woody 0 Posted May 26, 2005 At last the leather is in. I would like to thank everyone who helped getting all the parts together Gibber seats, Henny front door cards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted May 26, 2005 at last after two years of owning the car, i feel that it is complete (in my eyes anyway. I would like to thank my understanding bank manager! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted May 26, 2005 very nice, who did the retrimming ? also i really like the bbs steering wheel also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted May 26, 2005 Thanks darren, The trimmers were this company http://www.car-interior.co.uk/ It cost £950 + Vat althrough i paid slightly more as i wanted the complete door cards trimed and not just the top half. They are located in warrington The steering wheel came from Ebay and was $30 (US) and £50 to get it leathered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted May 26, 2005 That looks like a nice job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted May 26, 2005 looking good mate.. looks very nicely done.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MBeadell 0 Posted May 26, 2005 looking very good mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted May 26, 2005 woah! They didn't look like that when I sent 'em down to you! :crazyeyes: VERY nice mate... 8) Think I may have to give them a call when I re-do J-DUB's interior next year... ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gradeAfailure 0 Posted May 26, 2005 Very nice, better than shelling out 700notes on 12yr-old seats... Welcome to the dead-cow-skin club! ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted May 26, 2005 Looks superb mate, easily a match for MJ interiors job quality wise....and I thinking that route is better than paying £1000 for 10 year old knackered ebay seats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin Dave 0 Posted May 26, 2005 I bet it smells good... (sorry it's just a phase I'm going through.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted May 26, 2005 Looks very well finished. I do prefer the straight unstitched seats, like yours, in comparison to the normal multi-sectioned leathers that are standard (like in my car). Looks a lot more modern. The sectioned leather just feels old, no matter how clean or polished it is. Give us some feedback after a few months as to how the leather is holding its shape and colour. OK i admit it, I'm jealous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted March 29, 2006 my god this company do a 1 day turn around and free collection and delivery anyware in the UK ... WOA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted March 29, 2006 nice one i love leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted March 29, 2006 They look mint - I'd deffo go the re-trim route now after seeing your pics 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Mmmmm Minty fresh, Looking fantastic and a good price too, no more ebay trawling for me, time to save some cash up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edd 0 Posted March 29, 2006 so who's setting up the group buy :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkripper 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Excellent, beats paying £700 for some old leathers from Ebay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Bl**dy hell year old thread back to the top. Just to let you all know the drivers seat which is the only one which had been used in the car as my wife-to-be feels uncomfatable but she has always said that when i bought the car.( so we use hers when we go out as a family) Its french with AC. The seats are showing no wear whatsoever althrough I did start off with replaced bolsters in the drivers seat. I would def use them again. It does amaze me have much some of the 10-12 year seats go for on ebay which are second hand and worn, Although I did it again I would like to start off with Recaro's and then get them leathered. Cheers Woody Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkripper 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Bl**dy hell year old thread back to the top. Just to let you all know the drivers seat which is the only one which had been used in the car as my wife-to-be feels uncomfatable but she has always said that when i bought the car.( so we use hers when we go out as a family) Its french with AC. The seats are showing no wear whatsoever althrough I did start off with replaced bolsters in the drivers seat. I would def use them again. It does amaze me have much some of the 10-12 year seats go for on ebay which are second hand and worn, Although I did it again I would like to start off with Recaro's and then get them leathered. Cheers Woody what more can be said on the validity of a retrim over old seats. :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted March 29, 2006 Yep, I will definately be going the retrim route, hopefully this year but if my girlfriend finds out how much it costs cow wont be the only dead thing in my car! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 29, 2006 The seats are showing no wear whatsoever was just gonna ask that. i thought i`d seen these seats before! defo worth spending a few quid more than egay Although I did it again I would like to start off with Recaro's and then get them leathered. well if you find some recaro`s i`m sure you`ll have a queue a mile long willing to pay for your "old" ones! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWizardofOdds 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Very nice re-trim. I would like to get mine done in the near future too.11 years of untreated leather and hot/cold climate has taken its toll.However,of all the re-trims I've seen,none have been done to the original styling.Is this too hard to do? or is it just a case of people wanting their own style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbekk 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Wow, that was really different! Totally changes the look of the car, and the fact that it wasn't sewed the way the original leathers were, makes a difference to the other interiors I've seen. It definitely looks like a newer car than it did when it left the factory. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites