SMS

[Faulkner]

Well, I know that Faulkner's seats need to be redone; painting the vinyl came out great, but the same paint on the material stiffened it. On a lark, I contacted SMS for a sample of black and brown material, which would go well with Faulkner's interior.

WOW! $149/yard:

That's about $900 for the cloth alone; then, vinyl, then assembly. And I'd have to come up with buckles for the door panels (I have them for the seats). I'm probably looking at $4-5K when all is said and done, no?

It's hard to justify that expense now that I'm retired, and on a fixed income.

Believe it or not, Ron Murray is still in business! (He's the guy who sold Ron Keij red material for $65/yard; unfortunately, he doesn't have brown.) Ron might be able to do something for me that's not original, but will be tastefully done.

[william0431]

Yikes! Its unfortunate that SMS seems to have cornered the market on this. So many mixed emotions about them when ever a post comes up talking about them. They have a reputation for top quality amazing work but the price and the wait are always a concern. I am in the same boat of some day having to replace the interior in my SF (if i ever get home long enough to work on it) and SMS seems about my only option for a source for the material. I have a very good friend who is a top notch upholster and depending on his wait list i might see if he can put it together. Did they give you a quote for the vinyl? I requested samples from them about a year or two ago but they are buried in my storage and darned if i can remember what the prices were. Keep us posted Dan.

[william0431]

after thinking about it for a min and a quick search of my inbox i found a quote from Doug (the main guy at SMS) in an email from 2017. I had asked if they had the green and they did and he gave me the below quote.

"Door panels pre-made are $895.00. Pre-made seat covers are $1500.00. The pre-made carpet set is $259.00."

really kicking my self for not ordering them then.

[Faulkner]

Hmmm... do you mind forwarding that email to me privately, Will? I’d like to discuss with Doug before I rule it out.