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| dagdal1967 |
 Mar 9 2007, 03:43 PM
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What are YOU looking at...  Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423  |
There is a place very near my house, in a little business park that does all types of upholstery. I've driven by it every day for the past few weeks, and today I was off of work early so I decided to stop by and see what he could do about my warped, and nasty sun-visors.
I pulled in and asked him if he was able to do sun visors. He wanted to know what they were on and what they needed to look like, so we went outside and I introduced him to Das Weibchen. After a couple minutes of (very merited) admiration of my car, he looked at the sun visors. He took me inside to show me what he had done with other visors, and said that he could recondition them with a firm/hard board inside and make them look better than new. After looking at his work (top quality on the items he showed me), I braced myself and asked the price. $25.00 per visor! To me that sounded like an EXCELLENT deal, so I said YUP, and he immediately took the visors off, took my details and said they would be ready by next Tuesday. As I know that this has been discussed by a number of people, I though I'd post and let people know... I'll post some pictures (both before installation and after) of how they turned out. Doug |
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| nomore9one4 |
Mar 9 2007, 03:46 PM
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Member of the Eastcoast Thread Killers Club Group: Members Posts: 2,666 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Pittsburgh,Pa.15237 Member No.: 14 Region Association: None |
I have been in the upholstery business for 23 years. If they look good that is a fantastic price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Grelber |
Mar 9 2007, 03:51 PM
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Insert favorite Don Rickles joke here. Group: Members Posts: 690 Joined: 30-May 06 From: McKinney, Texas Member No.: 6,107 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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| dagdal1967 |
Mar 9 2007, 05:42 PM
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What are YOU looking at... Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 |
QUOTE(Grelber @ Mar 9 2007, 03:51 PM)  You might want to wait until mine are done to see how you like them. If you can't wait, I'll give you the details! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I'll be posting pictures as soon as I get them back. As bad as mine were looking, anything will be an improvement. Doug |
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| jfort |
Mar 9 2007, 05:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,137 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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If he is willing to do others, please put contact info in this thread and count me in
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 9 2007, 07:02 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Get me the info, and I'll be over there this weekend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| markb |
Mar 9 2007, 07:22 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(jfort @ Mar 9 2007, 03:48 PM) If he is willing to do others, please put contact info in this thread and count me in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I have some cores I could send you, you could make a buck or two here, and be doing a great service to a lot of us. |
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| blitZ |
Mar 9 2007, 07:51 PM
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Beer please... Group: Members Posts: 2,223 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Lawrenceville, GA Member No.: 4,719 Region Association: South East States |
Heck Yeah, I paid that much for some crappy used ones.
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| boxstr |
Mar 9 2007, 07:55 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have about 50 pairs I would like to send for rehab, and recovery.
CCLIN914nation |
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| messix |
Mar 9 2007, 08:02 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
if it's ok with him please post contact info, i'd like to send mine down b4 summer.
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| Jerry |
Mar 20 2007, 12:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 413 Joined: 7-April 05 From: Conroe, Texas Member No.: 3,892 Region Association: None |
Well????? what happened??? where are the pics???? what is this guys address???
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| dagdal1967 |
Mar 20 2007, 04:32 PM
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What are YOU looking at... Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 |
QUOTE(Jerry @ Mar 20 2007, 01:38 PM) Well????? what happened??? where are the pics???? what is this guys address??? Sorry guys, As you may have seen, I was out of circulation all last week due to my father's funeral. Now that I'm back I went and picked them up and put them on. I'll take pictures tomorrow (wednesday) and post them here. I'll try to get as detailed high res pictures as I can post. They turned out great. The quality of the vinyl is excellent and the craftmanship is very good. He used two pieces of thin "hard-board" between the vinyl and stitched them in too. The fit great, and are solid and work perfectly. I talked to him and he said he would happily do the same for anyone I passed his info along to. I'll post his details along with the pics tomorrow night. Sincerely, One Very Pleased Customer! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
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| Chris Pincetich |
Mar 20 2007, 05:09 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
Wow, if only my sun visors were decent shape. The cover flap is peeling and the mirror is all perma-fogged.
I don't suppose the ones you had done had these issues delt with? Maybe? If so, I'm down to send this guys some more work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| evan |
Mar 20 2007, 08:45 PM
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Little Bean Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 8-September 05 From: Gaithersburg, MD Member No.: 4,767 |
Sorry to hear about your father, man thats tough. To few are the memories. When things settle lets see the pics and info.
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| dagdal1967 |
Mar 21 2007, 09:33 AM
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What are YOU looking at... Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 |
Ok ... Here are the pics.
Just a note. When I took my visors in, the were in horrible condition. The mirror was cracked and the flap over the mirror was completely gone. Ron (the owner) asked me if I wanted to replace the mirror and re-do the flap. After thinking about it, I didn't really see the piont, so I said no. The $50 price tag was to re-cover both visors and eliminate the mirror and flap all together. I'm really pleased with outcome.    The Details. RON CASH CASH UPHOLSTERY 1325 Whitlock Lane, Suite 101 Carrollton, Texas 75006 www.cashupholstery.com (972) 245-5744 AUTO Interiors Leather seats Convertible tops Commercial Upholstery. |
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| Gint |
Mar 21 2007, 10:52 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,083 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE(dagdal1967 @ Mar 20 2007, 03:32 PM) I talked to him and he said he would happily do the same for anyone I passed his info along to. I'll post his details along with the pics tomorrow night. Sincerely, One Very Pleased Customer! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) Those are really nice! Did you happen to ask him if he has a tolerance for shipping to receive visors from out of state customers? It would add a bit to his time to complete a set if you're shipping to him and he has to ship back out. I'm sure he may want to charge for handling. I would. |
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| johannes |
Mar 21 2007, 10:55 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Looking good !
As I live in France, this won't be worth shipping ... I want to do it myself as I have done the Headrests. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=69300 Can you post a picture from the other side ? ... I wonder how he has done the stitching ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| dagdal1967 |
Mar 22 2007, 08:43 AM
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What are YOU looking at... Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif) for those who were waiting for pics.
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| johannes |
Mar 22 2007, 09:53 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
QUOTE(dagdal1967 @ Mar 22 2007, 06:43 AM) I was awaiting more pictures from the other side of the sunvisor ... BTW this company also does sunvisors ... and price seems to be OK http://www.autosunvisors.com/ |
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| dagdal1967 |
Mar 22 2007, 12:20 PM
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What are YOU looking at... Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 |
QUOTE(johannes @ Mar 22 2007, 10:53 AM) I was awaiting more pictures from the other side of the sunvisor ... I'll try to get a picture of the other side tonight. Doug |
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