New seat covers
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2022 16:44
Just got my seats back from the upholsterers.
Really happy with the work, he's done a great job. Just a bloke working out of a workshop at the back of his garden, but he must be good since he seems pretty busy despite making no effort to advertise - it was a couple of months between me saying I'd give him the job and him actually doing it. Prior to mine he was doing a Ford Model T! Decent value too - he just charges £30/hr for however long it takes, took him 45 hours to do all the seats so £1350. I provided all the fabric and leather, although he did supply some vinyl for the seat backs and map pockets since there wasn't enough of the leather (and it's a VERY good match), and didn't even charge for that.
Having failed to find a fabric that was anything like a close match to what was in there already, I decided it was better to go totally different that something that sort-of-tries-to-match-but-not-quite. Hence the dark grey. I'm really happy with how it looks now, the colour doesn't look out of place at all or like it doesn't go with the rest of the car. Hopefully the shade is reasonably child- and dog-proof too!
The place is called Car Interior, based in Hinkley Leicestershire, and the guy is called Mike.
Really happy with the work, he's done a great job. Just a bloke working out of a workshop at the back of his garden, but he must be good since he seems pretty busy despite making no effort to advertise - it was a couple of months between me saying I'd give him the job and him actually doing it. Prior to mine he was doing a Ford Model T! Decent value too - he just charges £30/hr for however long it takes, took him 45 hours to do all the seats so £1350. I provided all the fabric and leather, although he did supply some vinyl for the seat backs and map pockets since there wasn't enough of the leather (and it's a VERY good match), and didn't even charge for that.
Having failed to find a fabric that was anything like a close match to what was in there already, I decided it was better to go totally different that something that sort-of-tries-to-match-but-not-quite. Hence the dark grey. I'm really happy with how it looks now, the colour doesn't look out of place at all or like it doesn't go with the rest of the car. Hopefully the shade is reasonably child- and dog-proof too!
The place is called Car Interior, based in Hinkley Leicestershire, and the guy is called Mike.
