been wonderful. So this is not a knock on his work or what he charges for prices.

Oh sure that is true, than there is also the handwork factor, and custom factor, and what is this worth to buyers factor. Joe was trying to work on a pricing structure. Of course it has to be fair for us and worth his time. I am sure he will come up with just the right price!

xmicro_Redline · 10-09-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JPM

Thanks Paul. Your pics are better than mine

For those interested on exactly what makes up this handy pouch, here is some info.

It's a hard case with soft hinge. The latch is magnetic (as visible with the two protruding dots). The interior is lined with genuine Alcantara so you can keep just about anything in there and not worry about it scratching or marring. The exterior is genuine Italian leather and can be customized down

10-09-2008, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	Brand New From JPM (& Xmicro:-)! Awesome item OK, I had the idea, but he did all the work! Well, in Collaboration with Joe at JPM, I have been dying to do this since the day I picked my Redline up. A custom leather Manual Case to match the exact custom font I did on my visor covers! The ugly plastic bag GM gives you is a joke. I described what I wanted to Joe at JPM down to the Magnetic latch and man, can I say he nailed it to the stitch color! Thanks Joe!! WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "REDLINE" FONT ON THE BACK, that is my own custom font, Joe would be willing to make these for people if there is enough interest. The price range will be up to Joe to chime in with, but the discussion we had he was being VERY FAIR for us SkyRoadster/Solstice Forum people! Keep in mind he spent quite a few hours on this, so you need to figure man hours plus materials, and after all they are custom. I think this is a must have, but I am a nut, so what do you people think??? Attached Thumbnails

10-09-2008, 10:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	Here are my visor covers, for those who do not remember! Attached Thumbnails

10-09-2008, 10:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
uranium-238 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 525 My Photos: (0)	What plastic bag? GM didn't give me one with my car. I like these. I'd love to to keep my manuals and registration/insurance stuff in it, and therefor separate from the pen, swiss army knife, tylenol and other "just in case" items I'd like to keep in the glovebox. Offer it in all black to match my black-on-black leather, and I'll order one as soon as I can afford it. __________________ Black 2009 Saturn Sky Redline Manual transmission Black leather Monsoon stereo 6-disk CD/MP3 changer Stubby Antenna "Redline" Wind Restrictor Next Mod: JPM Shifter assemlby

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10-09-2008, 11:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	Looks GREAT Paul

10-09-2008, 11:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	Thanks all, it took some time, but is well worth the wait. I also got the center console and door arm cushions in Red. I will post those pics once I install them this weekend!

10-09-2008, 11:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
uranium-238 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 525 My Photos: (0)	4 hours by hand? Then I'd say $80 to $120 would be a better guess, but still lacking information. Oh, and Joe gets brownie points if there's "Handmade in the USA" lettering anywhere. __________________ Black 2009 Saturn Sky Redline Manual transmission Black leather Monsoon stereo 6-disk CD/MP3 changer Stubby Antenna "Redline" Wind Restrictor Next Mod: JPM Shifter assemlby

10-09-2008, 11:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
uranium-238 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 525 My Photos: (0)	Well, to be honest, it's really hard to come up with a "reasonable" price when I'm so steeped in prices for items that are made by people in China for next to nothing. Kinda makes you see those chinese-made goods in a different light. __________________ Black 2009 Saturn Sky Redline Manual transmission Black leather Monsoon stereo 6-disk CD/MP3 changer Stubby Antenna "Redline" Wind Restrictor Next Mod: JPM Shifter assemlby

10-09-2008, 11:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
jayman First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,830 My Photos: (0)	Hey...what's wrong with the zip-lock baggie Saturn gave us?....don't most people just shove the damn thing under the passenger seat anyways? __________________ Silver Graphite '07 : red interior, tint, chrome rims, li'l chromies, chrome wipers, chrome domes, chrome vanity,chrome valve stems, chrome antenna, chrome sack... "I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul" C&H RED SOX NATION

10-09-2008, 11:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
G8TR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 808 My Photos: (3)	Not to be a stick in the mud here, however it may have taken Joe 4 hours to do the first one. However, will it continue to take four hours to do each one if he gets a steady supply of orders for these? Typically, any first item always takes longer, as you work with materials and figure out patterns. Now if it took Joe 4 hours to do after making a pattern and having pieces pre-cut (as he would if he had many orders) then yes, the $100-$120 would be a fair price. If it only takes 1 hour to make with all the aforementioned work done is it still worth that kind of money? Joe does great work. I'm having him do my center console as we speak and everything I've seen has been wonderful. So this is *not* a knock on his work or what he charges for prices. __________________ Life is happenstance, coincidence and what you do to make a difference. Make the best of what you have, work for more and hope for health.

10-09-2008, 11:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
JPM Supporting Vendor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 254 My Photos: (0)	Thanks Paul. Your pics are better than mine For those interested on exactly what makes up this handy pouch, here is some info. It's a hard case with soft hinge. The latch is magnetic (as visible with the two protruding dots). The interior is lined with genuine Alcantara so you can keep just about anything in there and not worry about it scratching or marring. The exterior is genuine Italian leather and can be customized down to the last detail. Keep in mind that this is more of a luxury item instead of something that's only made to be functional and nothing else. Kind of like fitted luggage I guess. The last little detail to bring the car up a notch. The first one did take four hours. Some of that is embroidery time and other parts were tweaking the pattern. Subsequent ones will obviously take less time (unless special requests are submitted). I'm shooting to get a plain one color unit with no embroidery out around $98. Options and such will be extra of course. The price is similar to a set of visor covers basically, although it takes a bit more time to make. I'll see about getting a group buy going before the holidays roll around. Right now, I'm trying to focus on getting late orders caught up since console are now rolling in slowly and are being sent back and forth so I won't be able to pick up any new projects until mid November. I do have one extra one thought that was the prototype that will be for sale at the MD Mod meet this weekend. If it doesn't go there, I'll throw it up here. __________________ The ultimate interior solution for your Sky... www.jpmcoachworks.com Convertible top care and leather care group buy! Click Here From performance shifters to padded consoles. We've got your interior covered.