redhill man Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 My Mk3 Spitfire needs new seat covers. Rimmer Bros are quoting £273 incl postage, yet for similar from Classic British Sports Car Trims Plymouth £168 incl postage. That's over £100 difference. Has anyone bought them, and what was the quality please. Also how easy are they to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 dont know about them but seat covers are easy to fit , do you need new foams ?? they can be silly money where are you located ?? on refitting some old net curtain or poly bags are useful to cover the foams and allows the cover to slide over easily dont use hog rings nasty things , use cable ties they work well and are easy to remove if a bit of cover tuning is needed Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 I bought Newton Commercial ones through the club. They are well made and fitted well. I replaced the foams as well, the old ones were well shot. Whist off you want to check the seat back hasn't broken off the base. Both mine had and a second hand seat I bought was cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhill man Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 28/04/2018 at 3:30 PM, Pete Lewis said: dont know about them but seat covers are easy to fit , do you need new foams ?? they can be silly money where are you located ?? on refitting some old net curtain or poly bags are useful to cover the foams and allows the cover to slide over easily dont use hog rings nasty things , use cable ties they work well and are easy to remove if a bit of cover tuning is needed Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhill man Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 28/04/2018 at 3:30 PM, Pete Lewis said: dont know about them but seat covers are easy to fit , do you need new foams ?? they can be silly money where are you located ?? on refitting some old net curtain or poly bags are useful to cover the foams and allows the cover to slide over easily dont use hog rings nasty things , use cable ties they work well and are easy to remove if a bit of cover tuning is needed Pete Hi Pete, Thanks for the info re Hog Rings. Not sure what the foams are like yet. I live in Kent, not far from the M25 Dartford Tunnel Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhill man Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 28/04/2018 at 4:08 PM, PeterH said: I bought Newton Commercial ones through the club. They are well made and fitted well. I replaced the foams as well, the old ones were well shot. Whist off you want to check the seat back hasn't broken off the base. Both mine had and a second hand seat I bought was cracked. Thanks Peter, I feel you often get what you pay for, although the difference in prices are huge! The covers bought thro the club look excellent. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 The other popular source for covers and foams is Park Lane Classics. Great door cards too. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Gully, ditto foams, although the cards, for mine, don't have the chrome plastic strip on the top or the correct coloured carpet material on the lower half. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 16 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: Gully, ditto foams, although the cards, for mine, don't have the chrome plastic strip on the top or the correct coloured carpet material on the lower half. Doug I discussed that strip with Owen and emailed him some photos as he was interested in establishing if he could source a reproduction moulding / extrusion. I removed the strips from my original door cards (they were stapled on) and taped them to the Park Lane replacements. The interior on mine is black, so no problems finding trim, unlike your Chestnut challenge! Gully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Gully, both of my plastic strips are broken in the middle, over zealous card removal technique unfortunately. But I think Woolies may have something that would do. https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/product/1925/chrome-edge Might be too big, I'll have to get a bit and see. And I've found a vinyl repair kit on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-DIY-Leather-Vinyl-Repair-kit-for-tears-rips-holes-burns-with-MANUAL-no-heat/201738483419?epid=8005615281&hash=item2ef88cf6db:g:ujkAAOSw5cNYRCb6 Is that brown pot at the front chestnut?!! I think it is! Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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