VW Beetle In For Re Trim.....

Hello all... well a new season is upon us and here's a lovely vw beetle ....its all original and is in for a new interior... hope you like the upholstery.....any questions please just ask......

See what a lovely original beetle this is.... not many like this and used as a daily driver.

The old worn out interior ready for its make over.........

Just more pictures so you get the feel of the car.......

The old interior ready now to be striped down...............

All striped out ...looking naked....not for long......

Here you have most of the parts ready to be reused.... the door cards were so good we even managed to re use the with new coverings.

This is the rear seat all undone and laid out on the material ready to be marked and cut out.

The old front seat covers... i un picked one of the covers for templates,,, but keep the second just for reference...

The under side of the rear seat... almost as good as the day it left the factory.

The front also striped down.... WOW Ive never seen a beetle of this age in such  good condition .

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he new material all cut and laid out ready to be sewn.......

The new covers next to the old.....i always double cheek to make sure all the sizes are correct before sewing.....

A close up shot showing the piping being sew to the main cover....

An even closer shot showing the special piping foot needed to sew this.........

As if by magic.... well not really.... many hours of sewing... and tea.

Here you can see the covering being fixed to the foam swab.... a special tool called a HOG RINGER is needed for this...

If all ok.... two fixings is all that is needed and a wire pull called sew to the under side to get the correct tension.

All done..... looks fab with the contrast piping.................

Looking into the vw beetle....... ready for the back to be fitted.

Here is the back....something special... the customer wanted the VW logo sewing into the back panel.... There wish is my command.

This shows the sewing of the detailing of the back...

There you have it .... well almost just the piping and out side back to go on.

There all done....that the easy bit,,,, now for the fitting, a good tip is to spray some silicon over the inside covering before fitting to the padding's as this helps it slide on easier.

                                                 All done..... looking good if i say so my self................

                                         There we have it all done and ready to fit back in  the car.

This shows the rear seat being fitted to the frame.....a bit more work and it fit like a glove.........

This is the  back seat showing some more  embroidery ...this is the name of the beetle......... BERNY,,,,,,, ,cool.

                                     Here you can see the rear seat section in place ready for the back..........

Door cards being re trimmed.... these were just plain with contrast edging piping and glove pockets in contrast material....nice,,,,,,

                                                The rear quarter panels being covered.....

This is the front door card almost done... just making up new glove pockets.... using the old ones for templates....... works well.

                                     A finished door card..........looks very nice plain with the contrast.

                                      All done.......it looked great and the customer loved it......................

A great shot showing the detailing in the seats...........................

Very nice..............time for a well earned cuppa tea and a break before the next job....

There all done and washed and polished............... If you have any questions about my work or you need advice please contact me on : 07794978914.
Or email me on : incavilla@aol.com

Thanking you

Colin Rouse