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guys i need mine retrimmed/furbed any good reputable companies out there that can do a tech2 to a good standard?
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Location? Old fashioned internet (yellow pages) is a good start. Visit them and ask to see their work.
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normally costs around £100 for a good job
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:27 am

How about a quick 15 min fix? Black shoe polish (good for leather) carefully applied, followed by dubbin (very good for leather). I was very surprised how my tech 1 wheel came up.
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:32 am

hi aze try www.jd-trimming.co.uk mate
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How about a quick 15 min fix? Black shoe polish (good for leather) carefully applied, followed by dubbin (very good for leather). I was very surprised how my tech 1 wheel came up.
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:35 am

you allready said that
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Try bespoke leathers based on Birmingham
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magpie wrote:normally costs around £100 for a good job
i dont mind if its a little more than that as long as its a top job :D
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M-Sport wrote:Try bespoke leathers based on Birmingham
thanks for the help lads top stuff will give these guys a shout
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I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

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Look up Royal Steering Wheels on Google. Jack does great job and is very reliable. I've just had one done on my E46 for about £110 and I'm more than happy with it.
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On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
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batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
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kundiboy wrote:Look up Royal Steering Wheels on Google. Jack does great job and is very reliable. I've just had one done on my E46 for about £110 and I'm more than happy with it.
thanks buddy will give them a call tomorrow


I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip


rav that wheel looks good what did it cost to have that done?
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Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

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that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol
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aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

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that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol
I had a load of other different parts trimmed from him, and it was an overall price.
I'll ring John and find out tomorrow
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Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect... :D
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aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

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that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol
Problem with Alcantara is it goes manky very quickly especially if used in a daily
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batleyrhino wrote:
Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect... :D
It couldn't get much worse as its on manningham lane.
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ross_jsy wrote:
aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

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that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol
Problem with Alcantara is it goes manky very quickly especially if used in a daily
ewww and my car is a daily think ill stick with levver lol
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Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:
Falkster wrote: AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect... :D
It couldn't get much worse as its on manningham lane.
So they fix the leathers with the car running then.... :D
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Royal steering wheels did a fantastic job on my tech 2 I got new Dakota leather on the wheel and centre piece then m coloured stitching like on the m3 e46. It looks like new and cost about 120 including postage
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Anyone had a full leather interior done, and got a clue about pricing? I'm thinking that it would be a very worthwhile investment on a tired interior if the rest of the car is in good shape.
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hi duncan i will get you the phone number for the guys in wakey tomoz mate.they are good .i would say £800 to £900 for full refurbish.trust me the guys are good and nice to chat to.
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Cheers mate, just trying to make sure the budget is right for me. Presumably that's for seats and doesn't include recovering door cards for example?
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threelander wrote:hi duncan i will get you the phone number for the guys in wakey tomoz mate.they are good .i would say £800 to £900 for full refurbish.trust me the guys are good and nice to chat to.
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You're looking at about £1500 for a full retrim in a decent grade of leather.
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