S666LER Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Well i have started it, only done a bit so far but here is a peak... Its going to be a long process but come the cold nights i will be beavering away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikester Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 That is fit, you doing it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coysht Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Are you going to put this over the existing fabric or replace it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryboi Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 contrasting stitching would really make it a show winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Shadow Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 nice one :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 crikey, do mine in white leather, they'd be worth more than the car itself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Yeah i am mikester, i am an upholsterer by trade. Rear bench done, now got the rest to do. Fryboi i did think about doing it with white stitching but after doing a test piece i think the red looked better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flic Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Wow! That's impressive. Can't wait to see the finished results. Rear bench looks great! More progress pics please :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNath Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 How much do you charge :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikester Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 i like how the material is streched round the bends and has no crease marks like the standard ford leather does. reminds me of how good the leathers were on the fez st, nice and tight around the body of the seats. top job fella, can't wait to see and smell this in the flesh :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew43 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aph1101 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 As above, top job! Looks great :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortexx Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Looking great tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryboi Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Yeah i am mikester, i am an upholsterer by trade. Rear bench done, now got the rest to do. Fryboi i did think about doing it with white stitching but after doing a test piece i think the red looked better. ahh right it was just a thought. ur the pro so ill trust you on the red ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_P Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Fantastcic work looks top-notch B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Wow, cheers for all the good comments, makes it worth while. Its come out so much better then i thought it would so its got me wanting to finish it even more. Tho i aint gonna rush it as i want to make it look top notch. I have trimmed 4 of my last cars and always wanted red but never had the right colour car to match it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 More progress pics please :D All in good time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmcdermott Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 That looks absolutely beautiful! Puts my leather interior to shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 That looks absolutely beautiful! Puts my leather interior to shame! I quite like the leather option seats but i see a complete interior on eBay and it was going for like £700!!!!Cheaper for me to retrim it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam1982 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 How much would you charge to do that to someones car for example? Looking to get mine done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmcdermott Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I quite like the leather option seats but i see a complete interior on ebay and it was going for like £700!!!!Cheaper for me to retrim it. At least your leather won't start cracking/peeling (even though I have fed the leather) after 9 months, no doubt if I take it back to Ford, they'lle just say its wear and wear like my handbreak cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparticus5 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I think leather looks a little out of place in a Fiesta (or any Ford for that matter) but well impressed that you're doing the job yourself. It's such a change to see an owner use their own skills to modify their car rather than simply throw wads of cash at someone else. Well done. PS - do you have have heated seats or any plans to install heated seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 I think leather looks a little out of place in a Fiesta (or any Ford for that matter) but well impressed that you're doing the job yourself. It's such a change to see an owner use their own skills to modify their car rather than simply throw wads of cash at someone else. Well done. PS - do you have have heated seats or any plans to install heated seats? Yes i am in the process of locating some heating elements for the front seats, but to be honest i have suede in the centers so its not going to be mega cold when i sit on it first thing in december. But it is being thought about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 How much would you charge to do that to someones car for example? Looking to get mine done Not sure really its hard to give a figure as this is the first fiesta seats i have done, and so far i have been working on them all in for about 5 hours.That includes me removing the rear seats and stripping them down and recovering the base. Your probably looking at 2 hides of leather to do the seats front and back, and decent hides on average are about 250 so thats 500 already. I reckon 1000 area but it really depends on what you choose fabric wise. If you went for a faux leather (vinyl) then you could easier half the fabric costs. Its not something we do where i work very often as i recover furniture like settees and chairs, but its all the same logic just its a car interior not a settee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S666LER Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 At least your leather won't start cracking/peeling (even though I have fed the leather) after 9 months, no doubt if I take it back to Ford, they'lle just say its wear and wear like my handbreak cover. Peeling???????????Leather does not peel, we need pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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