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  1. noahlh

    noahlh Formula 3

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    #1 noahlh, Apr 28, 2005
    Ok, so my 360 has seen more asses than pchop at a sorority party, and the front seat is basically shot--the stuffing is completely flattened out and the leather is incredibly worn.

    Rather than buying a new seat directly from Ferrari, I'd like to get this one repairing/refinished. That basically means stuffing it with new foam and reparing/restoring/replacing the leather.

    Does anyone have a good "leather guy" who can do this well? (and relatively quickly, since the car is basically out of commission while the seat's out).

    Thanks in advance...

    nlh
     
  2. Greg G

    Greg G F1 Rookie

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    #2 Greg G, Apr 28, 2005
    Hey Noah, I know an excellent auto upholstery shop.... approx 35mins west of NYC near me. I know he does high end jobs, but I cannot vouch that he'll be quick. I will lookup his contact details and post it here soon as I find it.
     
  3. notoboy

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    #3 notoboy, Apr 28, 2005
    Talk to Emil, bc Funkmaster Flex always showcases great auto upholstery guys on his Spike TV shows that are located in NY.
     
  4. robiferretti

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    #4 robiferretti, Apr 29, 2005
    Everytime I sit in the 360 I want to take a crap. (only partially because it feels like a toilet seat)
     
  5. sjmst

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    #5 sjmst, Apr 29, 2005
    How many miles on that seat?
     
  6. Hubert888

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    #6 Hubert888, Apr 29, 2005
    my 360 is mad comfortable.
     
  7. Merdav

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    #7 Merdav, Apr 29, 2005
    Noah they just finished redyeing both of my seats and my center arm rest last weekend at Detailing Dynamics. They did complete refinishing, sanded, fill in all the cracks, and factory color dyeing, when they open I'll get some of the b/4 and after pics. They look too good, I might have to have the rest of the interior done now. :)
     
  8. Greg G

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    #8 Greg G, Apr 29, 2005
    Michael's suggestion sounds good, but just to follow thru, here's my recc:

    Tom's Auto Upholstery
    58 Boonton Ave, Butler NJ 07405
    973 838-5152
    speak to Roger, owner, and mention my name.

    I spoke to him this morning... he said downtime would only be 1-2 days tops, but that he probably could not fit you in for a couple weeks. I advise you call him if you are interested, you might be able to better negotiate that.

    I can tell you he is no stranger to exotics, and that people travel far and wide for his work.
     
  9. pchop

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    #9 pchop, Apr 29, 2005
    Thank you! I take that as a compliment.
     
  10. Merdav

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  11. JC360

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  12. FasterIsBetter

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    #12 FasterIsBetter, Apr 29, 2005
    Noah,

    Try:
    George Hemphil
    Upholstery Unlimited
    Kearny, NJ (just off Rt. 280 near Newark)
    (201) 991-8343

    He did a bunch of interior work for me on various Jaguars, including leather repair work on my former XJS. Nice guy, does a lot of custom interiors for collector cars.

    Regards,
    Steve W.
     
  13. ClydeM

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    #13 ClydeM, Apr 29, 2005
    Hey, they even got the brown stains out! ;)
     
  14. RMmodena

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    #14 RMmodena, Apr 29, 2005
    Mike Lee at detailing dynamics.
     
  15. robiferretti

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    #15 robiferretti, Apr 29, 2005
    your seat aint the GDC drivers seat ;)
     
  16. W00dEar

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    #16 W00dEar, Apr 29, 2005
    micheael, how much is a job like dat?
     
  17. noahlh

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    #17 noahlh, Apr 30, 2005
    You guys rock. thanks for all the info...I'll keep you all posted as to what I end up doing...

    nlh
     
  18. W00dEar

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    #18 W00dEar, Apr 30, 2005
    choppy thx for giving ritz da heads up on the ec arrival. got the suite upgraded from executive to luxury, pimpin in da 850sf suite right now.
    pLaY oN pLayA!
     
  19. 993 guy

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    #19 993 guy, Apr 30, 2005
    You guys certainly know how to travel...

    Have a good time up there and drive safe.
     
  20. Black355

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    #20 Black355, Apr 30, 2005
    HOLY CRAP MERDAV!

    I believe that Matt uses AutoMat in Hicksville -- if you wanted to skip the middle man in the future.
     
  21. Merdav

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    #21 Merdav, Apr 30, 2005
    A message I received from an undisclosed party earlier:

    We have seen the work from the place in NJ and Automat and they are way too low on quality for our standards. The guy that does the re-dying for us
    comes from upstate (almost an hour drive) and it’s the person that just about any classic car collector uses when it comes to repair on show cars.
     
  22. Black355

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    #22 Black355, Apr 30, 2005
    I'll call McKeel Hagerty and ask him. He'll know!
     
  23. taber

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    #23 taber, May 4, 2005
    I'm curious, what kind of leather is used on Ferraris? I ask this only because I happen to have hides from Spinneybeck and some from Cortina that are just sitting around in a closet.
     
  24. robiferretti

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    #24 robiferretti, May 4, 2005
    I dont know, but my corvette seats looked new when i took them out of the car after 70,000+ miles. The F car seats lasted not nearly half as long.
     

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