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Subject:Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
From:pickle vanagon
Date:Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:16:40 -0500

Some questions about buying seat fabric online...

what's a reasonable price for an upholstery shop to reupholster vanagon
seats when you bring your own fabric?
What about for the bench seat?

Ok more question... how much do you think would be necessary for each seat?

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> I believe that Bus Depot has the OG fabric:
>
> http://www.busdepot.com/333000219
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ- me likee
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:08 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I suck at colour choices.
> >
> > Image of my '81 OEM interior colours:
> >
> >
> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HvCBzFYciuw/USPmhehsUII/AAAAAAAAG-A/qreTUUsmYpg/s800/Boogie.jpg
> >
> > This "Closeout" fabric:  http://www.yourautotrim.com/clautws.html
> >
> > might look ok. I don't have Photoshop or similar, don't need to learn
> > it, but here's 3 images going from stock to image of fabric pasted in:
> >
> >
> >
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/MiscVanagonWestyPics#5846770204061487234
> >
> > Opinions welcome!
> >
> > This van isn't a "prize" to look at, and I know the above isn't
> > Sunbrella material, but AFAIK, it's correct for this application. The
> > main goal here is to replace the foam.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
> >
> > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
> >
> > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
> >
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Buese
>