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Braukuche
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 Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:57 pm Post subject: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Just an FYI for those with early cars. I just bought the salt and pepper cloth from SMS, so they have that and the correct vinyl if you are going that route with your car.
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Tram
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Excellent! Are they making the covers again also? Any ideas?
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| Tram wrote: |
| Excellent! Are they making the covers again also? Any ideas? |
That I don’t know I just asked for the cloth and bought three yards. I also bought the upholstery from them and am having them do the heat seaming.
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squaretobehip
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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A buddy bought some front covers last year. Took 8 months from placing the order to receiving it.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| squaretobehip wrote: |
| A buddy bought some front covers last year. Took 8 months from placing the order to receiving it. |
That’s why I just buy the material and have someone local do the sewing.
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Zwitterkafer
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Yes, they are making the covers again. The sample pics they sent me looked spot on! Supposedly 2 months or so for a set to be made up. Don't be in a hurry.
The salt and pepper pattern is of course directional, and the fabric is cut from a bolt width of 60 inches, so that should help with yardage calculations.
I vaguely recall that someone had a seam between cloth and vinyl open up after a while, on a seat cover from maybe a couple of years ago. Hopefully that was fixable and due to feedback is no longer a problem.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 7:23 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| Zwitterkafer wrote: |
Yes, they are making the covers again. The sample pics they sent me looked spot on! Supposedly 2 months or so for a set to be made up. Don't be in a hurry.
The salt and pepper pattern is of course directional, and the fabric is cut from a bolt width of 60 inches, so that should help with yardage calculations.
I vaguely recall that someone had a seam between cloth and vinyl open up after a while, on a seat cover from maybe a couple of years ago. Hopefully that was fixable and due to feedback is no longer a problem. |
I was told by a reliable source that the heat seaming of the cloth to the vinyl failed, so they had it stiched.
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Zwitterkafer
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Zwitterkafer wrote: |
Yes, they are making the covers again. The sample pics they sent me looked spot on! Supposedly 2 months or so for a set to be made up. Don't be in a hurry.
The salt and pepper pattern is of course directional, and the fabric is cut from a bolt width of 60 inches, so that should help with yardage calculations.
I vaguely recall that someone had a seam between cloth and vinyl open up after a while, on a seat cover from maybe a couple of years ago. Hopefully that was fixable and due to feedback is no longer a problem. |
I was told by a reliable source that the heat seaming of the cloth to the vinyl failed, so they had it stiched. |
Thanks, good to know, I will inspect closely and stitch proactively if need be.
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squaretobehip
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Mine are holding up so far as is. Pedro added a seam to his for good measure.
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:00 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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(Add the seam just to be safe.  )
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Zwitterkafer
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:43 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Sounds like a good idea. Also, refrain from pulling too hard on the covers when installing, if that is a thing.
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ibjack
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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I got to see a set of the recent run of seat covers and they were very nice. They have the heat seam template for upper door panels as well and they set they made was near perfect.
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Erik G
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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not sure who made the covers with SMS material on the 63 I had - they were great when I owned it but I have seen pics of the car later on and the rear seat look destroyed. Id be pissed - those were not cheap
they were one of the batches bought here in the forums in the first sms run as far as I know. I'd advise buyer be aware of potential shrinkage and loss of funds
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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Their website search is pretty spotty. Anyone have a link to that product?
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squaretobehip
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| Their website search is pretty spotty. Anyone have a link to that product? |
If you call and ask or email with a picture they should be able to pull up the S&P cloth and silver-beige vinyl pretty quick.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Heads up: SMS has the salt and pepper cloth again |
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| Their website search is pretty spotty. Anyone have a link to that product? |
If you call and ask or email with a picture they should be able to pull up the S&P cloth and silver-beige vinyl pretty quick. |
Thanks, I'm thinking of buying cloth to make easy slip on covers for a couple of cars. I like the look and the (literal) coolness!
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