Hi all. I was going to re-colour my sandalwood seats, but have instead decided to get them re-covered instead. My local upholsterer has got some nice vinyls, but not quite a perfect match. Does anyone know if you can still get the rover spec vinyls for the surrounds as well as the main parts? May have to do the door cards as well. Cheers all.
Seat recovering
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One of the best sources is Woolies. About 2 1/2 years ago I got a roll of superb Jaguar vinyl which is a perfect match for Rover buckskin and is a much higher quality than the Rover version.
Currently I am having the seats for the Thai car recovered by my local, and very good, trim shop. We were unable to match bronze from currently available leathers and I've gone for a rather "brighter" brown that I'd describe as a chrome brown (but what do blokes know about colours?!!). The result is spectacular! I'm also changing the style of the seats slightly - I'm having my formerly box pleat seats finished in flat pleat that extends out to the outer edges of the sqaub and backrest - a sort of cross between Rover flat pleat and box pleat. I really like the result, which is good enough for me!
Depending on the state of the fibreboard your door cards are built on, you can get new ones from Colin Gould at Kingsdown Classics at Faringdon.
Chris
Edited By chrisyork on 1204962230
Currently I am having the seats for the Thai car recovered by my local, and very good, trim shop. We were unable to match bronze from currently available leathers and I've gone for a rather "brighter" brown that I'd describe as a chrome brown (but what do blokes know about colours?!!). The result is spectacular! I'm also changing the style of the seats slightly - I'm having my formerly box pleat seats finished in flat pleat that extends out to the outer edges of the sqaub and backrest - a sort of cross between Rover flat pleat and box pleat. I really like the result, which is good enough for me!
Depending on the state of the fibreboard your door cards are built on, you can get new ones from Colin Gould at Kingsdown Classics at Faringdon.
Chris
Edited By chrisyork on 1204962230
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OrganDoctor
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I was VERY fortunate to get a complete leather interior for my car. It had been stored after salvaging it from a wreck. I have cleaned and treated the leather, and it looks great. However, some of the foam padding which was exposed to air has become brittle and crumbles. My idea is to cut out the deteriorated parts of the foam, and replace it with new material. Has any one run into this problem and solved it?
I'm thinking if I leave the old material the seats will sink and stress the leather.
Dick West
I'm thinking if I leave the old material the seats will sink and stress the leather.
Dick West
I wouldn't replace individual areas of foam. The likelihood of getting an exact match for "squashiness" is remote and your likely to generate more problems through uneven stressing of the leather. Even a competent amateur can easily remove and refit seat covers (although I'd leave it to a trim shop), so I would suggest the best solution is to get the cover off and then replace a complete item of foam with something approximate carved to the correct geometry.
Chris
Chris