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TDCi Guy

Member Since: 17 Aug 2014
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 286

1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi HCPU Auto Keswick Green

Leathery Bits on the 'Bay

Has anyone got any experience of these?
Look to be quite good quality and could be nice if you take your time in fitting them. Considerably cheaper than the competition if you don't mind fitting them yourself. They do leathery bits for dash, doors and other trim bits too.

PS I don't want this to turn into some slagging match over trim companies, anything unhelpful please keep to yourself. Tom
@tditomprice
100” Defender Hybrid
2010 Alaska White 90 HT

21st Apr 2015 7:21pm

GSLRO

Member Since: 13 May 2012
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 499

Perhaps this may be better placed in the 'Ebay and Bargain Spots' section ... just saying

Adventure isn't paved!

21st Apr 2015 7:29pm

TDCi Guy

Member Since: 17 Aug 2014
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 286

Excellent point... mods feel free to move

Tom
@tditomprice
100” Defender Hybrid
2010 Alaska White 90 HT

21st Apr 2015 7:32pm

Mike_B

Member Since: 23 Jan 2011
Location: Moray
Posts: 550

I think to a certain extent, the leather is all much of a muchness, as long as it's of decent quality and the stiching is done properly. The difficulty comes when you have to glue and stretch/shrink the leather onto the interior trim. If you F$&% it up, you have a ruined piece of leather and possibly a damaged piece of dash trim.

Depending on how good you are at the labour, give it a go.

I'd rather not take the risk which is why I'd pay a bit more and but the ball in someone else's court - if someone like FCX Outiftters damages the trim or leather, they'll do it again at their cost til its' perfect.

I've learnt that unless I'm very confident I'll be able to do something properly, then I'll either go and learn how to do it first, or failing that, get someone else to do it for me.

Good luck if you go this way. And please take a milion photos so that we can learn from you (or your mistakes)

Hopefully it'll be a success!

21st Apr 2015 7:40pm

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