All I can say to those figures is ouch! Here in Lincoln their are several shops that do
top of the line hot rod customizing for about half what those figures are. I had my S2
softop installed for $200 and the entire Imp, including both seats, back bench, carpet
and door panels completed for $600. Of course it is not leather. Brent
Irwin J Kostal wrote:
> I'm getting close to "Satori" with my Alpine. By the end of the week,
> we expect to be actually tooling around in it, though it won't be ready
> for the road. As soon as we think it's more or less road worthy, we'll
> strip the chrome and send it to the Paint Shop! Oh Frabjous Day!
>
> After that, I'll need to decide what to do about the upholstery. I have
> an estimate, from an outfit on Melrose Ave here in Los Angeles, call
> Mario's Auto Upholstery. They come with a reasonable recommendation,
> and have provided as estimate. I'd like to share it with the group and
> see if anyone has any suggestions, experiences, warnings, etc. I'll
> give you their numbers, and some comments of mine.
>
> QTY Description Amount
> 2 Reupholster seats with leather $950.00 anyone have good alternatives
> to leather?
> 2 Door Panels (vinyl) $350.00
> 1 Carpet (Wilton) $500.00
> 1 Dashboard $150.00
> 1 Convertible Top (Canvas) $750.00 This seems high to me - am I
> dreaming?
> 1 Trunk carpet and Vinyl $350.00 not sure this is important
> 1 Rear Section (by Conv. top) $350.00 not sure this is important,
> either
>
> One thing that is not mentioned is a Tonneau Cover, which I might like
> to have.
>
> I'd sure appreciate everyone's input on this, because I have the Saloon
> to to do sometime, also, so any money I can save, or mistakes I can
> avoid, will be a BIG help. Of course, everyone (it seems) is more clever
> than I am about doing things themselves. My general feeling about doing
> it myself is, its a terrific way to get a sloppy job, and maybe only
> half done at that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Irv Kostal
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