General £600 for a leather retrim

[gaz.d]

Anyone know if this is an alright figure? - its for the whole interior apart from roof lining and carpet

I really want corbooboo recliners but they are £520 just for 2 seats in cloth - and i want the back seats retrimmed in the same cloth but cant find anyone who will do this

i might aswell spend my student loan wisely

 

[dave]

student loan is not free money you gotta pay it back one day leather is cold in winter and hot n sweaty in the summer.

 

[The Negotiator]

Tis nice to sit on though!

Dave - it's interest free (well,by that I mean the interest rate on it is linked to inflation only so in real terms, it's interest free). If you can afford other uni costs, it's actually a fantastic way to spend (if you can afford to pay it off in the long term).

 

[gaz.d]

i will worry about the student loan when i finish

i might go into teaching as they wipe your student debt after 3 years or something like that

 

[mase]

i think that is a pretty good price dude!!! especially compared to the cost of recling bucket seats!!!

i am still on a mission to find someone to retrim the backs the same, but as i am doin door cards i think i am gonna have a bash at seat covers, well get my mum to help cause she is well good at sewing an stuff!!!

 

[gaz.d]

i waqs gonna try having a go at doing the back seats myself, they make it look so easy on pimp my ride

i would need my standard seats re-foaming though cause the drivers side foam has gone

im allowed to pick 2 colours too, i cant decide though

 

[mase]

doing a full retrim on the back would b well hard.

i was thinkin gettin some covers, cuttin the middle out, an re making out of the red roc material as i dont want them all red!

for your car man i would go with a black leather with yellow tubing on the sides, or maybe black with the middle yellow, or even blue with the middle yellow to keep it all colour coded!

 

[chrisunoman]

£600 is very cheap, my dads an upholsterer and would want near enough a grand for doing a full re-trim.

 

[gaz.d]

would your dad do a back hander

if i could get someone to just do the back seats in cloth i would get the corbooboo's

my mate had a full re-trim from the same company for £550

its rather good quality, but i dont really know what i should be looking for

 

[Bushboy]

get some rage recliners

 

[The younger modder]

my mate had a full re-trim from the same company for £550

its rather good quality, but i dont really know what i should be looking for

thats a damn bargain i was quoted that to have my two front clubman buckets and rear seat and door cards retrimmed and that was in Race cloth which is basically very thin **** cloth that tears easily and wears heavily you know the stuff that all old bucket seats are covered in

I heard of a problem where these rage buckets were falling apart around the adjusters although rage did replace them with out too much trouble

cheap recliners has got to be these though i was gonna have them myself
http://www.essexracing.com/product_info.php?cPath=32_79&products_id=359

 

[mase]

thing is gaz if u do go for leather seats, then personally i would want the door cards to same, an u have that fleece on yours, which is a lot like the roc material recliners are made from!


ooooo decisions decisions!!

 

[gaz.d]

i seen the recliners i want - but leather is still tempting me

the door cards and rear quarts are all included in the £600 price

 

[The Negotiator]

Gaz you would be crazy to not got with the leather deal!

 

[gaz.d]

i would have to put petrol costs on top of that too, so about £650 all in, maybe a bit more if they need to re-foam

now do i have writing on the seats or leave them plain

 

[The Negotiator]

if they need to refoam just nick your parents sofa cushions

If you do get some writing, remember that if you get something personal, say "Gaz" it will make selling the car a bit more difficult where as "Fiat" may be a n ice feature.

 

[gaz.d]

oooo payday on friday

the writing might be a little OTT, i will see what designs they come up with

 

[mase]

in that case go for the leather, wipe clean seats an all

black leather, with the middle bit blue, and with sporting written in yellow!!! more awesome

 

[gaz.d]

how about yellow middle and blue writing??

 

[The Negotiator]

How about black leather and nothing, simple is best!

How many nice cars do you see with two tone? I think it looks silly and as if it is only half leather (which is obviously fine but it's not the same standard). Your mate's one looks silly with that CORSA scribble!

Go for plain!