VW T4 Camper Van Upholstery

 Well hello to you all again...........I seam to be having a run of T4 vans.....loll.  But i do like these vans, they offer modern driving with a cool surf bus/ day van look.Bellow is a re trim i did for a couple who were over the moon with the end result. This transformed the whole look of the van from standard to a stand out from the crowd look. ENJOY.

                           Ready for the strip down......front seats and rear rock and roll bed unit.

 The seats were in great shape , so just a strip down and a clean of the runners ans a layer of over foam to the seat bolsters was all that was needed.

                            The inside of the van with the front seats removed ans a cool surf board table......

 Hear are all the seat components cut out and ready for sewing....you can see the piping cut and ready to be sew up first...a long process but the end result is worth the work.

 These are the rear rock and roll covers ready to be sewn, you can see the lone side boarders ready to all be sewn together.

 The foams cut and have been marked showing the process of working out the alignment of the materials and proportions before the sewing is done. Time is always taken at this stage as a mistake hear can mean starting all over again.

 The sewing process shown, I had to stop for a cuppa as this was late into the night as i had to meet a deadline for the customer....So tea and biscuits was needed.

 There all done, sorry about the jump in the process of pictures, If you want to see how the covers are put onto the frames please have a look at some of my earlier blog as they show this process.

 Looking good....I love the contrast piping it makes the plain blue of the seats stand out really good.

Here you can see the rock and roll bed all in place and ready for some use...I always look and try the seating out, As looks can be good but you need to make sure that the seating and bed use works....And it was just fine on this bus.

The buddy seat looking cool.....a great little extra seat for using for storage and when Friends pop in for a beer or two.
I hope you all liked and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.....Cheers for now.
Colin

VW T 4 Van Rock and Roll Seat Upholstery

Hi all here is a short post of a nice 3/4 rock and roll bed that i re trimmed in a very Nice t4 day van......hope you all like.

                           This is the van just been dropped of ready for me to do some magic...........loll

                                                       

First steps was to cut out the foam, this foam i use is a mattress grade foam which is great for sitting and sleeping on.Making sure the foam fits good then you can go on to the cutting of the covers.

Here you can see layed out the blue and silver material the customer wanted....you can see the process needed making sure that it all lines up.

This is the under lining i use, it is a water proof liner just in case there are any water leaks in the van the foam will not get wet............

A closer look at the strips....i had to cut all the pieces very accurately so  when sewing you get this nice straight look.

 

And as if by magic...all done.You can now see how important it is to get the stripes lining up.... i think there is nothing worse than it not matching........

A cool look....loll seeing it from this angle give what could be just a plain looking re trim into something very good.

Te strips followed on the out side of the van to.....Cool. i managed to get the strips lining up with the inside.

There you have it...a nice little blog showing what can be done.......Hope you all liked and please leave a comment if you like or if you have any questions please contact me on : 07794978914 ......I'm of to the beach now........Cheers .Colin

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.