Alternate solution to the saddle basketweave vinyl....

[AlCanuck]

Hey Guys,

Thought some of you might be interested to see what we've been working on up here lately. Had a request for a DIY upholstery kit for an original 72 seat, but the original saddle vinyl is now NLA. Sooooo, we got a little creative, and dipped into the parts bin from that other German automaker, Mercedes-Benz. They used a very similar colour in the 70's, including a basketweave pattern. The pattern is more round than rectangular, but the colour is nice, and very few people will ever notice the difference in pattern.

Al

[Guest Anonymous]

that looks pretty good. do you have a color for the non-woven portion with a little more orangish-reddish tint to it to match the existing door panels? what you're showing appears alittle more brownish/tan than the panels. with a complete front and backseat redone this could look good. with judicious choice of the smooth vinyl color, it could tie the slight mismatch to OEM color, together.

in other words, i wouldn't be too concerned with matching the MB basketweave color so much as trying to match the BMW doorpanel color, closer.

my 02bits worth,

jerry

[Guest Anonymous]

speakers in the kick panel too.

Whats that sticker i see in the rear window?