Retrim Planned - need inspiration!

[paulsmithmk]

I am planning a retrim of my seats, etc. Currently they are cream with blue piping and the door panels are also cream - all other leather is black. I was thinking Blue/Orange or Black/Orange (I have a thing for orange and it goes with the blue exterior). I have seen RIPS car and like the unique style he has made but it would be great to see what others have done. Also has anyone else had the dash and centre console done - I think thsi would make it really unusual...?

Thanks - hope to see some photos!!

Paul

[rip]

I think blue & orange would look good...says he who went for purple

I think Lamborghini offer an orange interior.

There are 3 I have seen with grey/black & bright red seats. These take a minute or two to get used to but one you are used to them, they look great.
I recommend seat heaters too. I gopt mine from e-bay for about £30 per side. They make driving roof-down at night a pleasant experience.

[epipete]

Had my seats done a Bromsgrove Autotrimmers last year in light grey and poppy red, not cheap but worth doing; Rip is right about the seat heaters.

Currently looking at recovering the door panels & have been quoted £100 each side plus another £100 for the centre console by Southwest Autotrimmers who did my steeringwheel but may attempt it myself.

Similarly , and rather outrageously, SW quote £750 labour to do the Dash and that was just the labour! I may speak to Bromsgrove again.

Pete

[Nobby]

Hi Pete,

Do you have any pictures

I would have grey with blue piping, very safe

Cheers
Rob

[epipete]

Rob

I posted pics under a thread: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=19983&p=255803#p255617 entitles 'BAT do it for me!'

[Nobby]

Rob

I posted pics under a thread: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=19983&p=255803#p255617 entitles 'BAT do it for me!'

Very nice. I should of paid more attention at the pub the other week

[paulsmithmk]

many thanks all - think heated seats is good idea!!

so gonna go for Blue and Orange now!!!

[rip]

I should of paid more attention at the pub the other week

I was just thinking that

[dapinky]

That'll be 4 of us then, 'coz i don't think Smiffy was looking either!

[epipete]

Beer is a much greater attraction!

[stonefish]

i covered my cheap looking S2 center console and back hood storage lip in padded black leather, smells great and now looking for other things to trim to use up the hide i brought..

[smudge]

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What do you think of mine

[paulsmithmk]

Nice

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What do you think of mine

[paulsmithmk]

photos?!

i covered my cheap looking S2 center console and back hood storage lip in padded black leather, smells great and now looking for other things to trim to use up the hide i brought..

[paulsmithmk]

Just had quote for £2,500 inlcuding steering wheel - sure this cannot be right?!

[theelanman]

Just had quote for £2,500 inlcuding steering wheel - sure this cannot be right?!

could be...it depends on who you asked and what you asked them to use....

lotus did the seats at £400 each......then add on steering wheel, gaiters, carpets, door panels.....etc etc....
I bet you could get there........

have you spoken to the woman who used to work for lotus and set up on her own?.....

I'll have a look around a see if I can see it...

[theelanman]

viewtopic.php?f=39&t=11296&p=158015&hilit=+retrim#p158015

cant find the reference to the Lady who used to work for Lotus....but here's another discussion on retrimming

[theelanman]

viewtopic.php?f=39&t=14146&hilit=trim+steering

[theelanman]

I knew Id get there in the end

former Lotus trimming ace:

Gwen Moore
(who has set up her own re-trimming business from home at Horsford, near Norwich, and who knows the Elan like the back of her hands, and can give factory standards but not at factory prices!

Contact:

Zodiac Trimming
Tel. 01603-897339
E-mail gwenies17 AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk

[epipete]

Just had quote for £2,500 inlcuding steering wheel - sure this cannot be right?!

Seems dear, twice what I paid BAT last November (& I thought they quoted high against some of their previous work priced on here). BAT won't do your steering wheel though!

A hide from Martrim is about £150 so that's 300 quid accounted for, the rest, I deduce, is labour.

Pete