Has anyone here used the upholstering from this eBay store? From what I've read they're quite a good quality and they have lots of stuff for 300zxs!

 

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/TOP-GAITERS-BOOTS/NISSAN-/_i.html?_fsub=1118623016

Most of us here use our own trader on this site for upholstering and his work is the best out there.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?166486-Price-List

Thanks, Gary :) :thumbup1:

 

Those of you on Facebook will already be aware of this but, for those who aren't, my interior work is now officially award-winning!!

 

 

The first 350Z interior I did claimed "Best Interior" at the 350Z / 370Z Clarion Ace Cafe meeting! :D

No body likes a show off!....punishment is 30 percent discount to members, Lol!

 

Well deserved buddy, that's a stunning interior and were loving your work on the forum.

I bought the gear lever gaiter and the cover for the arm rest pocket - gear lever gaiter easy to fit but took me nearly 3 hours to fit the cover on the lid, major pain in butt but looks good when on

Pretty much identical pricing from Mondo too! Great stuff. Mondo, what does your 'complete interior trimming' include for a 300zx TT 2+2?

I bought the gear lever gaiter and the cover for the arm rest pocket - gear lever gaiter easy to fit but took me nearly 3 hours to fit the cover on the lid, major pain in butt but looks good when on

 

Fitting an armrest cover should really take no more than 30 minutes, even if you've never done one before. I'm assuming you'll have had to trim it here and there...?

 

Pretty much identical pricing from Mondo too! Great stuff. Mondo, what does your 'complete interior trimming' include for a 300zx TT 2+2?

 

That all depends how deep your pockets are!

 

Virtually everything can be trimmed in the Z32 cabin. Seats, panels, gaiters, entire doorcards (not just the fabric inserts), headliner, targa ends, B pillar trims, rear quarter window surrounds... everything, really... :)

For say £1500, what would I get? Does this including fitting as well? Thanks!

For say £1500, what would I get? Does this including fitting as well? Thanks!

 

A £1,500 budget would cover the following:

 

Front and rear seats.

Doorcards, rear quarter panels, dash trims, glovebox & tunnel panels.

Gear gaiter, handbrake gaiter and central armrest cover.

 

All in a leather colour of your choosing, with stitching of your choice. Everything would be fitted by me if the car itself were here, otherwise you'd need to refit the seats and panels yourself.

 

But there'd no cutting or glueing or anything like that required by you. All that would be done here, by me.

.............Well deserved buddy, that's a stunning interior and were loving your work on the forum.

 

Seconded.....:bow:

A £1,500 budget would cover the following:

 

Front and rear seats.

Doorcards, rear quarter panels, dash trims, glovebox & tunnel panels.

Gear gaiter, handbrake gaiter and central armrest cover.

 

All in a leather colour of your choosing, with stitching of your choice. Everything would be fitted by me if the car itself were here, otherwise you'd need to refit the seats and panels yourself.

 

But there'd no cutting or glueing or anything like that required by you. All that would be done here, by me.

 

Thanks very much! I'll be in touch (may be in a few months though!).

Thanks very much! I'll be in touch (may be in a few months though!).

 

I'm booked up til August at the moment anyway! :thumbup1:

I've bought interior leather parts from them before for my mr2 and the zed and do have to say quality leather and good communications.

The guy has a whole team of people in a small factory unit, years ago i sent him his very first centre console lid to use as a template and he is still going strong by the looks of it, good service and Italian leather and a good price, but the difference is you fit it all yourself and if you make a pigs ear of it you have only yourself to blame.

 

Having our very own Great Mondo, its far more personal and bespoke and you have an inter club service second to none, the fact he is booked many months in advance says it all..........................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are too fooking slow :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

 

Credit to the club and top work :bow:

Thanks, Groover :)

 

I've seen a lot of TopGaiters stuff over the years and it is good stuff for the most part. My concern, and this is based on actually being a trimmer, is regarding things like the "dash covers" they offer.

 

Someone from here got in touch with me about a year ago, fancying their dash trimming. When I gave a price, they immediately replied with a link to one of TopGaiters' covers and asking if I could (or would) match that price.

 

I declined and explained that fitting things of that size is a serious amount of work, not to mention the amount of hi-temp adhesive required for a long-lasting result, and that obviously my quote included the fitting.

 

I was told, in no uncertain terms, to stop being a con-man!!

 

Now, back in the day, I remember a friend of mine paying £1,500 to have his dashboard trimmed. The finished product was truly a thing of beauty, as you'd expect with such a price tag. Part of that cost was due to the high-end Scottish leather used (which is more highly regarded than Italian leather) and part of the cost was down to the fact that the fit and finish were flawless.

 

A lot of people don't tend to realise the amount of work that goes into retrimming something, especially something as large, awkward and ungainly as a full dashboard.

 

Even if I wasn't in this line of business, I'd personally prefer to have something like a mail order dash cover fitted professionally. Which will bump the "cheap" initial cost up a fair amount.

 

This is why, and I mean no disrespect to anyone that has the following fitted to their car, most "mail order" seat kits tend to look a bit baggy and wrinkly when they're fitted (unless fitted by a professional). There are all sorts of adjustments that usually need to be made when fitting new covers and the average layman simply won't know where to make them or how to make them. The end result looks, in my opinion, a little cheap unfortunately.