leather seats, thinking bout a retrim?

[5L]

after seeing 70AST's interior when i first brought my AU and checked out the majority of the au workshop builds i have wanted to do similar.

here is a pic of 70AST's interior im sure most of you know it afterall it is :sm_drool:


this is just a quick photochop done on a picture of my seats, to get the idea of it.


do you think i should reshape the seats as he has, or leave them the same shape. also was thinking of redoing the roof carpet black and all A,B and C pillar trims black to match.

here is a pic of my standard interior


i think it will look good and compliment the car, it is very similar to the blue/black seats of the t3's (maybe i can find a set for a decent price, i doubt it though)

[Uncle_Ken]

I don't know but you could sell your leather, buy a cloth set and get them recovered.
A bit messy but I reckon selling your as is would make you some $$ to get what you want.

UK

[superroo]

I've always been a fan of mick's (BLUPRNT XR8) retrim. When the ute eventually gets done, i'll probably go a similar style. Leather with microsuede





As for roof lining, I would definately reconmend it. I have done a DIY job of mine and the interior is much nicer to be in. So much darker, and alot nicer having a full black shade rather than a black/grey shade.
Also, I agree with UK, don't get those seats re-trimed. You should be able to sell them for a couple of hunderd.

Cheers

[frog250]

[QUOTE=superroo]I've always been a fan of mick's (BLUPRNT XR8) retrim. When the ute eventually gets done, i'll probably go a similar style. Leather with microsuede





Sorry for digging this up, just wondering who did the trim work on these seats?

Cheers

[KOUPE76]

^^^The trimmer who did the work is a forum member STORM, awesome job at a nice price to.
Guy's you should have checked the for sale section last year as these were for sale but no on wanted them, put them on ebay and sold for $1400 : That was 2 seats, 2 doortrims and console lid, went into a nice AU3 Ute, not bad considering I spent $1200.
My new interior is totally different, will post a pic soon if you like.

[EFFII]

the chop is good
if your colour is blue then it wold go good.
the shpe of your seats are fine.
if you got the cash go for it with the chop you done.

[5L]

yes those bluprntxr8's seats look really nice, i like how they have the microsuede. i might have to keep an eye out for some standard seats then.

[Orbit]

i had my seats retrimmed nad re bolstered, best thing i did

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by Orbit

i had my seats retrimmed nad re bolstered, best thing i did

How much did it set you back?

UK

[Orbit]

1500 grey italian leather

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

How much did it set you back?

UK

[Racecraft]

I just got mine back from the trimmers last week. Very similiar to 7OASTS

new seat swabs for the bottom in Italian leather (the same stuff as they use on the new BMW's)





I replaced the crappy factory leather, and the difference between the plastic leather Ford use and real leather is amazing

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

wow they look amazing racecraft!

You will have to show us when their in! If you dont mind how much did that cost (ballpark figure?).

[Racecraft]

Originally Posted by crazy-au

wow they look amazing racecraft!

You will have to show us when their in! If you dont mind how much did that cost (ballpark figure?).

I have known the trimmer for a while and my AU interior was 'when you get around to it cash job' so I didn't pay top dollar. An average leather (ie the higher the quality of the leather the more you pay obviously) for four door trims and seats is around the 2k mark, closer to 3 large for the top shelf imported stuff. A mate has a 'lesser' grade leather and it is still 10 times more supple than the Ford gear.

I supplied the new Ford seat base swabs to wipe away re-trimming 100k old seats.

[Orbit]

Originally Posted by crazy-au

wow they look amazing racecraft!

You will have to show us when their in! If you dont mind how much did that cost (ballpark figure?).

did you ever sit in my seats crazy man?

[Racecraft]

A few things to consider when you get your seats re-trimmed,

Your size and also your seating position.

I am only 6 foot and 90 kilo's but my seating position for my size is close to the steering wheel. I also prefer the seat quite upright meaning that I put alot of pressure and wear on the outside seat bolster. That is why I didn't get the extra padding incorporated into the upright swabs. As the leather is so soft, it will obviously wear faster too.. To see what I mean those guys with cloth seats will have little balls of wear in the fabric along the outside bolster from dragging yourself in and out of the car.

While it would be nice to have more of a cocoon feel to the seats, it just wasn't practical for me as I would have to slide the seat back to let myself out.

[Orbit]

i might mention that i only had the front 2 seats done as my AU is a ute

[Orbit]

found the pic

[Dark Horse]

I was always of the opinion that the blue inserts in the T3's were a little bright. If you go a darker shade of blue very similar to your 'chop it should set the interior off very nicely with the darker coloured pillars and roof lining. I'm thinking the same shade of blue as the Electric Blue coloured inserts on the Momo wheel that the XR's had.

[V3RSAC3]

HAHAHAHA, YOU LOVE IT HENRI hahahaha

[5L]

yeah darkhorse, i was going to try and get it to match the momo wheel, too many shade of colours and it starts looking funny, and i dont think ill be retimming my brand new MOMO wheel.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Please do Mick. Always a fan of your mods ;)

[KOUPE76]

Originally Posted by crazy-au

Please do Mick. Always a fan of your mods ;)

Here you go mate, went the reverse affect for something different, really happy with it and ultra comfy. Modified the lumber and headreasts while he was at it.

[Cam]

Lumbar support looks pretty good! Looks similar to what I want to do "lumbar-wise", currently looks like this... :yeees: Needs retrimming IMO..

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Mick that looks fan--tastic, and Cam, red looks awesome on black!

[Windsor220]

Has anyone had any dealings with the guys on Ebay that sell leather retrim kits? You just have to fit yourself but is cheaper alternative

Ebay ad

[Cam]

Originally Posted by Windsor220

Has anyone had any dealings with the guys on Ebay that sell leather retrim kits? You just have to fit yourself but is cheaper alternative

Ebay ad

I have wondered the same, they look pretty damn sweet i reakon

[samsy351]

Anyone know a good trimmer in Sydneys west ? I need a leather section retrimmed on my FPV steering wheel.

[5L]

ive seen the ebay kit put into one AU and while they look ok, they do not look as good as a proper re trim. on the one i seen the rear seat looked good, but the front seats looked like they were a bit of a loose fit.

much better look than standard cloth seat in base models

[nousername]

"here is a pic of my standard interior"

Wow Great shot on the talent in the back ground :

[brad`]

wow no picture haha