TR2/3/3A TR3 upholstery options?

[booley]

I have a friend who is restoring a '60 3A. He is just about to order some seatcover kits from V-B. I thought maybe some BFCers might have other sources for seat cover kits he should look into?

 

[Tr3aguy]

There is a guy who sells a set on Ebay....Two tall customes I believe....do not know about his work though.

 

[TR4nut]

Yes, Tim Kruso of 2 Tall Custom Auto Interiors is a good independent source and is easy to work with.

 

[toysrrus]

I bought a TR3 complete Int. Kit from "2 Tall Custom Interiors" & was extremely pleased with results.

Tim Kruso contact info:
Email: crusoiii@msn.com
Phone: 937-232-6262

Russ

 

[Jesus]

I bought a set of seat covers and a complete rear bench from Tim Kruso of “2 Tall Custom Auto Interiors” and am very pleased with the service, quality and cost.

I am sure that he can produce any type of TR2/3 interior to suit your particular wishes.

Jesus

 

[TR3TomG]

Tim Kruso is great to deal with. Returns your calls and is really into working on old brit cars. I sent him my original TR3 seats and he did a great job covering them - black leather with white piping. The other parts he did were great too and everything went together flawlessly. So good that I recently sent him my entire MG Tf interior to do.

I guess the beauty of what he does is that you dont just get the kit to do the covering yourself - he actually covers the seats, cap rails, etc for you so you just have to install them. The only part that can be tricky is covering the wheel wells (he provides the pieces), but just go to youtube and there are tutorials that are very helpful. Another nice thing he does is that his package includes a back seat.

 

[PSUTR3B]

I got an entire interior kit from TRF including covers for seats and padding, door panels, and leather and vinyl to cover dash,all caps and wheel wells. I did the interior work with the exception of the seats which I could not finish to my satisfaction and had an upholestry shop complete. I had not done any dash or cap recovering before but found ok to do with lots of preparation and even more patience. The dash and caps, especially the elbow caps were much more difficult than the wheel well covers. It obviously saves some money to DIY and it was agood bit of fun even if challenging.

Gary

 

[tinman58]

I also used 2 tall Tim and am very happy with the results. I would use him again if I had to do another restoration project.

 

[CJD]

Today I finally broke down my seats. What seemed an easy job turned out not to be. The old seat buckets are bent, cracked, and loaded with tacky glue that will not sand blast off. I also had not thought far enough ahead to realize there are plywood tack strips that need replacing.

Bummer!

I bring that up here as I probably would have ordered the seats complete if I had not already purchased the covering materials. Oh, got them from Moss...I'll post if there are any (more) surprises as I go along.

John

 

[PeterK]

Here's an old link from when I did my seats that might help.

TR3 heated seats

 

[CJD]

I like that Peter, thanks for the info. I was pondering how to bend the ply...it looks like your jig is the best way. What is Luan ply? Also, I wonder if they make a seat cooler for Texas?

John

 

[TR3TomG]

FYI - cracked seat pans were a great place to learn to weld. Turned out to be an skill/art I really needed once I got into the remainder of the car.

 

[CJD]

These seat frames don't appear to be the strongest...

John

 

[EV2239]

I've got my son doing all mine in 1.7mm Brooklands hide, which is a cheat because Triumph used nearly all plastic and only offered leather seat faces as extras. He's a bit sniffy about it because he does mostly R-R & B plus other exotics and also vintage Hot Rods. I'll post a picture when he's finished.

The seats are terribly flimsy and I don't think welding is enough. I'm going to get help and figure out a way of strengthening the seat pan before we trim them, because they are always terribly cracked and welding alone makes them more brittle.

Ash

 

[CJD]

I'm with you Ash...I think I will at least weld big fender washers at all the mounting holes. I'll be very interested in seeing what you decide to do.

John