upholstery cranbrook conv. 53

[bluefoxamazone]

hello folks,

I would like to redo the upholstery and side panels from my car. Is it possible to find and buy pre manufactured materials such as filling or covers? would someone have some kind of cutting pattern for such seats?

I don't think I will have positive answers on above questions but asking is free isn't it....

grtz

[Plymouthy Adams]

I do not think you will find door cards, package tray, inner quarter panels or kick panels.  I am sure with some searching you could find seat covers but they will be slipovers and not what you wanting...unfortunately the visit to your local trimmer if you are not set up for this work may well be in order.  

[MarcDeSoto]

ACME or Long Beach and SMS sell ready to install headliners for your car.  

[Plymouthy Adams]

am not so sure his convertible has a headliner...if it does, that would then make it technically a cabriolet.

[bluefoxamazone]

thanks for the replies!!

the Cranbrook is a convertible and the removable top is ok. The interior, seats and door panels could need a replacement. The quote I got so far made me tumble from my chair because the guys says he has to " redesign" everything wich consumes a lot of hours. He told me to look for prefabricated fillings or cutting patterns that could help save time (and euro's)  ?

but... I have no hopes of finding stuff like that.... greetings from Belgium and stay corona free!

[Sniper]

Find another upholsterer.  No need to redesign anything.  The old parts are usually used as patterns for the new.  Unless you have no old parts to use.

[Greg51T&CWagon]

Sniper is right. Yes, look for another guy, the patterning and layout of the seat is no big deal for an upholsterer. Look for the Sailrite videos on youtube of how to cover a bench seat to see the process. It's not like a modern bucket seat. A big pleated rectangle with a couple curved pieces on the end etc. Your old seat cover is the pattern.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Personally they guy who told him it is costly to start anew is correct.  And is the shop hand cutting or doing a CAD drawing for machine cutting?   While one can copy the base outline of the original card, there is more to that than just a cutout.  I find it a bit out of order to make this suggestion and NOT at the same time offer the door card material to the owner so that he at his leisure could premake the panels and return these to the trimmer for covering and install.  Better way to conduct business but many overlook the most simple and obvious means to an end.  Different shops have different means and methods...some have some way inflated labor rates also....auto weed out for clientele....some are just inflated prices matching their ego.  Who knows...shop around is always good advice, asking for references is yet another.   Allowing the owner to be proactive to some steps the man obviously did not want to tackle was greatly overlooked.

 

 

[DJ194950]

Heck my 50 4 dr. Plymouth had no headliner at all, just bare steel metal and the bows.

 

For just about $150 bucks he made one from Nagacow (Naugahyde)  and installed it that fit as good as I needed, not 100%  tight in one rear corner but looks great! Very fine overall.

 

It was about 6 years ago at a very slow time for him- Just before Christmas and needed some money?  That price was as cheap or maybe cheaper than buying a pre-made  headliner and then paying for the install.  He was a small shop that was not fancy but work was fine for driver cars.

 

He also made some door panel and kick panels for a friends 55 Chev. with no patterns with waterproof  cardboard? and covered them nicely! He brought the car to him for about a hour!

 

DJ.