Re-doing the interior - budget?

[Huw]

Hi All

 

Well...I am now getting sick of my poor attempt at restoring my zed interior....seats are fine but the plastic panels are cracked and I may have laid some of the Vinyl (on the gearbox tunnel) quite badly....Anyway, my thoughts are:

1) to send to pro and get interior re-done replacing plastic quarter panels (both the quarter window and larger quarter panels) with something else (aka not original).

2) Pull it up and try and do again using vinyl I have at the moment.

 

BUT I need new carpets as mine have discoloured with use (black dye has gone purple....not the best supplier...will probably get cut pile rather than loop as I think it looks nicer.

 

Anyway, thoughts?

What do people think I should be looking at spending for this?

Recommended business?

 

 

I had wicked thought sof leather....like in the 240z.id.au (simon degroot's) zed but I don't think the budget will stretch that far.

 

Huw

[sexual_sushi]

PeterT patched up his old plastic interior panels and got an interior guy to cover them with new vinyl and they look great. It means you can repair any cracks etc and they end up being more solid. This would be cheaper than buying new 2+2 plastic panels, they are about 5x as much as 2 seater panels... if you can find them.

 

Bar all of this, Hayden I believe his name is, associated with Rev's rug ZED emporium by the looks of it (please correct me if I'm wrong), can do the whole interior. His prices are good and quality looks great. Maybe get a quote from him to do your carpets and if you need your seats recovered, get his kit. They look like they fit even better than the motorsport auto kits.

[Huw]

I was thinking along the lines of the first suggestion.

Although, as I have a 71 240 I don't quite understand the 2+2 suggestion

(cheaper to source & more of them?)

 

Rev's site looks great, as does the interior kit, it is one thing that I am considering but I was thinking that if I was going to spend that much it would be worth sending it off.

 

Seats are the nicest bit of my interior :-)

Top lining and all of that is fine, it is the rear panels, carpets, gearbox tunnel and 'step' between the front and the cargo area (name escapes me...that bit just needs a reglue.)

Huw