Custom Retrims Help

[dmx_121]

pretty much i was looking for some sites australian or not preferably business's about re-triming a car with some basic costs and pictures and other informaiton about it.

has anyone in this forum got thier skyline re trimmed or other car with any picutres and how much did it cost

i dont actually own a car yet but most likely i would be looking at re trimming a r34 gtt with either leather or vinyl because i think the look is really great

can anyone reccomened some places in Victoria?

[Let Me Drive]

hay man have agreat place in vic called AXT motor trimmers they are in dandenong south and do a great job of anything auto trimming,

i hav ehad a quote form them to do both frount seats and the door paniels in burgondy materal and in two days they said it would only cost 600 foe everything.

also have had both my farthers and mine redo the hand break cover and grear knob for less then 100 for both in leather. so if you want there web site

www.axtrim.com.au

they are great and can do anything.

from let me drive

[DAN00H]

you can do pretty much anything yourself. I worked for a trimmer for a while. just go to a shop and buy the materials you want, then use the existing panels of material as a template.

[[[d a n n y]]]

Yo DAnooh more info plz

intrested in a DIY job

[DAN00H]

how much do you want to change?

basic stuff you need is scissors, chalk, sewing maching (as it takes ages to long sections and it is neater) or access to your mum's , quick un-pick (much better than using a knife, as less margin for error!) basic hand tools (to remove seats etc). a tin of Quick grip (sort of yellow sticky glue - best in spray can if available), wire crimps (used in fencing to attach mesh to plain wire) or something like these (can be bought from bunnings + you need special pliers to crimp them), a sectin of Zipper that runs up and down to join and undo the zip (needs to be the same size as the zip on your seats.

no tricks to it - if you are doing a seat, then remove it from the car, turn it upside down and remove the original crimp fastners. some seats have zipper sections (easier to get the material off!). once all the crimps are off, and you have taken note of how it all looks, you can proceed to take the material off.

Most seats hae small metal rods that run through sleaves - take these out before attempting to remove the material.

turn it inside out and number each section with the chalk, then unpick each piece. Lay them on the new material and allowing 1cm around the outside of the original material, trace the shape on the new material - BEFORE you move the old material, mark the sew lines on the naw material.

cut it all out then join it up with some pins. once done, double check everything looks right (remember, it should be inside out). then it comes time to sew - MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE ON SOME OFF CUTS FIRST!!!!!! sew along the lines you made for the sewing points. once you have made the section, turn it in the right way and lay it flat - check it is even. if it looks good, turn inside out again and trim excess material.

replace on the seat opposite to removal. (using new crimps) NOTE some seats require you to attach crimps to hold the material in, if you need more infor, let me know.

[Let Me Drive]

with the series one car the seats inside are glue to the foam so u have to heat the materal up or it just wont move with out riping the foam so i think its best to get a profenal to do it and not have to wast anytime mucking around but that just my 2 cence

[dmx_121]

does anyone have any pictures of their custom trims or other custom trims i need some basic ideas???????/

[pkblade]

This is what Willshire Motor Trimmers here in SA did for a Skyline.

[Roy]

Bugger that...go for the race car look...so much more fun and cheaper:)

[dmx_121]

what do u mean the race car look?

[DivHunter]

race seat, harness, no trim, wires hanging out, digital guages etc