Lets see your leather interiors

[Richard Hurst]

Hi, I've decide to get my Cali Ocean re-trimmed in leather and imagine I will go with DK Schweizer based on the positive reviews of them on the forum here. Would love to see images of what you have had done to give me some inspiration as to colour schemes. Ideally I was thinking black leather with a lime green stitching, as I have a lime green theme running on the outside and inside of the van. Only issue is the door panels, carpet and seat base and arm rest base are a grey/cream type colour so I think the black may be too much of a contrast against this so maybe some kind of mid tone grey so it blends better or maybe a combination of the two colours in the seats to help blend it in. Lets see what you have done!

 

[Loz]

Doing ours soon, so this will help us..

 

[jts46]

Same here

 

[Digger]

exact TrimTechnic recommended. My design was to try to match VW style and colour for practicality. Air bag compliant.

 

[Richard Hurst]

View attachment 44518 exactView attachment 44519View attachment 44520 TrimTechnic recommended. My design was to try to match VW style and colour for practicality. Air bag compliant.

Nice, This is what I want, something that blends in with the top of the dash and doors but then a lighter colour to match the seat base and rest of door panels etc. I think I want to go with a Bentley double diamond stick in the centre pieces.

 

[Ocean Spirit]

Nice, This is what I want, something that blends in with the top of the dash and doors but then a lighter colour to match the seat base and rest of door panels etc. I think I want to go with a Bentley double diamond stick in the centre pieces.

Then 2 colours looks the way to go and of course one of then needs to be close to the remaining trim to pull it all together. Good stuff @Digger

 

[Ting Tong]

You’ve seen ours from Trim Technik but here it is again: £1,400 inc vat with the door cards.

 

[Loz]

Trim Technik are a bit far from us, so are DK Schweizer, I'm sure there was a company in Bristol who has the patterns for our seats and do the same day fit but I can't remember who it was?

 

[Digger]

Trim Technik are a bit far from us, so are DK Schweizer, I'm sure there was a company in Bristol who has the patterns for our seats and do the same day fit but I can't remember who it was?

Transcal??

 

[Ting Tong]

Trim Technik are a bit far from us, so are DK Schweizer, I'm sure there was a company in Bristol who has the patterns for our seats and do the same day fit but I can't remember who it was?

Yes Transcal In Portbury. We’re in Cardiff and Trim Technik simply involved email correspondence over the design (they sent swatches) then a night at CMC Cheshire Oaks site before a 9am start at their unit. We got the bus into Liverpool whilst they did it ready for our return at 4.30pm, which gave us enough time to come home.

 

[Ting Tong]

Things to bear in mind are that some “leather” isn’t actually leather hide but reconstituted ground up leather trimmings, exactly like Mercedes Artico leather, which doesn’t smell of leather or wear very well. Also, light coloured leather looks nice but does get stained by dye from blue jeans: I’ve managed to keep ours clean with wet wipes.

 

[Digger]

Things to bear in mind are that some “leather” isn’t actually leather hide but reconstituted ground up leather trimmings, exactly like Mercedes Artico leather, which doesn’t smell of leather or wear very well. Also, light coloured leather looks nice but does get stained by dye from blue jeans: I’ve managed to keep ours clean with wet wipes.

[QUOTE="liaoyang, post: 346354, member:
Agree. Mine is full leather as that is what was specified but a friends MP is only leather on the actual bit you sit on- the rest is something else. I think most car manufacturers cut corners and costs. Trimtechnik do a lot of retrims on very expensive models.

 

[Lorri]

Ours aren’t real leather but just as happy with results on all seating.

 

[Ting Tong]

I wanted to go for this (and Trim Technik said they could do it) but Mrs L talked me out it as she reckoned it was too bling.

 

[Richard Hurst]

I wanted to go for this (and Trim Technik said they could do it) but Mrs L talked me out it as she reckoned it was too bling.

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Oh I like that. I think I have settled on the images below as my choice.

 

[SandyR]

DK Schweitzer in Colchester . Really pleased with them. Had it done when van was new circa 2 1/2 years ago. Give them an occasional clean and still look great.

 

[SandyR]

Oh and they did the front door cards.

 

[Ting Tong]

Oh I like that. I think I have settled on the images below as my choice.

Very nice: are you getting the door cards done too?

 

[Ting Tong]

DK Schweitzer in Colchester . Really pleased with them. Had it done when van was new circa 2 1/2 years ago. Give them an occasional clean and still look great.

DK Schweitzer didn't bother responding to me.

Nice and light coloured but must be a 'mare to keep clean: What do you clean them with?

 

[SandyR]

Autoglym leather cleaner.

 

[Richard Hurst]

Very nice: are you getting the door cards done too?

Yes I'll have to have that as well

 

[Perfectos]

Can someone post some photos of the door cards in leathers please


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[Ting Tong]

Can someone post some photos of the door cards in leathers please


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Here you go.

 

[daz60]

VW Leicester got our leather done

 

[Wildcamper]