Another step getting the LE to its former glory.

Just got the seats refurbished. Wanted to get it retrimmed but due to costs, these would have to do for now.

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After



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After

WOW!

Superb job

Very nice Kelv

Absolutely fantastic!

Thanks folks I just hope it'll last!

What did you do??

They look brilliant!!

What a great result, Well done!!!

They look spot on! Mine are in need of the same loving! can i be cheeky and ask where you had them done, costs and how long you had to leave the car with them?

They look rather nicely done

No need to leave the car with anyone most apulsterers will require you remove the seats they will not want the liability of looking after the car

Its done by my local detailer's contact. The guy comes in to his premises whenever leather work is to be done. Harsh as it might sound, the leather is sanded down, filled, and recoloured. Not cheap though.. Its around £120 per seat.

* Mario..its upholsterers

That seems quite reasonable for a job like that to me....

Kelv that's a great job at a great price - even if you have to have it done every year it'd be worth it

Yeah considering the amount of work done, its a great price. I'm just thinking in the point of view of Refurb vs. Retrim.

Refurb 2 seats £240
Retrim 2 seats £700

Retrimming with new leather would probably be more cost effective in the long run. So we'll just have to see how long this lasts..

How long where the seats with them Kelv?

Its still with them Micky. Car is being worked on by the detailer and the powdercoaters next door. I think it only takes the leather guy a day to do it though.

i need a place in the south that can do this to my le seats does anybody know of a company?

Very nice

nice job kelv

Im going to probably get mine done with
http://www.trimdeluxe.co.uk/

Kelv has also used them for his steeringwheel and they do a great job!
Im going to call them next month for a quote

Not sure if they to refurbishments Mario..but they definitely will retrim your seats

Knight7660... I'm sure any leather repairers can do it. Even if they advertise themselves as furniture repairers. Or you could even do it yourself with kits sold by furnitureclinic

I dont think i could trust myself!

Me either, they might come out like these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiat-Coupe-Cu...cles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c54a49d21

Crikey

Just threw up my lunch! Thanks for that

cheers mario for some reason i thought trimdelux was up north somewhere so i didnt search it.

No problem mate i thought the same - its only a two hour drive from me so saves money on postage! if you speak to them before i do can you give me a heads up on costs etc...

Cheers

Lovely job there Kelv! Keep his nimber handy,I think I may need him in the near future!

For the northerners there is a place in Blackpool that does this, name escapes me but I'll be back later with details and a link, my seats will be off there soon, I've seen their work on my mates 911 and it's superb. Nice job there Kelv.

They look superb Kelv,can't wait to see them on Sunday .

Baz

Thanks for the heads up on "TrimDelux" Mario, just 20 mins drive from me I need a quote to have my side bolsters done too, so I'd be interested to see what they quote you or others?

he did my bolster for £85 iirc, nice guy to deal with a very good job done......hth

proccy or others, "hth" ?

hth = hope that helps

Sure does

Hello, is there anyone in the midlands that does this?

My God,
thats brilliant.
What a difference.

amazing difference. Nice work!!

Joe at TrimDeluxe is great, fixed two of my seats and did a great wheel re-trim

I just wanted to ressurect this thread to check to see if anyone who's had their seats refurbed continued to be satisfied in the longer term or whether in fact the results / satisfaction was short-lived.

The before and after pics were amazing and so I'm very tempted to have mine done, but would be interested to know whether the refubishment involving sanding the leather did more harm than good in the longer term. Is anyone who had it done still pleased with the results?

cyborg7

As good as the after compared to the before pics look , you can see the repairs/fillers and the deepests of cracks still there. It looks like the stitching has either worn or been sanded in process.

If you you have not already done this i would try .
Get some leather cleaner fulid like autogleam and give good scrub , wipe off with clean damp cloth .
Then apply good amount of leather cream all over and leave to soak in ,buff and repeat cream a few times.
I expect you may have leather cleaner and cream , and if not you should doesnt cost much.

Or go to horse tack shop and buy some saddle cream for the leather.

I done this to my recaros and was very pleased with results , ok not perfect and deep cracks still there . The leather felt a lot softer and supple.

If you have any worn/faded areas you can get leather dye kit, which works very well from what ive seen.

Liquid leather / gliptone do a dye to cover the grey areas and then you can rejuvenate the leather with the cream. I've done the latter and the leather is definitely more supple after regular "feeding".

Prior to refurbing my seats, i have tried all sorts of things to improve the look of the leather..including Gliptone's dye kit. All of which improves the look..but only to a certain extent.

Refurbing the seats (as shown in this thread) improves the look vastly but will never bring it back to looking brand new. As cheech has mentioned, although not caused by the sanding process of refurbing the leather; the stitching will still look worn from years of arse rubbing on the bolsters

I would say that the refurb lasted me for just over a year before it started showing signs of wear again.

I have since gone for a retrim in nappa leather. I think that was the only option that would keep me happy for the next few years

Now that looks nice, keep them clean creamed Kelv.

Although i do belive one major step was not carried out before hand, on the first refurbish. This would have delt with a lot more of the cracks and such.
Before any filler applied, and could have had better results . Only my opinion as i do not know what the person who done them, did as a whole process.

But all the said opitions will vastly improve on the looks of old worn leather. At different levels of money and correction %.

They look very very nice

looks

Oh yea very nice

Cheers guys

Hi guys,

This is my first post. After buying a 20VT on Ebay a month ago, and being blown away, I just bought Patch234's red Plus he advertised on Friday evening - which I collect next Saturday, and I plan to fix a small tear in the driver's bolster. Might any of you be able to recommend someone in London or the South-East (I live nr Maidstone, Kent) who's got a good reputation for this sort of work and isn't going to cost a fortune?

many thanks,
Adey.

Im sure a number of people have used the following company for Coupe stuff before...

http://www.trimdeluxe.co.uk/

Have a search on the forum and see what you can find...

Okay, will do. Thanks.

I spoke to Ben and Joe today very helpful, and going to be doing my drivers seat on my LE in April, he has done quite a few apparently, including gear knobs and steering wheels with the correct perforations, looking at his work looks really good would definitely recommend contacting them new link attached https://trim-deluxe.co.uk/car-interior-seat-repairs/ thanks for this thread