Advice on dropping car off at the interior guy

[Blittleton]

I would definitely ask for references and ask how long he has been at this address, how long has he been in business. I would visit the shop several times to make sure if you want to leave your vehicle there. I think if you don't feel particular comfortable about taking your prized vehicle somewhere, don't take it and find someone whom you feel comfortable. If you are a car person, which you have built your cobra. Then you should know of someone whom knows of a Trim shop, and can give you a recommendation. I find it amusing that how people treat these cars as if they are the real things, and they are worth big $$. Now I also know people are type A personality and how they are with their cars. But I still find it funny.

Bill

[Don]

Other checks are the FL Attorney General , FL Consumer Protection, along with being registered to do business in FL. Also, if shop location is owned by the business, any liens on the property and taxes paid.

[Ant]

Advice I would give, is you and the Interior guy need to be on the same page, very few people I have dealt with know whats in your mind and unless you have a seat upholstered exactly for them to copy and a plan with illustrations etc.
With my first cobra after hours of misunderstanding with a good upholster we used our industrial sewing machine and made the leather patterns for the seat sides to illustrate how they should be upholstered, then after two years of use the sewing in the squab is visible between the pleats which indicates they know virtually zero on sewing basics and how to fold under the tails in the pleat and where to sew.
A friend of mine took his cobra seats in to a wellknown upholster and the squab pleats and back pleats never lined up and the front seat cnrs were square and baggy do I need to say anymore, but this work happens everyday.........!