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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
November 2002
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Seat repair options?
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Thu, 09 September 2004 13:26
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Hi guys
Have a couple of vinyl-looking seats that I want to get retrimmed in matching material (as the rest of the interior is this colour, including door trims).
I know some people re-upholster their own seats, but I'd imagine this would be rather hard and require specialist equipment. If not, any advice would be appreciated as I'll try my hand at anything... and if it is too hard for DIYer, has anyone had experience with a company in the general Brisane area that could assist?
Cheers
Leigh
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Seat repair options?
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Thu, 09 September 2004 22:47
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shame they arent black im looking to replace my MX23 front seats
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Location:
Brisbane CBD
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: Seat repair options?
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Fri, 10 September 2004 01:08
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maybe this is the time to change color scheme? if u do re trim them they will be the wrong color anyway food for thought i got mine done by a friends uncle for 250 thats the rear seat in an ra28 full velure but vinyl is cheaper i think either way if u want it matching u will need to do the whole lot i think
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Location:
Crapberra
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Seat repair options?
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Fri, 10 September 2004 03:37
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I re-trimmed my whole car - TA22 - myself and I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't have some sort of sewing background (I used to work as a clothing tailor). You will need to borrow an industrial sewing machine that can handle vinyl, 12mm of foam padding and a backing cotton (although not essential), which cost me about $150 a week.
But it did save me a crap load of money. I retrimmed my whole car (front + back seats and roof) in a macro suede for about $500.
If you do go ahead with it yourself send mt a PM and I can give you some tip/trick.
Az
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