VW Bay Window Custom Interior

Hello all.... Here's a mix of photos from a great vw bay window bus , I done a full on custom interior in classic tuck and roll styling. We made and fitted a full length rag top sun roof, with a vinyl roof added to give it that classic 70s feel. Hope you all like.

feel free to contact me on : 

tel : 07794978914

email : incavilla@aol.com

This is the finished photo of the bus at the beach, bellow is the photo build up to the finished bus , enjoy......


                                   

This shows the roof ready for a PARIS BEETLES rag top to be fitted. this bus. there was originality a pop top fitted to this bus. we had to remove the old top and re painted and re enforcement bars fitted. This job was a big job  but turned out very well .



                                        

A vinyl roof was also chosen to be fitted, this goes well with the 70s feel with the bus I masked from the gutter ready for the glue and fitting of the vinyl.

                                          

This shows the vinyl roof going on, the front cab area is on and the second part is under way this was a very slow process but best to take your time

All done , this vinyl roof looks great a real head turner. i had to seal the finished edges with a black  sealant to stop water seeping in.

                                       
Here you can see the excellent carpentry done by a chap called Dan he dose all our bespoke interiors... a top quality job and a great price. As you can see the custom shape was worked out to give the maximum space and the flow of the curves .


                                    

The foam is being cut to shape , each section is carefully cut to fit . this is very important to get right as this will make the finished upholstery look good.

This shows the shape of one of the seat sections being cut. You can see how custom the seating is and taking your time getting this right will make such a good finish.

With the seat foam cut and in place, Now onto the back , the foam is cut and put into place , you can see I have marked the tuck and roll in the back foam . I can work  out the spacing's ready to cut the cover .

This shows the tuck and roll after its just been sewn and ready to be fitted to the back frame work.

This is the first step in the upholstery being attached to the rear frame work. getting the lines all straight is very important.

Here you can see the back all finished and ready to fit, the end is finished with contrast piping, Many hours of work but the end result is stunning.

This is a picture looking through the front window, the cab area is now getting the treatment , wiring and sound system being fitted and wow what a sound comes out of this great bus.

Again you can see how far we went to get the electrics and custom dash done, it looks a mess but every wire is there waiting to be connected . then all working and one very modern and tidy cab.

Here you can see the door cards going back in along with the dash and kick boards, you can see the special mount for the   iPad that will run all the sound system.

A step further along, all the back trimmed and fitted in place as you can see now how important it is to get the tuck and roll fluting straight .The seat foam pre cut ready and  now the cutting and sewing of the seat bases is the next step.

This is ca seat cut sewn and ready to trim to the base board, with white wadding to give the extra soft feeling but also firm.

As if by magic the seating cut sew and trimmed, this gives a good picture showing the detailing of the shapes and contrast piping. the only piece left to do is the base of the rock and roll bed.

Hears a close up shot showing all the seating done with the contrast piping fitted and looking great.

A end on picture shows how all the piping lines up and makes the finish look stunning. 

Almost there, the rock and roll bed now in place and working just the lower piping to fit and job done.

This is a close up photo showing the embroidery of the SAMS logo that was done especially and wow so good. 

 A finished door card ready to be fitted, with speakers in and you may notice a smaller round hole. this is for more speakers.

Now for the final clean down of the woodwork and all the special lighting to be tested....................

There ..... the interior in all its glory . All cleaned and ready for work. This bus will be used as a cocktail bus serving drinks from the rear bar area with the seating for the customers to relax in.

The cab area all finished, as you can now see all the wiring tided  away with the iPad all in place and working with in stereo to make a magic sound. Some of you may notice the special seating ??? a late bay never came with a bench seat. this was custom made from a different  vehicle . we made the frame work to fit the area by cutting down the frame and welding to size, then fitting new padding. Custom upholstered  in matching material as rear seating and door cards. 

 There you can see the seat in all its glory, with the name of the restaurant embroidered in the centre panel.

 

Now you can see the new full length headlining in place . All black with the custom sun roof lining upholstered in matching material..

 

Now you can see the custom lights fitted into the roof area on both sides. These are controlled by a remote control unit which changes the light colour and brightness of the lights.

