c21darrel
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Era Vulgaris
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 Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia interior |
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Who made your door panels? They look really good.
Thanks. I originally had Lenny, WCCR make my door cards. Was supposed to be a 2 week timeframe that turned into a month. I asked for black with "linen" off white inserts, he used white and it looked like a boat. I picked up and drove them to Julio's shop in LA who did my seats, headliner... He ripped out the white and replaced with the correct color that matched seat piping. Not cheap, not fast, not easy.  |
I had a feeling those might be from Lenny. They look similar to the ones on the WCCR website. Dang, I was hoping someone might have a lead on a source for that style door card that's not within the rounding area of $1k.
I had originally been thinking to go with sewfine, but I've seen some work from them recently that has me thinking twice.
It might sound crazy, but the TMI OEM/vintage door panels I've seen actually look good and pretty close to what the originals I've seen look like with the ribbed vinyl above and below the 4 pleat stripe. But the limited color selection won't work with the interior color I'm doing. I really don't understand why they offer a door panel that's pretty close to original, but in a bunch of colors that were never originally in Ghias, except for the brick red. 
The 68-74 owners have it so much easier when it comes to choices! 
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Currently own:
66 Karmann Ghia, L390 Gulf Blue, under construction, here: www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=760505&highlight=
99 Mazda MX-5 10AE, Sapphire Blue Mica, 6 speed, LSD
Previously owned:
98 Porsche Boxster, silver, 2.5L -- 67 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1500sp -- 98 BMW Z3, Atlanta Blue Metallic, 2.8L I6 -- 75 Porsche 914, Laguna Blue, 2270cc -- 72 Porsche 914, Signal Orange, 1.7 FI -- 74 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1600dp -- 74 Triumph TR6 with O.D., sapphire blue |
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c21darrel
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Joined: January 22, 2009
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Location: San Dimas
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia interior |
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| Era Vulgaris wrote: |
| c21darrel wrote: |
Who made your door panels? They look really good.
Thanks. I originally had Lenny, WCCR make my door cards. Was supposed to be a 2 week timeframe that turned into a month. I asked for black with "linen" off white inserts, he used white and it looked like a boat. I picked up and drove them to Julio's shop in LA who did my seats, headliner... He ripped out the white and replaced with the correct color that matched seat piping. Not cheap, not fast, not easy. |
I had a feeling those might be from Lenny. They look similar to the ones on the WCCR website. Dang, I was hoping someone might have a lead on a source for that style door card that's not within the rounding area of $1k.
I had originally been thinking to go with sewfine, but I've seen some work from them recently that has me thinking twice.
It might sound crazy, but the TMI OEM/vintage door panels I've seen actually look good and pretty close to what the originals I've seen look like with the ribbed vinyl above and below the 4 pleat stripe. But the limited color selection won't work with the interior color I'm doing. I really don't understand why they offer a door panel that's pretty close to original, but in a bunch of colors that were never originally in Ghias, except for the brick red.
The 68-74 owners have it so much easier when it comes to choices! |
I bought the plain wood door cards at a swap for $10. I provided those to Lenny. Im near LA, there must be literally 100's of upholstery shops between my house and the shop i used in LA. Go visit a few, bring pics, ask if they can re-create, thats what i did.
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