Re: Stag Upholstery Specialists

[Stan Barnett <S.A.Barnett@domain.elided>]

           I have followed this exchange of views with interest, as I am also in
the throes of a major rebuild of my Stag.
           I asked SOC Spares for a price for a new hood and front seat covers
last week and, interestingly, they referred me to a Mr. Turner on a Maidstone
number, 01622 884302. They did not mention South East Trimming at all. On
the hood, Turner was marginally more expensive than South East Trimming
but they were both a lot cheaper than Aldridge. I have decided to use South 
East. On seats, I am still pondering. My car is a Mk. I and I would like to stay
with Mk I seats, so I am still hunting round for the best source,
                                                                                         Stan Barnett.


On Sun, 30 Aug 1998 16:51:38 -0400 Mike Wattam <MikeWattam@domain.elided> 
wrote:
>Peter
>
>If you are pinning your criticism on an old picture in Practical Classics
>magazine of about 10 years ago, then let's all have a look at the picture. 
>Otherwise I think you should withdraw that remark.  For your information,
>Richard Treacher whose car was featured, I beleive actually fitted the seat
>covers himself.  If you remember, the objective was to do a complete
>restoration in double-quick time.
>
>South East Trimming also supply (and fit) most interior panels, leather
>seat covers etc and what I have seen of their work is very impressive
>indeed, certainly well up to concours standard if that is what you are
>looking for.
>
>As I had refrained from stating before, you will also find that Aldridge
>can be criticised for their hood which is nothing like original, and also
>gratuitously expensive.  Cars need to be 'left' with them for days, when
>the job can clearly be done in a few hours.  So I just don't see what
>unique proposition Aldridge have to offer.
>
>You might also be interested to know that South East Trimming supply SOC
>Spares Ltd (a private limited company with considerable involvement in
>supplying Stag parts).
>
>Mike Wattam
>Triumph Stag Register


S.A.Barnett,
Deputy Director of Estates,
Estates Department,
University of Kent,
Canterbury,
Kent, CT2 7NN.

Tel: 01227 823612
Fax: 761404