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Leather re-trim

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 4:31 pm
by lowey
Richard, at "Dynamic Interiors" (Notts) has re-trimmed my SPORT in Silver leather.
Door cards, rear arm-rest, seat pins and matching handbrake gaitor.
Great guy, took note of what I wanted exactly, all done in the quoted timescales too!

Hope you like :D


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Stuck with the vertical stitching, as per the originals.
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I specifically wanted the double-stitched seams...
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Oh, yeah. ALL IN for £800.

Re: Leather re-trim

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:03 pm
by panesar_e30
good job and good price!

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:06 pm
by cro320
looks gorgeous :cool:
what are you using on your dash to make that pure black look?

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:26 pm
by The_Diddler
Oh my......................................... :drool: :drool:

like those alot, pm me his details would you, i need to get a couple or rear headrests done to match my interior.

Cheers

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:44 pm
by lowey
cro320 wrote:looks gorgeous :cool:
what are you using on your dash to make that pure black look?
Cheers! :D

Just ordinary dash wipes, the type in the re-seal packet. from Halfords I think. The gloss ones make the dash come up like new!!

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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:57 pm
by robsy
nice...and not a bad price for a retrim either - tempted to go for some red leather in mine myself

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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:35 pm
by ricey46
That looks gorgeous mate :cool: I'd love to get mine done at some point, it's been dyed and is a bit tatty round the edges. :roll:

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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:52 pm
by Alex
looks fab, does it smell nice winkeye

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:08 am
by lowey
Alex wrote:looks fab, does it smell nice winkeye
YEP.
As soon as you open the door it hits you!

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:36 am
by Alex
did you get the wheel done too :)

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:49 pm
by suchy
That is gorgeous- and very reasonable in price!! Do you know him (special price?) or is that the going rate? I thought a full retrim would be way more than that!! I need one rather badly and thought I'd have to go for a decent seconhand set instead but would much prefer a retrim!! 8)

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:59 pm
by Rav335uk
Nice job :cool:

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:44 pm
by /// KAMI
Looks Nice Leather suits the colour....

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:48 pm
by pac1982
Thats a great job for a great price, was that mates rates or his normal price??

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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:34 pm
by robsy
does he refill the sponges that have sagged too? (esp on the drivers seat bolsters)

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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:30 pm
by ImysE30
Very nice job, tempted to get mine done in a different colour :cool:

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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:36 pm
by Joe-318i
mmmm :drool: thats very nicee :D

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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:40 pm
by dom-1984-320i
that looks great! very good price for a full re-trim too, can i ask how long it took to get the work done? :cool:

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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:00 am
by lowey
dom-1984-320i wrote:that looks great! very good price for a full re-trim too, can i ask how long it took to get the work done? :cool:
Took 10 days. I was left with a loan seat, wasn't a problem the car stayed in the garage the whole time. :D

Robsy - yes, he can repair seats/bolsters etc too. He will listen to exactly what spec/colour/style you want. Top guy, did exactly what I wanted in the quoted timescales too.

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Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:51 pm
by Ritz
Splendid work Mr Lowe :D

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:26 am
by powelly
Thats looks loveley, so much nicer and probably better quality than the standard BMW stuff aswell I imagine, the seams look nice too, much better than piping :cool:

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:47 am
by harry_p
does indeed look very good. a lot of retrims look far too obviously aftermarket, especially when people want apiping around the seats etc :roll:

really like the doorcards too, wonder how much he'd charge just to do a set of those? i hate the black vinyl cards you get with a black leathre interior :mad:

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:07 pm
by daimlerman
Good looking job at a reasonable price,makes a s/h interior at £500 look expensive!
Can you put up a link or full address for everyone's benifit,please?

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:01 pm
by DaveD

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:38 pm
by lowey
harry_p wrote:does indeed look very good. a lot of retrims look far too obviously aftermarket, especially when people want apiping around the seats etc :roll:

really like the doorcards too, wonder how much he'd charge just to do a set of those? i hate the black vinyl cards you get with a black leathre interior :mad:
Cheers guys.

Richard was telling me about the doorcards, some re-trimmers glue the leather to a board...he prefers to use foam, gives a slight "padded" look. Photos don't really tell all, if you look close, they have a depth to them.

Gotta say I'm chuffed with it!! Will see some of you on Sunday 31st at Tamworth West Mids meet.

Oh the smell....... :mad:

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:08 pm
by Alex
lowey did you have the steering wheel done too

If so can i ask how much you paid for it to be done :)

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:33 pm
by ImysE30
Look forward to it Lowey, want to get mine retrimmed as well :)

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:40 pm
by bennydotc
Alex wrote:lowey did you have the steering wheel done too

If so can i ask how much you paid for it to be done :)
I'd be interested to know this too - it looks cracking, as does the whole interior :cool:

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:45 pm
by ImysE30
Hows it holding out a year on? :D

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:43 pm
by e302008
I also droped my interior off the dyanmic interiors :)

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:52 pm
by ImysE30
^^^^ When are you expecting it to be done? What colour/finish have you gone for?

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:58 pm
by e302008
white leather double-stitched seams retriming the whole door cards like the motorsports and door handles should be done soon he had the seats for two weeks now as he been waiting for the leather.

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:00 pm
by ImysE30
How much was the cost if you don't mind me asking? PM me if you prefer :)

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:11 pm
by oomz1975
Re-trim looks really good, I noticed you have an armrest, more details & pics please.

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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:15 pm
by spook
All the prices are in the link posted by Daimlerman, thats does look very nice.