Auto Custom Upholstery shop

[ciaranob]

Can anyone recommend/suggest a high quality custom auto-upholstery shop in Houston?

I am considering trying to have the center console extension (piece with the iDrive controller) covered in the same Amaro Brown leather I have in the car including stitching, to replace the piano black trim I currently have.

Very specific I know (and likely stupid expensive!) but still interested to know if you guys have any leads for me to follow up?

Much appreciated, C.

[ciaranob]

Never mind I found one!

[IMMLaw]

Would love to see the results when they're done! Who did you go with?

[ciaranob]

Originally Posted by IMMLaw

Would love to see the results when they're done! Who did you go with?

I am visiting this chap tomorrow morning as I received my donor mid-section trim today (went ahead and bought a replacement center piece from getbmwparts.com - Jason is awesome - essential half price on this!).

So rather than comment on the business I'd prefer to work with them and comment on the result. It is a custom shop that again details show cars so lets see where they land on quality. For reference, to ask them to provide the same high quality Merino leather would require them (read me!) to purchase an entire hide! So what they do instead is find as near an exact replica for leather grain (critical) and quality and through their own skill/process dye the leather grain match to be a near perfect color match - or so they say Again, once they complete the job (and guarantee the work against normal use/UV decay) I will give a full report out

[IMMLaw]

Originally Posted by ciaranob

I am visiting this chap tomorrow morning as I received my donor mid-section trim today (went ahead and bought a replacement center piece from getbmwparts.com - Jason is awesome - essential half price on this!).

So rather than comment on the business I'd prefer to work with them and comment on the result. It is a custom shop that again details show cars so lets see where they land on quality. For reference, to ask them to provide the same high quality Merino leather would require them (read me!) to purchase an entire hide! So what they do instead is find as near an exact replica for leather grain (critical) and quality and through their own skill/process dye the leather grain match to be a near perfect color match - or so they say Again, once they complete the job (and guarantee the work against normal use/UV decay) I will give a full report out

very excited to see it!

[ciaranob]

Originally Posted by IMMLaw

very excited to see it!

Me too! Don't know why I am being cryptic but the shop is an outfit called CyFair Leather and Upholstery. I am hoping that they live up to their 'show car' stds - we'll see. I strongly suspect we'll have a couple of iterations before landing on a perfect match. Will likely have something by end of this week.

[guarnibl]

Originally Posted by ciaranob

Me too! Don't know why I am being cryptic but the shop is an outfit called CyFair Leather and Upholstery. I am hoping that they live up to their 'show car' stds - we'll see. I strongly suspect we'll have a couple of iterations before landing on a perfect match. Will likely have something by end of this week.

bump.

Any updates on this?

[Clorangem4]

Can you take a picture of your piano black trim interior, I want that over the carbon fiber but idk if it's worth it :-/

[ciaranob]

Originally Posted by guarnibl

bump.

Any updates on this?

Originally Posted by Clorangem4

Can you take a picture of your piano black trim interior, I want that over the carbon fiber but idk if it's worth it :-/

Apologies for absence - house was flooded in Houston floods - long and still painful story but managed to save the cars on jacks!!

Here is a terrible couple of pics that purposefully highlight the difference in color and the obvious incorrect coarse stitching - was a first pass but the shop is working hard on getting it perfect - hopefully updated pics in a week or so. Overall I really like the result and as usual looks far better in person

[Needsdecaf]

Interesting look! Sorry to hear about your house, hope you are doing ok since it just won't stop raining!!!