Re: Upholstery kit opinions?

Posted by Doug Linden on October 01, 1997 at 10:43:49

In Reply to: Re: Upholstery kit opinions?
posted by Paul Koncak on September 30, 1997 at 18:01:11

: : I've just installed a LeBaron Bonney interior kit in my '29 Tudor. Now shopping price, I see Mac's has a MUCH lower price. Anybody have experience with these two and would care to comment? It would be nice to save a few hundred dollars next time! Thanks to all.
: :Eric
: ERIC,
: I will not use the old sayings ie; "You get what you pay for" and "There is no substitute for quality".Instead I would suggest looking at other interiors of restored Model A's.You will soon see where corners were cut and where they were not. Yes, the LB interiors are expensive and they look it!
: Have fun!
: Paul
Eric,
I agree with Paul.You do get what you pay for.A fella in our club bought one of these kits and to tell you the truth, I would have sent it back as soon as it arrived.The kit was for a Fordor and not only did not a single panel fit, the windlace and seat piping looked awful.I kinda felt bad for the guy because he ended up spending about $2K by the time he had it installed and it still looked bad.
I'm still very pleased with my installation of a LB kit in my Fordor and I suspect that if you could compare the two it would be a "no brainer" as to which one to choose.
Doug

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