Recovered Seats

[jjbunn]

I got my recovered seats back from Al the Upholsterer today, and am quite pleased. He's done a great job and at a very reasonable price. I'm going for a black with white piping interior, and have the Moss kit on hand. So I selected the closest grain and colour for the seats from a big book he had. Can't wait to see these in the car, but I'm a long way off that moment.

Before and after:

 

[Brosky]

Nice job. He did replace the padding as well?

 

[jjbunn]

Nice job. He did replace the padding as well?

Yes, everything new except the frame. He didn't use the standard bits and pieces, but fabricated what he needed, apparently.

 

[tdskip]

If you don't mind my asking, how much (ballpark) did that set you back?

Any just to be clear - that is not a Moss kit - that is all custom made?

 

[jjbunn]

$200 per seat. He prepared all the materials himself ... so not the Moss kit.

I looked at the cost of seat kits, and read various articles about the DIY, then I started 'phoning around. At this guy Al's price, buying a kit and doing it yourself makes no economic sense!

 

[71tr]

Julian,

Those seats look like the UK version, without headrests.

 

[jjbunn]

Julian,

Those seats look like the UK version, without headrests.

Yes, this is a European model '71, and the original seats had no headrests.

 

[2wrench]

Looks nice, Julian.

 

[71tr]

Julian,

Thanks for the confirmation. I've always liked the clean look of the UK seats. Wise choice the contrasting piping too!