Retrim

[NOsMAN 10 1 Cars]

Just wondering how to retrim the seats with my own material or what it would cost for a retrimmer to do it?

Has anybody had experience of this?

Want to know cos im thinking about buying some material( leather) fairly cheap to do it?

[Ren 0]

To do it yourself careully unpick all the stiching on your current seats so the trim comes off, use these as a template to draw on the new material then cut round each piece and sew them together inside out. Once done turn the back the right way and sorted. In theory anyway, not actually done it myself. I think if you are sewing on a machine through leather you need decent strong needles.

[Emmy Seize 8]

A friend of mine owns a trimm-shop and he told me, that GTi seats are a real pain in the ass to upholster.

It is possible to do on your own (dedication provided) but bear in mind that a professional trimmer needs around 6 hours per seat to finish the job properly.

 

Anyone interested in the original seat cloth, by the way ?

[Pug_101 0]

Anyone interested in the original seat cloth, by the way ?

 

 

Can you get this in the BLUE check pattern?

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

I was quoted £2000 for black leather bolsters and suede in the middle. They supply everything and repair/replce foam where needed.

 

Ed

[Dan Ingram 1]

I had a go at this myself, I used a proper industrial singer sewing machine and it took me 5 hours to do half a seat, I gave up after that as it looked completely crap and I was getting a tad annoyed so i'd pay someone to do it if I was you.

[205007 12]

this is exactly why good seats fetch ridiculous money on gay-bay

retrimming is mega money and a dying art