TMI upholstery experience?

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

You might check in with katskinz.com.  IIRC, if they do not have a given pattern on hand, you can send them your original covers and they will make them up for you...  Leather, cloth, burlap, you name it...  I remembered about them in a private convo. with Gordon...

A friend ordered a speacial set of covers for his Corrado, both front and rear.  The cover that went over the center bottom rear seat was not right, so he sent it back.  They asked for the cover it had.  He sent both back, and had another cover within a week, no problem...  I really liked the set he got, he chose a colored pipping on the bolster edge, it set it off a bit...

If anyone orders from them, let me know how they come out...

HTH

David
> 
> From: Parker Wulf <badvdub@gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/04/23 Sat PM 12:15:01 EDT
> To: list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: TMI upholstery experience?
> 
> So what every one is saying is that TMI upholstery isnt worth a shit?
> It kinda bums me out because i have a full TMI seat kit that I was
> going to install one of these days.
> 
> Damn,
> Parker
> 
> On 4/21/05, Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 02:48:24 -0700 (PDT), Ron Pieper
> > <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > >I put TMI upholstery in a Cabby a few years ago.  The weight of the vinyl is certainly not what
> > >the OEM stuff is, and the backing is nowhere near as thick, so take their claims with a grain of
> > >salt.  The pattern seams were welded, not sewn like the factory.  The door panels were rather
> > >lightweight as well.  It all did fit well.  Since then, I've been getting passenger seat
> > >upholstery and transplanting it to the driver's seat.
> > 
> > I checked TMI out today in Oceanside at (the former, I guess) jbugs
> > supply house.  As you say, the weight of the fabric and vinyl in the
> > samples I saw seems lighter than stock.  The two bug seats on display
> > were not that impressive.   Doesn't matter however, as TMI doesn't (I
> > was told) make a kit for Corrado seats anyway.
> > 
> > Saving for a real upholsterer now, but enjoying the seats anyway.
> > 
> > 
> > Gordon
> > 
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