my diy retrimmed 172 wheel

[Laura]

what you think, its not perfect but im well impressed

 

[-Leigh-]

Looks like a monkey did it

 

[W17GLE]

its alot better than i could do

 

[Laura]

pics dont do it justice , im well proud

 

[S77CCP]

is that alcantera (sp) ?

 

[duncansharp]

Look ok, did you glue it down as well. Just can't imagine it lasting that long before it works loose and falls apart (no offence to your sewing skills of course)

 

[Rob R26r]

Looks like a monkey did it

:lolup:

 

[Dubai182]

No the highest quality stitching i've ever seen lol.

 

[Laura]

yeah its glued and stiched, its deff not coming apart not for a long time!

 

[duncansharp]

yeah its glued and stiched, its deff not coming apart not for a long time!

Cool nice one. You may have just started a new business without meaning to though!!

 

[Laura]

no i will agree its not the best stiching, BUT i have never done anything like this before! so itd not going to be perfect is it

 

[Laura]

is that alcantera (sp) ?

yup

 

[Renault_Boy01]

good job.( better than i could do )

 

[Laura]

thanks

needs better pics tho,

 

[Adamhodg]

Fair play for doing it. I wouldnt even have the guts to even attempt it lol/

 

[M8XY G]

yeh looks pretty good mate

 

[ChrisR]

I've just got a second hand wheel to give something lile this a go, although I'm going to check the local upholsterers first to see how much they'd charge

 

[Laura]

bout £150 was cheapest i got and that was me supplying the material...

if you need any alacantara i got a load left

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Good on ya for havin' a go . Better than i could do . I'm thinkin' about gettin mine done like this .

 

[MRBILLYUK]

 

[Laura]

wow thats ace! i want one

 

[AlexS]

Looks good Laura well done for giving it ago, I assume your steering wheel was suffering from the usual ph1 wear.

 

[Laura]

previous owner had replaced it with a lesser spec all plastic one,

 

[ChrisR]

bout £150 was cheapest i got and that was me supplying the material...

if you need any alacantara i got a load left

Cheers

 

[al]

Top job hun!! Looks pretty good actually.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

looks really good i reckon..... and i would say it was phish if i thought it was... stitching is not much on view anyway... looks really good..

is is the same marerial from factory then?

 

[Laura]

not the same no, its the same as the seats nut in a dark grey

 

[Dave]

How long did that take?

As I SUSPECT that upholsterers can do it in no time at all and that in reality they take the piss with pricing!

 

[JR]

good work, would like to see some more pics if pos ?

 

[LegoHead]

did you put it on wet? Then let it dry tight.

 

[RichMcc]

Quality... my ph1 wheel is terrible
Stichings a bit dodgy but that looks really difficult lol!
Where did you get the alcantra and how well does it match the ph1 seats?

 

[ChrisR]

How long did that take?

As I SUSPECT that upholsterers can do it in no time at all and that in reality they take the piss with pricing!

I'm ringing a few tomorrow to see how much it;ll be. I know the chaps who come on here want £150 to do it, but I'm aiming lower with who I'm calling lol.

There's a few car upholsterers around but also thinking of trying other places, my folks have some woman who does all their curtains...

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^ Try Trimline . I used them for a smart repair and recolouring of the leather bolster on my 172 , his work was spot on and only £40 . The guy i used also did full interior trims , not all of them do but its worth a phone call .

http://www.trimline-systems.com/index.html

 

[Laura]

Quality... my ph1 wheel is terrible
Stichings a bit dodgy but that looks really difficult lol!
Where did you get the alcantra and how well does it match the ph1 seats?

got the alacantara off ebay.
its dark grey so doesnt watch the seats but i didnt want it to

 

[Limca]

Looks like a monkey did it

that somes up taylor :rasp::clown:

 

[Laura]

quit with the big man act on the forum and being my best mate on msn, you dont have to ask my opinion on EVERYTHING you do to your car you know.
next time you want advive and HPis on the cheap find some other monkey to help

 

[Limca]

quit with the big man act on the forum and being my best mate on msn, you dont have to ask my opinion on EVERYTHING you do to your car you know.
next time you want advive and HPis on the cheap find some other monkey to help

wow.. take a joke!!
damm woman. time of the month??
sorry

 

[RichMcc]

^^ owned

 

[Limca]

^^ owned

hi rich

 

[Timmay]

not a bad effort at all - nice one