Interior retrims, how much?

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Post Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:27 am

Just doing a bit of research, please post pics of your retrimmed interiors & costs

How much for just the front seats?

How much for a full interior?

Are the handles and door pockets the same on the motorsport as other e30s, (minus the leather) & same with the centre console

How much is a steering wheels retrim?
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Post Tue Jul 09, 2013 12:15 pm

Prices vary, there is an excellent trim shop near me but it comes at a price

He recently did a Motorsport cab with lotus white leather, all the seats, re did door handles, re coloured the rest and it came in at over £1500. To be honest it may have been near to £1750

But the leather was the origial & correct type brought in from a
German supplier

Steering wheel re trims, the can be anything from £120-£200.
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Post Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:04 pm

Kos wrote:Prices vary, there is an excellent trim shop near me but it comes at a price

He recently did a Motorsport cab with lotus white leather, all the seats, re did door handles, re coloured the rest and it came in at over £1500. To be honest it may have been near to £1750

But the leather was the origial & correct type brought in from a
German supplier

Steering wheel re trims, the can be anything from £120-£200.
Do you have details of this trimmer?
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Post Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:49 pm

Got any snaps Kos?
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:23 am

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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:56 am

For 2 front seats & a rear bench seat with headrests, is costing me £2000 before material (which I supply)
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:12 am

bab-91 wrote:For 2 front seats & a rear bench seat with headrests, is costing me £2000 before material (which I supply)
Now that's expensive
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:08 am

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I think it cost me £1600 from a friend who's a trimmer. The leather hides alone cost £300 each and you need 3 to retrim 2 fronts and a rear.
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:14 am

kieran325 wrote:I think it cost me £1600 from a friend who's a trimmer. The leather hides alone cost £300 each and you need 3 to retrim 2 fronts and a rear.
Any chance of getting his details....
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:57 am

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In that £1600 does that include that BlackBerry leather pouch??

What are those switches by the handbrake? didn't you put the heated switches below the window switches
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:04 am

kangman wrote:
kieran325 wrote: Image
In that £1600 does that include that BlackBerry leather pouch??

What are those switches by the handbrake? didn't you put the heated switches below the window switches
That's where originally heated seat switches are supposed to be located.
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:43 pm

The people Kos recomended are very good..

Iv personally used D:Class on a Merc of mine and was super impressed with the job.... Did cost abit though (£1400 for just two front seats).... but you get what you pay as usual.
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:28 pm

Blitz wrote:
kangman wrote:
kieran325 wrote: Image
In that £1600 does that include that BlackBerry leather pouch??

What are those switches by the handbrake? didn't you put the heated switches below the window switches
That's where originally heated seat switches are supposed to be located.
The centre consul is a new one and I didn't want to put the heated switches in there. I opted to try them out with the window switches like some one has done previously and they work well.
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:45 pm

Fastroad wrote:
bab-91 wrote:For 2 front seats & a rear bench seat with headrests, is costing me £2000 before material (which I supply)
Now that's expensive
Unfortunately so but I'd rather pay to have the job done well, than pay a mate to throw some together. Like Keiran's shambles above :)