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Anonymous
29-10-01, 02:59 PM
my mum have very thoughtfully said she'll retrim my seats in leather for me (she has super-duper mega sowing machine) But she wants a patten cause she doesn't want to spend ages measuring the old seat trim. So, has anyone got one??
Anonymous
29-10-01, 03:52 PM
lol.
Im doing this at the moment.
go down the scrappys and find any seat the same as yours-the more fag burns rips etc the cheaper it will be. Take off the covers (which is a b*tch to do thanks to stupid little metal clips ) unpick the stitching and use the panels as templates.
You need to take the old covers apart anyway coz u need the pieces of wood and strips of metal to attatch to the new covers ( you will see what i mean when u take them off) so you can put the new covers onto the seats. Thats the way i, and other people i know and how some trimmers do it as well.
Its not that hard to do-if u have the patience and take your time it will look real good and be a hell of a lot cheaper than a trimmer would charge to do it.
If u need any more help give us a shout.

:)
Anonymous
29-10-01, 09:04 PM
i found surgical forceps(like small mole grips) were handy for clamping the metal bars together when refitting, and i binned the round metal clips as they were too much hassle and used string.
Anonymous
30-10-01, 08:04 AM
what is the best material other than leather? I want mine to be more of a fabric type texture.
Anonymous
30-10-01, 08:52 AM
I wouldn't mind doint mine in something totally inapropriate (spelling?) something like rubber, wet suit material or something like that... would look good and be comfy, just might get a bit hot in the sun... anyone who has worn a wet suit for a long time on a sunny day will know just how hot they get...
Anonymous
31-10-01, 07:05 PM
lol.
your seats would look like a gimp dungeon!
Anonymous
01-11-01, 03:22 AM
I'm also in the process of doing this.

I'm not doing a full re-trim....just the centre panels on my SR front seats, so make 'em mach the original Antibes interior.

Here's a pic of the centre panels "mocked-up"....the fabric is just sat in place in the pic to see what It'd look like.

http://www.novabug.co.uk/FeatureCars/Seats6.jpg
Anonymous
02-11-01, 07:58 AM
lmao - gimp dungeon - Since when did gimps wear wet suits - they use pvc and shiney rubber - wet suits are matt - and about 4mm think usually - quite spongy so it would be really comfy.

THem seats look nice rich.