Seats - retrimming

[merlin]

I have a hole in one of my seats Observe.

The alcantara (sp) wears thin because of the big "wings" on the seat. I can buy a swatch from Recaro to repair it but it'll only wear again so I thought I'd just look into getting the wings done in proper leather - the hard wearing stuff.

Been quoted £450 + VAT to have both front seats done in a good quality automotive leather with a year wear warranty. The material part of the seat will stay as it is - just black or red leather on the outer bits.

Ok price you think? And black leather or red leather?

 

[merlin]

This is the sort of work the people I found do :-

http://www.geocities.com/theschaffinoleather/honda.html

 

[EddScott]

This is the sort of work the people I found do :-

http://www.geocities.com/theschaffinoleather/honda.html

Bit boogie nights there?

Seems a bit steep just for wear patches IMHO?

Is that your car in the first pic? I thought it was white with red seats or have I missed something?

 

[merlin]

Is that your car in the first pic? I thought it was white or have I missed something?

I stole the pic Shame on me.

Yeah just showing the work they do - nice and tidy, not my cuppa tea.

 

[D4VE]

It sounds reasonable to me - if you bought 2 new leather seats it would cost a lot more.

Shame to see such wear on a DC5 seat though

 

[L0rdMike]

Have you got any pics of a white Teg with Red seats?

 

[merlin]

Shame to see such wear on a DC5 seat though

DC2 and DC5 seats both wear too quickly.

 

[EddScott]

It sounds reasonable to me - if you bought 2 new leather seats it would cost a lot more.

Shame to see such wear on a DC5 seat though

If thats reasonable I'm in the wrong job

Am I right in thinking that this £450+vat is for leather patches to be stitched to the high points of the seats?

Not a lot of material for your money?

 

[EddScott]

DC2 and DC5 seats both wear too quickly.

IMO its not just in Hondas, I've looked at a couple of EVO7s recently and the seats in them looked badly worn for a car only a few years old (UK dealership cars too).

More likely Recaro used cheap materials for OE applications to keep costs down.

 

[merlin]

Have you got any pics of a white Teg with Red seats?

 

[D4VE]

If thats reasonable I'm in the wrong job

Am I right in thinking that this £450+vat is for leather patches to be stitched to the high points of the seats?

Not a lot of material for your money?

I thought it was a total retrim of the entire seats in leather including restoring any bolsters if they need it...

 

[merlin]

If thats reasonable I'm in the wrong job

Am I right in thinking that this £450+vat is for leather patches to be stitched to the high points of the seats?

Not a lot of material for your money?

That's for the side bolsters - next to your legs, and the wings - around your rib cage, and all the way around the rear of the seat, and the head bit too, on both seats.

Quite a bit of leather there, plus labour.

 

[DreXeL]

I stole the pic Shame on me.

Portable sun TBH.

You don't own a DC5 atall.

 

[EddScott]

That's for the side bolsters - next to your legs, and the wings - around your rib cage, and all the way around the rear of the seat, and the head bit too, on both seats.

Quite a bit of leather there, plus labour.

AHHH, kind of making them like half-leater seats? Still a fair old chunk of cash but I imagine if its left and the hole gets worse its going to look bad.

Thinking black leather on red material would look quite nice?

 

[Koncordski]

Thats a lot of dosh for the half leather, you can get it done cheaper if you get some quotes, personally i'd just do the whole seat. Try asking these guys for a quote, they have very good people who do re-trims. http://www.dandycars.com/

They are mx-5 bods but will do other work on request.