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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: GemGTI on 17 October 2005, 17:02
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Hi guys. I'm having real trouble deciding what I want. I'm getting my mk1 re trimmed at MJ Interiors. First of all I was going to have full leather in black and dark grey, now I'm thinking a cool cloth all over would look great. I want to try and keep my car as original as poss.
My interior
(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8969/interior7ks.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Does anyone have any pics of cloth interiors? Does anyone think that having everything (seat backs/ headrests/ doorcards & seats) covered in cloth would look too much? This is the kind of cloth I was thinking about but in a darker grey:
(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8458/cloth40xi.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Please help, any advice would be greatly apprectated. Thanks, Gemma
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I personally like full leather interiors (doorcards a must :wink: ) but if you want to keep it original it's maybe not the way to go but it will not detract from it's value. MJ has a good reputation so why not have a chat to him and maybe he might give you some ideas that you'd not thought of, he's the professional. :smiley:
Where in Leeds are you then Gem ? I'm up that way. :smiley: There's a meet in Yeadon on Sunday if you're interested. :smiley:
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Garforth, East Leeds. I work Sundays but I'll try and get there. I have spoken to MJ about Leather and cloth, He can do either. I don't think he wants to make the decision for me and I am so undecided. I think I'm going to go for Full leather in a dark grey. Can't find any good cloth samples or any examples of mk1 cloth interiors. I'm worried plain leather will look boring but worried full cloth will look too much. AAAGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
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Hello, Full leather he quoted me roughly £1250 thats for all seats, door cards, and I'm getting my sub and amps re wired in the boot (by someone MJ knows) and MJ is then covering the boot too. (Not sure if this is included in the £1250 but I think it is). I flicked through his album of interiors but they were mostly leather, I can imagine what this will look like, its the cloth I'm having trouble imagining with my seats. I don't remember seeing any cloth pics in his album. The only nice cloth interior I have seen in a mk1 golf is in this one at the vw festival in leeds:
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9449/thecar5fj.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
But it has different front seats to mine with no headrests and I want to keep my seats. Anyone seen any pics of mk1 golfs with a re trim in cloth? Or anyone know any good websites to look at with big pics? Cheers
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Why not get a half and half trim, keep the seat and back as a cloth, and then get the bolsters leathered, and keep with the door cards getting leathered along with what ever else. That way you have best of both worlds. :cool:
Edit: also get to the leeds meet, will be nice to have another good looking mk1 there. :cool:
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Where abouts in yeadon is the meet? I know how to get to yeadon but don't know the place at all. Cheers.
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Gem, I'm a numpty as I remember asking you where you were from the other day ! :embarassed:
To get to Yeadon you just need to follow the signs for the airport as it's literally on the road to the airport and its a Brewsters pub called Yeadon Stoops. :smiley:
It's not a UK site but this is the only site I know off that will have pics of various interiors --> http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/interiors.htm
Edit: also get to the leeds meet, will be nice to have another good looking mk1 there. :cool:
Alex, you are a cheeky tw*t because you know fine well mine will be there ! :laugh: :laugh:
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Nice one Gibby!! From that site I found just the picture I was looking for, just needed to see how someone had re trimmed in cloth I have finally decided what I'm having. Just need some cloth samples now! cheers!!
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You're welcome. :smiley: Not to put a spanner in the works but I still think leather seats and door cards would rock ! :wink:
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hmmmmm......
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Can you not opt for a combination of the two, leather outsides with cloth in the middle?
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I'm going to go for leather backs and sides (like the original seats) with cloth inside. I think!! Still a tad confused but just waiting for some cloth samples to come throught the post so that should help me decide. If I cant find any nice cloth I think I'll just go for full leather. Want some unusual retro style cloth!
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yeah i think half leather would look cool. in theory any kind of golf style check would look good. at edition 38 i saw a stand with a whole roll of g60 edition blue cloth!! was tempted top buy it just in case.......
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Nice one Gem, good to see someone keeping it as original as possible. Will have to bang some pictures up of before and after so we can see how much better it looks.
:cool: :cool:
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Yeah will definately do that. Definately going for cloth seats now. Leather backs etc like the originals but cloth seats. Been sent a few samples so just deciding what cloth to go for. Getting my stereo re wired and sub in boot sorted, and boot panneled out so I can get that trimmed too. Probably won't happen till End November but not too long to wait! Definately gonna try and get to Yeadon this Sunday (if its still on?) Want to see what other people have done to their MK1's!
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Yeah Leeds is still on Gem, I dont think there'll be many mk1s there (if any) as it's only a mini meet, maybe 10-15 cars possibly. My cabby will be there but it's pretty much standard really. :smiley:
If you decide to come across you need to find the Yeadon Stoops pub, it's a brewster pub and its on the road to the airport at the top of Yeadon. Maybe see you there at around 12 noon. :smiley:
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what time will you all be there till? As I won't finish work till 1.30, so earliest I could be there by is probably 2.30??
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We should be still there by that time as some of us will be having something to eat in the pub so I reckon we'll be there until maybe 3 - 4pm. It's a good excuse to give your mk1 a blast out if nothing else. :smiley: