Re: replacement seats, carpet

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Jake:

I just happened to stumble onto the Stephens Alfa site last week, and it 
looks like they do a decent job of seat reupholstery, at a reasonable 
price.  The place is actually owned by a few of the ex-Bobcor guys, which 
would seem to imply high-praise, but they've got a few cars for sale that 
might be a bit odd for even a semi-purist Alfisto.  Dare I mention the 
Spider with a pseudo '63 Ferrari 250 GTO nose grafted on?  Nonetheless, 
take a look:

http://www.stephensalfa.com/

http://www.stephensalfa.com/seats.html

My '87 Spider has the original carpets, which are a one-piece molded 
affair.  I've never seen those for sale, but for multi-piece replacements, 
I might try one of the European vendors, if you're looking for a better 
price.  Maybe Alfa Stop, Alfaholics, E B Spares, Highwood Alfa (all in the 
UK), or Hurtienne Alfa or OK Parts (both in Germany).  I've heard that the 
Caribou carpets are cheap, but the quality is sub-par, although I haven't 
seen them myself and Ed doesn't provide samples.  Caribou also has 
upholstery kits for less than $250, and I've heard they're of reasonable 
quality, but again, I haven't seen them.

http://www.alfastop.co.uk/news.html

http://www.alfaholics.com/

http://www.ebspares.co.uk/index.html

http://www.highwoodalfa.com/

https://diamant.safe-order.de/alfahurtienne/htdocs/english/katalog_start.htm

http://www.okparts.net/english/index.html

http://members.aol.com/SpiderParts/

When dealing with the overseas vendors, I find it easiest to just send them 
an email asking for what you need, as the online catalogs are often very 
incomplete.  I'd try Christian at OK Parts first.  Happy shopping.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 01:29 AM 4/8/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 20:51:46 EDT
> From: JDRatl@domain.elided
> Subject: replacement seats, carpet
>
> I am in Atlanta, Georgia, looking for the smartest way to replace both seats
> and the carpet in my 1987 Graduate (in black).   Should I go to an auto
> upholsterer or is there a smarter route to take?  I've tried the seat cover
> route, but I am hoping to have sturdier replacements with foam in good
> condition.  I've thought about checking junk yards, but am not optimistic.  I
> am on a budget, too.
>
> Any thoughts?  Thanks to all helpers.
>
>
> Jake Rothschild
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