Some years ago, I created a pink Sprite, Ford Cameo Coral to be exact, and I
wanted a matching interior, so I had to find the material and a place to have
it
done on a custom basis.
My experience up to that time with US seat kits were that they were not of the
same quality as those from suppliers in the UK. I also wanted some quality
carpet in the car and my experience with carpet kits, at least at that time,
were that the quality of the material was poor and the fit not much better, it
at all.
I had a friend who had restored a number of Big Healeys; his work was quite
respected across the US, and from observations of the work of the upholsterer
he
used I decided the only way to get the interior done to a high standard was to
bring the car to the trim shop who did his cars.
I'm a firm believer in several aspects of seats and interior trim.
1) Experience pays-off. You will get better on every job.
2) The best job is when the material (seats or carpet) are cut and fitted to
the
car. The car needs to be in the trim shop.
3) And this is the kicker, in my experience the trim shop's charges will be
comparable to what you're going to pay for seat and/or carpet kits. The bonus
is
that the job will be done to higher standards.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
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From: Heard Saxon <heard at datatrontech.net>
To: Spridget list <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 9:42:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Seats
Sounds like a local guy is the way to go and probably the only way to go if
you want certain color combinations. I'll do some checking around here.
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