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SootySport

Is there any OE old stock seat covers and foam part suppliers around?     For 1990 1.6GTI.

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Daxed

I got my replacement bolster foam from Dave at 205gticovers.com 

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SootySport
1 hour ago, Daxed said:

I got my replacement bolster foam from Dave at 205gticovers.com 

Just the ticket, Thanks.

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Ablaze10
On 5/22/2018 at 7:37 PM, SootySport said:

Is there any OE old stock seat covers and foam part suppliers around?     For 1990 1.6GTI.

How much did it cost?

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Daxed

Prices are on his website 

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Richie-Van-GTi

He doesnt do covers, just the material to make them. I bought enough to retrim entire car and one replacement bolster for under £300. Then paying a guy £400 ish to retrim them properly for me. Going in next week so fingers crossed, although he is highly reccomended.

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SootySport
22 hours ago, Ablaze10 said:

How much did it cost?

Haven't bought them yet.  The website says the covers can be made up.

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Ablaze10

Oh I see. 

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Richie-Van-GTi

It cost me 270 ish for material and one bolster. Retrimmer is costing another 350 which is cheap. Some quotes were 800 plus vat

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Ablaze10

That's a very reasonable price. 

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SootySport
On 7/16/2018 at 1:52 PM, Richie-Van-GTi said:

It cost me 270 ish for material and one bolster. Retrimmer is costing another 350 which is cheap. Some quotes were 800 plus vat

Is this price for front and back seats or just fronts?

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Richie-Van-GTi

That's for the whole lot, front back and head rests

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Tom Fenton

I don't understand why folk are so fascinated by what others have paid at a trimmers. Unless you are going to use the same guy, its irrelevant. I'd be more interested in finding someone who is local and can show some examples of their work.

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Richie-Van-GTi
9 minutes ago, Tom Fenton said:

I don't understand why folk are so fascinated by what others have paid at a trimmers. Unless you are going to use the same guy, its irrelevant. I'd be more interested in finding someone who is local and can show some examples of their work.

This is very very true, it took me a lot of research and asking around people I knew in the trade to find my trimmer. Google gave me 2 people in a 60 mile radius. Asking around found 6 more, one who I am using is literally walking distance from me at work, was the cheapest and specialises in classic restoring jobs so highly regarded. Without asking around I would never have known he was there and paid 3 times as much

 

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SootySport
On 7/19/2018 at 9:13 AM, Tom Fenton said:

I don't understand why folk are so fascinated by what others have paid at a trimmers. Unless you are going to use the same guy, its irrelevant. I'd be more interested in finding someone who is local and can show some examples of their work.

Just looking for a ball park figure to factor in the overall rebuild cost.  There are trimmers local to me as well but living down in the beautiful south puts the price up. 

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farmer

I wouldn't use Hickman 

 

Hes a twat of the first order 

 

I have been looking at some more serious options in France 

 

Google youngtimersclassicfr

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Richie-Van-GTi

I looked at all the options Farmer including youngtimers, their's worked out around 860 for the covers then probably another 100 to 150ish to have them fitted correctly. I couldn't find any good independant photos of them fitted so no idea how well they are sewn etc and their quintet pattern is apparently quite poor. I had seen Dave's fabric in the flesh in a car with both the original and his in and was happy with the fabric.

I found him very pleasant and helpful to deal with. I see he has also made a post about recently having a disagreement with a potential customer, guessing this is you from your post? Obviously don't know the ins and outs of what went on and TBH that's between you and him.

I would be interested if you do get something from youngtimers to see what they come out like and if they are a worthwhile option. 

 

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farmer

I will send some pictures when I buy them later this year

 

No,it's not actually unless he posted again 

 

I had asked him for a sample then got a lot cryptic of replies that you'd need an English dictionary for 

 

He had said give him a try if you were a non believer in a nutshell 

 

I asked and got the same old 205 drivers replies from the past.

 

 

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Richie-Van-GTi

Finally got mine back from retrimmer, rubbish pictures that I grabbed as I dropped them back off into storage. Very happy with how they turned out, couple of pressure marks where they were in the car on way home that look bad on photos but they arent.

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nveeate

They look really good!

 

I noticed this on one of the cars on eBay.. wtf?! The more you look at them the worse they look!

 

 

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OzPhil

A common issue I find with 205 re-trims is the bolsters. They are always very rounded.

Picking a trimmer is a minefield too. A friend recently had 2 mini seats done. Went to a bloke who was highly recommended by multiple people. One seat was good, good stitching good tucks and creases the other wasn't. Individually they were ok but sat together they didn't look like a matching pair. 

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Richie-Van-GTi

The rounded look is usually because the covers are too tight. I was lucky that I started with some very good condition bolsters apart from one which was replaced. Also mine are full cloth seats which is a bit more compliant and easier to sew

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