Type 25 vw Camper Van Upholstery

Hi to you all hear is a seat out of a type 25 camper van. there is two front seats and rear rock and roll cushions, The customer has chosen some very nice colours which match his van. Have a read and see what you think.................

                    This is the seat before the strip down,, looking old and worn out. Lets make it all new.....

 Taking the back apart was quite a hard job...and remembering how it all goes back together, I always take plenty of pictures.

 The seat cover removed ready for me to unpick and use for a pattern to cut the new covering by.

Hear you can see the rear cushions layed out ready for new foams to be cut and new covers to be made.....Its very important at this stage to get your measurements correct.....

 This is some of the seat boarders cut and layed out ready to be sewn.....

                                    Above is the seat cover all sewn and ready to be put on........

 Hear is a close up of the sewing line marked out ready for sewing....this make the sewing process a lot easier.

 This is a finished top of a seat..... showing the tuck and roll style chosen,This is now ready for the side boarder to be sewn on.............

 The seat foam swab was in good condition but i put extra foam on the side areas to give the foam a little uplift.

 Hear you can see the seat with the boarder all sew on and ready to fit.You can see the card sewn round the bottom edge. this is for the finishing allowing the cover to be fixed to the frame work of the seat.

All done........the finished item looking good with a  nice tight fit you can see the contrast center with the contrast piping to match.....nice choice.

 The finished seat......looking good and with the original head rests being kept but the match in well with the rest of the trimming.

 Hear you can see both front seats done and ready to fit to the van....Matching pair.....cool.

 Now on the the rear rock and roll cushions.....and buddy seat ( to the left ).I have taken of all the old coverings ready for me to measure and cut the new material.Its important at this stage to make sure you get all the cushions in the right order......As you will see later .

 A small step on with all the covers cut and sewn This shows the main cushion being checked before fitting to the new foams . If you would like to see the process i used to make these cushions please look in my earlier BLOGS which shows you this process....thanks.

Here they all are ......ready to be used......I love the way the tuck and roll all lines up and you can see now how important it is to get this right at the planing and cutting stage,

 A bit different....The buddy seat done all in green with a brown side boarder......looking great to.....

 This is a photo showing the seat and back lined up and you can see it looking good even when it is in the seating position...

Smile ...for the family shot....loll. All done and ready for the customer to come and pick up. I am sure he will like what he sees.....Well that's all for now but keep looking for mere projects coming soon if i can help please contact me any time  on my telephone number : 07794978914
Cheers Colin.

A Late Bay Window VW Camper Van Front Seat Re Trim

                                              

Here  is a picture of a new Brazilian bus that a customer ask me to do some re trimming to make the interior more modern and more in keeping with the bus......I hope you all like the pictures and info given.
you can contact me on : email : incavilla@aol.com
tel : 07794978914

A classic design of caravan upholstery put into a camper van............MMMMM not my choice !!!!!! but it takes all sorts.

This is a different photo showing the rear of the front seats ...these had a problem that the pop-top roof leaked and soaked and this was the reason for the trimming.......

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Hear are some colour samples of what the customer was wanting.........better than the original.....

The cutting process under way , as you can see the markings on the revers of the marital... this helps with the sewing.

All cut and ready to sew, This is the rock and roll bed unit. this matched with the front seats.

The seat all laid out and you can see the shapes and parts needed to make it fit the base foam swab.

A smiley face......lol , this show the centre panel ready for the tuck and roll sewing.

A close up of the sewing of the centre panel making the tuck and roll style.

The next stage.....the sewing of the side panels stitched together.....a slow process but well worth the finished result.

A different close up picture showing the boarder to the top panel.

All done and ready  to be put onto the foam swab.....

This is the back sewn in the same way and ready to be put on....re using the old but good condition foam.

Ready to have the cover put on....some silicon is used to help the cover slide over the foam.

All done....PEW....a late night needed to get this right, the finished result looks great.

The two seats side by side ready to be put into the van all that's needed is the head rests fitting....job done.

A angle photo of the matching door cards.....these were styled in the same colour and style as the seats.

New carpet fitted and glued down....the front kick boards were next on the list to do...

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As if by magic....well quite a few late nights and cups of tea later....

Just a angle view of the van with new roof seals fitted this stopped the leeks into the van....

There all done........ready for the customer to pic up....this is a great look for this bus, ,it really made a difference to the look and styling ...I hope you all liked, see you all soon for some more updates.. If you need any more info you can contact me on : 07794978914 .
Cheers  
Colin.

split screen camper van head lining upholstery

Hello to you all, Well the new season will soon be hear and and WOW so bizzy.......Bellow I've just finished lining out a split screen tin top conversion with birch  wood ply covered in perforated PVC head lining. this is a great way to finish the roof of your van as using the correct sizes of ply and fitting right it makes the van look complete, I also made and fitted new door cards for this customer to match into the front seat piping , I hope you all like and if any questions please contact me for any questions you may have.

 This is the van ready for the work to be done....hear it goes.....

 This is a close up of the rear section of roof behind the cab area.....this is a small ply liner in place as this guides the main ply head liner into place.

As you can see take this all the way down both sides of the van.

Hear is a close up of the rear head liner cloth fixed into the rear grip fixing ready to be tensioned.

From the other angle and the PVC tensioned and glued to the frame.

Hear you can see the rear of the van with the front part of the liner in place with just four fixing screws to hold it all in place.

The second panel all in and with the rear hinge covers on, All that's needed is the center trim to hide the fixing screws.

From the rear looking forward, looking good. Time for a cuppa....pew....

A side view of the front cab. with the front window surrounds glued in place with the curtain track fitted.

 The door panels are on and ready for some use.......how did i fix them in place ???? no screw holes........

 A life style picture showing the seats and door cards all in place.

 How it all matches and I'm very happy with the end result.

Bye Bye another van ready to hit the road............I hope you all liked the pics , if you have any questions or if you would like your head liner doing please contact me on : 07794978914

email : info@autotrimvw.com

Cheers     COLIN