Seats - retrimming

merlin · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:40

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 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:41

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

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

merlin · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:46

EddScott said:
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.

merlin · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:48

D4VE said:
Shame to see such wear on a DC5 seat though

DC2 and DC5 seats both wear too quickly.

merlin · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:53

L0rdMike said:
Have you got any pics of a white Teg with Red seats?

merlin · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:55

EddScott said:
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.