Dash top repair

[vulcan1208]

Over the years the leather on the dash top of my 3200 has shrunk and needs replacing. I have contacted around 10 "auto trimmers", I use the term loosely as most don't seem to have a clue and out of the 10, one said they couldn't take anything until January, one looked at the car and said he will price up a half hide and has not responded to any more calls whilst the other 8 say they only work with fabric or plastic. Can anyone recommend a real trimmer that may be a le to help?

 

[allandwf]

Soprano Stu, check him on eBay, has a new one for sale. He also sourced my new dash top

 

[StuartW]

Also, David Askew is bound to have a good used one available

 

[stikey]

there is a way to remove the air bubbles

 

[zagatoes30]

Sounds like thread creep but its not, our architect told us "there are builders who can start in 3 to 6 months and there are those who can start now - you choose"

 

[vulcan1208]

there is a way to remove the air bubbles

Unfortunately my has shrunk to much to be repaired however there is a company on eBay that sell the leather pre cut and stitched for £136, I'll give that a go as I made a pretty good fist of repairing the original some years back so you never know I might have some success this time also.

 

[allandwf]

Remember they used various coloured stitching which did not necessarily match the car .

 

[Ewan]

I use HC Classics in East Knoyle, Dorset. Amazing quality workmanship.

 

[vulcan1208]

Remember they used various coloured stitching which did not necessarily match the car .

Yes I am going to order black / black

 

[jluis]

Yes I am going to order black / black

Have you ordered from the eBay seller?
I’m considering the same for my dashboard and would like to have first hand feedback on the quality.

 

[zagatoes30]

Mate just had the same issue getting someone to look at a Brera dash he found one of those guys in a shed who was happy to do it once removed from the car

 

[stikey]

find a 4200 dash to and replace with that if you cant find 3200

 

[allandwf]

find a 4200 dash to and replace with that if you cant find 3200

I didn't realise they were interchangeable.
Learning all the time.

 

[RichTaps]

Try http://www.lgtrimming.co.uk/.
Lawrence is re-trimming my dashtop and has retrimmed these Recaro Pole position seats for my 3200. Bear in mind that if you go for leather to match the original Maserati leather, it's really quite expensive - £550 for a large hide for example.