Go to some streetrod shows and start asking around. Let them know that you
are doing a Sprite. Some of the competitive street rod guys do not like to
share their sources with the "competition".
-T
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Jay <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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