Marc F Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I am looking to recover/refurb my low back Mk3 seats, preferably in leather, and only seem to find two suppliers - Newtons for the foams, and Gabbat & Brown for leather covers plus "refurb" kit.Does anyone have any alternative suggestions, or experiences of the available replacement covers etc please. Looking at Rimmers, it looks like I could soend £25 just buying 50 edge clips, etc.Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 8559 wrote:I am looking to recover/refurb my low back Mk3 seats, preferably in leather, and only seem to find two suppliers - Newtons for the foams, and Gabbat & Brown for leather covers plus "refurb" kit.Does anyone have any alternative suggestions, or experiences of the available replacement covers etc please. Looking at Rimmers, it looks like I could soend £25 just buying 50 edge clips, etc.Many thanksI believe Park Lane Classics are well thought of and certainly, the foams I bought from them for my GT6 MK3 seats were beautifully made, fitted perfectly and were supported with excellent instructions. http://www.parklaneclassics.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LED Brown Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I second that! Park Lane. I have their foams, they are excellent and I'm now sorely tempted by their leathers. Have a look on the site, some good pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 7932 wrote:I second that! Park Lane. I have their foams, they are excellent and I'm now sorely tempted by their leathers. Have a look on the site, some good pictures.I too am sorely tempted by their leather option in fact so tempted that I can feel myself falling :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 does he do spit mk3 stuff. I know he was prototyping door cards a few years back as I had some boards to reback my originals but not sure about seats. But Owen is very helpful and knowledgeable just not sure how many pre mk4 cars he has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Moore Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 If no one sells the covers you want, you could do what I did - buy the foams and then have the covers made by an upholsterer. I found a guy who works from a shed in his back garden. He used the original covers as a pattern for the new covers. The advantage to doing it that way was that I could choose the leather and piping, and he was able to add a thin layer of foam to the covers to give them more shape. I think that the end result is better than most off-the-shelf covers could manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc F Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys. Park Lane, sadly, do not do Mk3, so I may well end up going the local upholsterer route.Unfortunately, on uncovering the back of the driver's seat, I have found a very bent and broken shell, so first thing will be to get that patched up and straightened. Even the "x-pressing" ribs are buckled and torn. No idfea what the owner did to them - the passenger's is fine. Looking on eBay I see they occassionally surface so I shall keep my eyes open as well.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There is a guy on ebay Classicbritishsportscartrims who does the covers. I think he also advertises in the Courier (TSSC). I have never used him but have read some good reports for Herald seats. Might be worth a call.Let us knoe as my mk2 seats are now getting a bit tired (original) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Garvey Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 After talking to my trimmer it's important you get the 'right' leather for the shape/style of seat as needs to be quite soft and flexible whereas most are more for bench seats etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughbert Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I am making my own seat covers from 0.6mm goat skin Nappa leather ox blood in colour I am also doing all the interior trim in the same leather too. I bought a very old hand cranked Jones semi industrial sewing machine some leather sewing needles for it and some Guttamann leather sewing thread for sewing machines. I am going for this style of trim finish :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Newton Commercial do early Spit trim:http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph-spitfire/model-150/seats/2033-products-2033/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie31888 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 When I refurbished my mk3 seats i purchased allot of the parts from james paddocks .The foams etc are quite a bit cheaper and I think paddocks are supplied by newtons anyway !This link might help http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl?m-1369041183/s-0/CheersJamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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