This is a photo showing the lower custom  lighting with the green lighting set in place, cant wait to see it all the lights set and going.

There it is all finished and ready to go to shows and events to earn its money. Looks  relay great if you have any questions on this conversion or you would like me to quote on any work from full custom work like this to simple repairs you  can call  me on : 

 07794978914 or email me on 

 incavilla@aol.com

Thanks Colin Rouse

Vw split screen full re-trim.

Hello all here we have a great early split screen vw. With traditional tuck and roll style in leather cloth material , it made such a difference to the whole bus... Bellow is the detailed pictures of the stages of the progress. If you have any questions or you would like a quote please email me on ; incavilla@aol.com or ring me on : 07794978914,

This is the finished bus ready for the customer to pick up and to go to the beach love the paint colours.

This picture shows the 3/4 rock and roll bed and rear cushion in place and ready for some use. The rear luggage area  has been lined out as this area will also double up as what it was made for luggage .

This is the side door panel in two tone tuck and roll. With hidden fittings, no screws showing giving that clean look with a great colour match to the paint work.

                              

This shows the cab area roof  before the new head lining is fitted.

                                  

All done a new head ling fitted  and looking great. fitting these head linings takes many hours but is well worth the effort. 

This shows the cab area all finished, the full length bench seat trimmed in two tone vinyl  with plain kick boards.

                                         

This shows the front door card with matching two tone vinyl with hidden fixings as this customer did not want to see any screw fittings.

                                                         

Here we have the seat and door card all fitted and ready for many years of use enjoy.

                                                   

The rear  side panels all in place and ready for use. The rear area has to have some  units to be fitted by a company yet to be chosen but i am sure it will look great.

 

Sorry about the poor photo quality but i hope you can see the rock and roll bed with the matching upholstery to match the front seats and upholstered kick panel with speakers.

This shows this nice early bus with  all its early features like small rear lights and central light. 

All done and ready to go , the customer on the way to pick up this gorgeous bus.

well i hope you all liked this re trim and look out for more great projects 

 that are under way

Colin  

Vw split screen complete re-trim

Hello all here we have some pictures of a beautiful vw split screen bus for a great customer Dusty,  I have upholstered. It looks modern but retro with a lovely two tone colour match to the paint work. The first picture shows the bus started out .

This is the bus before restoration ,  the bus was very solid but as you can see it needed a lot of tlc.

A big step forward , this shows the bus almost there and ready for its paint. 

Wow all done and shiny and looks great. Now its my turn.... Two weeks of hard work but with a great two tone colour  to match the out side .

Here you can see all the interior trim all laid out and ready to be fitted. many hours   of work to get it to this point..

This shows the bus coming together, the rear seats going in along with the door cards. I fitted these with my hidden fitting system. The rock and roll bed fitted and the headlining all in place.

In goes the rear facing seating unit ,along with all new flooring to match. this unit contained a pop up tv, a really  neat extra. You can see the cargo doors fitted, note no screws to been Seen .

Well all done.... this shows the head lining in all its glory with the pop-out television ready to show many hours of films. cool.

The two above photos show the front seats and rear rock and roll bed cushions, all ready to be fitted  great detail  and attention was paid to getting the lines all straight as you can see.

This shows the rear rock and roll cushion fitted in place, tailored to fit round the rear hatch lock.

 A close up photo of the inset in wood the vw logo.... very nice touch. This was also used on the table top which makes it all come together very nicely .

 This shows the upholstery all fitted in all its glory, with the speakers fitted along with flush mounted plug sockets .

The cab area all upholstered and looking great along with the new floor carpet edged in black with coir carpet.

                     You can see the table set in place with the vw logo in to match .looks real great.

           Just a little extra........ a retro flyer trolley painted to match with matching upholstery.... nice.

And there we have it.... one of the best buses i have  had the pleasure to work on, it look stunning at its first show and if I can help you do your bus from a complete  re upholster like the above to a simple repair.

TEL : 07794978914

EMAIL: incavilla@aol.com

thanks for looking and reading.

Colin