finnicky7 Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Started with just the rear seat. Local shop doing them all by hand. More pics to follow. 5 Quote
AJ88V Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Looks great. Where did you get the leather? How much material / $ did you need? Quote
finnicky7 Posted October 24 Author Report Posted October 24 14 hours ago, AJ88V said: Looks great. Where did you get the leather? How much material / $ did you need? Marine/aviation certed Upolstery it’s not leather but sure feels like it. About 3k total with adding headrests and logos. 1 Quote
Echo Posted October 24 Report Posted October 24 Would of guessed leather. Very tasteful! Enjoy. Quote
Andy95W Posted October 24 Report Posted October 24 https://izitleather.com/izit-collections/ The Izit Leather by Willow Tex looks and feels like leather but is lighter weight and easier to care for. All of their products will pass FAA burn certification tests. 1 2 Quote
bigmo Posted October 24 Report Posted October 24 10 hours ago, finnicky7 said: Marine/aviation certed Upolstery it’s not leather but sure feels like it. About 3k total with adding headrests and logos. Do you mind checking your invoice and seeing total material please? I'm about to undergo the same process. Doing the four seats, two headrests (might add two more), and a few trim pieces. I have a line on very affordable leather (was surplus from a PJ refurbisher that went out of business). I think hides are approx 50 sq ft each. Most of my cow expertise comes from eating them, so that's a guess on my part. 1 Quote
finnicky7 Posted October 25 Author Report Posted October 25 2 hours ago, bigmo said: Do you mind checking your invoice and seeing total material please? I'm about to undergo the same process. Doing the four seats, two headrests (might add two more), and a few trim pieces. I have a line on very affordable leather (was surplus from a PJ refurbisher that went out of business). I think hides are approx 50 sq ft each. Most of my cow expertise comes from eating them, so that's a guess on my part. I’ll try. Still doing back seat, fronts get done during avionics upgrades 1 Quote
Philofficer Posted November 9 Report Posted November 9 How did you add the headrests? We are looking at redoing our 1964 M20E and headrests are a consideration but not sure if they need to be certified. Quote
finnicky7 Posted November 10 Author Report Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 10:38 AM, Philofficer said: How did you add the headrests? We are looking at redoing our 1964 M20E and headrests are a consideration but not sure if they need to be certified. Just wrapping up the rear seat. Headrest and front seats next week will start. There is way to mount then in the original seat frame. Its not really a permanent attachment or structural. I'll post pics when they get inserted and built. Quote
finnicky7 Posted 19 hours ago Author Report Posted 19 hours ago Finally back seat is done!!! Ignore the wicker, although it was popular in the 1930,s flying boats! 4 Quote
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