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UberRobot
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 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:53 am Post subject: Interior Replacement for 69 Ghia |
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My red 69 Ghia came with a very plain black vinyl replacement interior. It's in good shape but it's cheap materials that look cheap. I'd like to upscale the interior at some point and move it to a (mostly) slate or beige interior.
Has anyway found a great vendor for great interior replacement parts? I'll be in Los Angeles in May and could visit vendor stores if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks for any advice and suggestions. |
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CiderGuy
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Location: Bucks County, Pa
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Interior Replacement for 69 Ghia |
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Search the forum, there is a lot of information here. If you don't find your answer then ask your question.
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Interior Replacement for 69 Ghia |
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If your going to LA perhaps you can work in a visit to West Coast Classic Restorations.
http://www.classicvws.com/index.htm
I bought a carpet kit from them and they are known for some pretty impressive interior work.
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rcooled
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Replacement for 69 Ghia |
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Contact Sewfine in Colorado. They can make up custom seat covers and door panels, using quality materials, in almost any design & color combo you can come up with.
http://www.sewfineproducts.com/
For carpet, I'd recommend Newton Commercial in England. Their 'narrow weave' style is very similar to the OEM carpet found in a '69 Ghia, as well as being less costly than square weave.
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/vw-karmann-ghia/model-127/
Sewfine made the seat covers for both my Ghia and Beetle, and Newton provided the carpet for the Ghia ↓
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57BLITZ
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Replacement for 69 Ghia |
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On the other hand, if you go with a TMI carpet kit, be prepared . . . .
For my '68, I needed to send one of the pieces back to TMI because it did not have binding along one of the exposed edges!
Then . . . you will need to figure out how to deal with the UNFINISHED front heater outlets . . .
As supplied from TMI . . .
After spending considerable time on them to avoid an ugly, frayed opening . . . .
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