What's the name of the mustard upholstery of early westies?

[DrElch]

I'm talking about this color:

I'd like to replace them on my sofabed, but I can't find it with WW, Günzl and all the other go-to places.

Any idea where to get this material and what it is called? Does it come with a color code or something?

[71whitewesty]

I think you are calling it the right thing. Good luck with finding a perfect match. It's out there but not at the usual retail shops. I bought some here on the classifieds a while back. It is a perfect match but it is great quality and a bit expensive.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[Bala]

I've only ever heard it called mustard vinyl.

Covers are available in the classifieds:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1734626
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1976 Westy

1966 Beetle

[Jim Bear]

[curtp07]

http://nlavw.com/gb/interior/409-westfalia-mustard...ginal.html
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Subaru

[alman72]

back-soaking/leg-sticking mustard vinyl is what I call it too.

[xyzzy]

Get a 73 then you get the mustard in cloth! yum!


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1973 VW Westfalia 2L hydraulic, dual Solex PDSIT
1987 VW Vanagon Westfalia

[t jensen]

sewfine has replacement vinyl
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67 bug sedan
72 tin top westy
2013 jetta sportwagon TDI

[beatles4]

When I called sew fine they said they don't carry the replacement mustard vinyl just other vinyls that look somewhat similar.
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[DrElch]

[71whitewesty]

I love the mustard vinyl. I throw a blanket down to sleep on and the fact that you can wipe it down is key. Personally I think the color grows on you.
The original vinyl is thicker than what you can find at Joann's fabric etc.
sew fine isn't an exact match.
Good luck and if you find some, post it on here.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[GretchenTheRedWesty]

I found a swatch at a local shop called "ferrari gold" it is darn near an exact match with the yellow but none of the brown "marble" effect that some seats seem to have.

[DrElch]

I've filed an order with NLAVW. I'll report as soon as I've got them

[alman72]

[wihr]

This was advertised in the Samba Classifieds in June of 2012:

Mustard Yellow Vinyl for Westy Campers. Price $12/LF

These people are on the Westside in Portland, Oregon, near me, but I never contacted them.

Chris and Traci Michad [email protected]
503-278-2100

WW
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WIHR

1970 Campmobile "Van Ordinaire"
2009 Lincoln Town Car "Behemoth"
1969 Lambretta 150 DL "Nina"
1962 Matchless G 12 CS 650cc

[DrElch]

Well I have finally gotten around to replace the upholstery.

So let's have a closer look at it. As mentioned I've ordered with NLAA and they delivered in a timely manner from Great Britain to Germany.

First impression of the fabric was really good. Thick material with the exact look and feel as the poriginal, including the grain. In the picture above I have put the delivered fabric in comparison with the original fabric.

My Bench from below. The new fabric comes with buttons attached so all you need to do is remove the old one and pop the new fabric on... well at least in theory that sounds easy.

Foam still looking good after 44 years.

Let's have a closer look at the outlines of this reproduction.
The following two pictures shows the differences between original and original

New on top, original below. Everything looks fine. However the area around the half-circles for the bench handles is not quite identical.

Original on top, new below. Here we can see a bit better how the half circles are cut out differently.

It took me quite a while to get the new fabric on. I was doing it by myself and quite quickly I realized, that there is a lot of tension on the fabric when you try to attach it.
First two corners work well at first, but you won't be able to apply the last two corners. It helps a little bit to strech the fabric at first.

What worked quite well for me in the end was the following: I used stand on the bench so the foam around the corners was compressed by my body weight, this made it easier to wrap the fabric around the corners.
When you lifted your weight off the bench, everything else kinda fell into their places.

Whenever you finished one corner it was helpfull to attach a few of the buttons, so this corner was fixed. Proceed in this way around all corners.

hesistate relocating the buttons that are screwed into the bench. The fabric-side buttons have to match the bench. even if you need a lot of force to actually make them do so.

For me this worked for all but two buttons which I had to relocate, but I did so in the very end.

That's what it looked like shortly before I was finished:

Once the bench was put back into its place, it's impossible to see a difference.

So the verdict:

It is a very well made reproduction. Looks and feels like the original one and fits well enough with the original parts. Just take your time when applying the fabric and make sure to compress the foam.
Took me around 90 minutes to complete the whole task.

[Abscate]

Formal name Dijochen because there should not be bad information on the internet....
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.ssS!

[71whitewesty]

Thanks for the write up on these. They look great. I don't see the difference in the small cut outs on the Westy bed, look the same to me. I'm going to look into shipping on this. Looks like a decent deal if they fit well.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[71whitewesty]

Well I decided to order a set of the mustard covers as well. Super fast shipping and great original looking vinyl. This company NLAVW has a lot of hard to find reproductions and they look to be of great quality.
I ordered the set for a 71 Westy. I have only one one piece on so far. It's the back rest to the buddy jump seat behind the driver. Well that piece is not a good fitting piece. I had to make a new piece of thicker foam because this cover is made too deep for the stock 1 inch foam. Looks pretty baggy with stock foam under it. Looks pillowy with 2 inch foam under it now but better than the baggy look. I am going to write the company and let then know but thought I'd post my findings here in case anyone else is considering this route.
They are quality seat covers and I'm hoping the rest fit better. I'll report back after I get more of the covers on.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[murdoch44]

OK, I give up. What does NLAVW stand for, and how can it/they be contacted?

My bad, third time through I found the link.