FYI, after a 3 month ordeal, I have found that neither Acme nor PUI have cover kits available for my maroon '81 in a color anywhere close to the original materials. For reference, i have been using the vinyl from the rear seat cushion at the rear, where it never sees daylight. Everything was either too orange/reddish, or was actually the dark claret used in the later cars.
On a positive note, my F-I-L turned me on to a woman locally that does upholstery for a lot more reasonable rate than some of the numbers that I have heard from others locally. She graciously loaned her sample book to the wife so i could see if there were suitable materials available, which there are.,Of course, I will be checking out a job she is currently working on before I commit.
Really wishing now I had gone ahead and changed it all to black like I considered early on, would have been a lot less hassle. I just didn't want to have to buy new door panels since the ones in the car are pretty decent. The funniest part is, I DON'T EVEN LIKE RED INTERIORS!
BTW, did I mention, I'll never do another red interior?
On a positive note, my F-I-L turned me on to a woman locally that does upholstery for a lot more reasonable rate than some of the numbers that I have heard from others locally. She graciously loaned her sample book to the wife so i could see if there were suitable materials available, which there are.,Of course, I will be checking out a job she is currently working on before I commit.
Really wishing now I had gone ahead and changed it all to black like I considered early on, would have been a lot less hassle. I just didn't want to have to buy new door panels since the ones in the car are pretty decent. The funniest part is, I DON'T EVEN LIKE RED INTERIORS!
BTW, did I mention, I'll never do another red interior?
