Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

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#1 Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Zei220 » Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:14 pm

Hello,

Anyone have experience of either of these companies, or can recommend a suppiler? I looking the restore the seats of my S2 FHC.

Aldridge Trimming, Wolverhampton

John Skinners, Cheltenham.

Thank you.
Dave
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#2 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by mgcjag » Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:26 pm

Hi Dave.....i can recomend Aldridge......i had new covers made but fitted them myself.....if you are going to diy i have some good step by step photos of how to do the seats.........pm me your mail address if required....another company with a great reputation is BAS
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#3 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Zei220 » Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:44 pm

Steve, PM sent.

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#4 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Tbob » Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:33 pm

I bought from Skinner's. The kit is in transit right now. I will post more as soon as I have it in hand.

:edit: received the Skinner kit on 19 Dec. Well packed, complete and looks beautiful. I also bought door pulls and door card inserts. Probably will take me to Spring to install. Ill post again then.
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#5 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Alty Ian » Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:53 pm

I highly recommend Aldridge trimming, they have made two lots of seats for us, the orginal ones and some MX5 ones and they did a wonderful job both times. Here is a picture of them side by side.

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#6 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by abowie » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:57 pm

Aldridge are good. I have used 2 of their kits.

FWIW they are the trimmers Car SOS use.
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#7 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Zei220 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:08 pm

Thank you for your comments, order placed with Aldridge yesterday, items delivered this afternoon. How good is that?

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#8 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by mgcjag » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:11 pm

Hi Dave what did you order
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#9 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by christopher storey » Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:59 pm

abowie wrote:
FWIW they are the trimmers Car SOS use.
You are joking in seeing this as a recommendation , aren't you ?? :bigrin: :bigrin:

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#10 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by mgcjag » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:36 pm

Watched the SOS episode last night on an AC Acera.....they had work done by an upholsterer on the seats it wasnt Aldridge
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#11 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Alty Ian » Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:53 pm

mgcjag wrote:Watched the SOS episode last night on an AC Acera.....they had work done by an upholsterer on the seats it wasnt Aldridge
They use Aldridge for proper interior work and others for repairs etc.
(The guy you see is Cliff as the owner of Aldridge is too shy to show himself on TV)
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#12 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by Zei220 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:10 pm

Seat diaphragms and foams, backrest fibres, and the rubber rings for the backs.
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#13 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by abowie » Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:44 pm

christopher storey wrote:
abowie wrote:
FWIW they are the trimmers Car SOS use.
You are joking in seeing this as a recommendation , aren't you ?? :bigrin: :bigrin:
Fuzz would never steer you wrong!
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#14 Re: Recommendations for upholstery supplies needed

Post by mark10337 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:53 pm

It's not the recommendation from Fuzz that would worry me.... it's when Tim starts up :bigrin: :bigrin:
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