DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:00 AM |
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New Interior soft bits - excellent supplier
As some will know i have just had some soft bits made up for my car. I cant praise Anthony enough for them so here is a shameless plug. I have no
business connection with him - just an extremely satisfied customer.
I supplied templates for what i wanted and he made them up. All fitted perfectly and his prices are amazing.
His Mobile is 07894118419
He is based near to Bishop Auckland - Co. Durham but will mail out no probs.
He charged me £35 each for seat pads, £10 each for headrests and tunnel cover only £50. If you ever see the template for the tunnel cover you will see
why im so amazed - it is sculptured around the seats as they are tight up to the sides. i supplied the piping and handbrake metal bit plus old gaitors
as templates.
I could have extra pockets etc etc as well if i wanted.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:01 AM |
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:02 AM |
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3 Seats have double foam for leg support and a bit extra as a lumbar support. Basically he will do whatever you ask for pad wise. Headrests are extra
and optional.
He now has templates to suit Westfield race setas and the Mac#1 supplied seats that i have (the old type).
Ignore the wrinkly bit at the top of the pad - this is better when i take care to align the shoulder pad bits better in the seat.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:02 AM |
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4 He made a new open top pocket for me and stitched in the other one to the left of it.
Gaitors all new although i supplied the handbrake bit.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:03 AM |
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:27 AM |
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I know im getting soft as i age gracefully. All quickly removable though for those trackday moments are drying out should i need to.
Forgot to add - he has a day job (trimmer by trade) so being a hobby usual patience rules apply. Having said that my bits were all ready within a
week.
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BenB
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:44 AM |
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A week!! Blimey.
Guess he didn't do it by hand!!!!
I did 6M of wing piping by hand for my tunnel top. Took me blooming ages!! I worked out I could do about 1M an hour!!! (it was backstitch through
thick material with a small stitch length though....)...
Looks nice 
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 10:56 AM |
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All made by hand to my templates (does a sewing machine still qualify as by hand??)
He did the 2 seat pads by hand in one night (special favour so ready for Newark). Head rests and extinguisher cover in 2 nights. The transmission
tunnel cover was actually 7 days total, but he was waiting for new foam order for 5 of them. Only the trans tunnel cover is piped across the top. i
could have had seat pads done with piping as well but didnt feel the need.
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BenB
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 11:06 AM |
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that's amazingly quick even when cheating and using a sewing machine
Now I also cheat and using a 1901 Singer hand-cranked sewing which means
my new sewing is not sewn by hand but sewn using a sewing machine by hand
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caber
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 12:29 PM |
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Why did you need to make a Fire extinguisher cosy!!!!
caber
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Maradona
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 01:37 PM |
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Very nice seats !!!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 07:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
that's amazingly quick even when cheating and using a sewing machine
Now I also cheat and using a 1901 Singer hand-cranked sewing which means
my new sewing is not sewn by hand but sewn using a sewing machine by hand
I started by hand and realised I hadn't got the patience. Went into John Lewis with alcatera, piping and carpet and asked for a demonstration of
a machine that would stitch them all together.
Made my tunnel top in about 3hrs
Picky Here
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