retro fitting piping on technical cloth seats

[jamesc69]

Hi Guys
Has anyone fitting piping to technical cloth seats and dash as per pic below.
If so, what was involved (ie could any coach trimmer do it) and what was approx cost.

Thanks
J

 

[Woody]

I've never done it James, but I'm pretty certain any good coachtrimmer would be able to do it.

Do you have piping at the moment that you're wanting to replace?

 

[jamesc69]

I've never done it James, but I'm pretty certain any good coachtrimmer would be able to do it.

Do you have piping at the moment that you're wanting to replace?

Black piping at present Woody (pic below) , but i feel maybe blue piping may lift the interior at little??

What do you think??

J

 

[Parisien]

Matt is the man to ask! He knows good coachtrimmers

P

 

[hodroyd]

Hi James,
Hows the clutch work going on, have you got her back yet? Trim, if you change the black to blue, are you considering a contrast colour?
Cheers
Robert

 

[dickygrace]

Marios knows a guy James, there's also a great leather re-trimmer in Warrington, next door to Unit 11 Porsche on Hardwick Grange. There's one in Birkenhead too but not sure their standards are as high.

 

[jamesc69]

Hi James,
Hows the clutch work going on, have you got her back yet? Trim, if you change the black to blue, are you considering a contrast colour?
Cheers
Robert

Getting her back tonight Robert!
Yes I thought contrasting light blue or cream piping might give the interior a lift.

 

[conaero]

I would go for red personally as we know it work and it picks up on your callipers.

The seat will have to be completely disambled so you could always go for leather to replace the cloth.

The other route is to mask up the piping and paint it yourself with colonising fluid from Woolies:

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-108-featured-products.aspx

 

[safrane]

I think the cost will be quite high and as the old piping will need removing it may be worth going for full leather as the seat fabric will need to be taken apart.

 

[jamesc69]

I would go for red personally as we know it work and it picks up on your callipers.

The seat will have to be completely disambled so you could always go for leather to replace the cloth.

The other route is to mask up the piping and paint it yourself with colonising fluid from Woolies:

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-108-featured-products.aspx

Arr I see the problem now with the seats, but I wonder whether the piping on the dash and doors is easier to remove and replace. I could leave the seats??

J

 

[safrane]

The piping is sewn into the seams of the two pannels, so it all has to come off.

 

[conaero]

The piping is a folded piece of material with a nylon cord sandwiched, stitched from behind then turned the right way:

Full article here:

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=456614

 

[jamesc69]

Looks like i will investigate Mat's suggestion to consider painting the current black piping.

thanks guys

 

[conaero]

Looks like i will investigate Mat's suggestion to consider painting the current black piping.

thanks guys

It should work, but my only concern is that you have cloth and the paint will want to run into it and that would wreck them.

If it were full leather, I would give it ago.

 

[NickP]

The piping on my drivers seat has split and there is black plastic in the middle rather than the nylon cord as in Matts picture, I am holding out for a new seat to come up for sale or it will need fixing, bloody jean rivets!!

 

[conaero]

The piping on my drivers seat has split and there is black plastic in the middle rather than the nylon cord as in Matts picture, I am holding out for a new seat to come up for sale or it will need fixing, bloody jean rivets!!

You can put some upholstery/camping fabric repair tape, its quite good actually. You could then colonise it the right colour, better than having the cord hanging out.

 

[NickP]

You aren't just a pretty face are you Matt