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As I posted in other thread, for a while, like 3 months ago, I saw a company from Japan selling seat covers with the basic cloth trim. They never advertise again, but probably there is link for those interested. I cannot really tell if they sell the covers or the cloth because the google translator just show disconnected phrases. Still, the picture comparing the old seats with the new is exaclty the same as the one used by the company on ebay.

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/capital_mk2/23633902.html

The link that you sent mainly talks about their project on trying to copy the original 59 seats using the houndstooth fabric (they said it took over a year to develop the fabric using Japanese technology). The seats that they made included piping on the side of the seat, while the original seats lacked the piping material. In addition to making a seat cover, they produce wallets, etc. using the same houndstooth fabric. You will need to contact them if you want something made with the original pattern material at:
uk-collection@tenntoumushi.com

There are a lot of pictures of the other stuff they make on their website, here.

http://tenntoumushi.com/yorozu/index.html

Tim

I like this seat:



Is there any chance to buy something similar in europe ?

Is there any chance to buy something similar in europe ?

Yes, http://www.1959miniregister.com/for-salewanted/

The link that you sent mainly talks about their project on trying to copy the original 59 seats using the houndstooth fabric (they said it took over a year to develop the fabric using Japanese technology).

It took us under 3 months to develop using English Technology.

Price is now £150 per sq m not as advertised (still need to change that on the site)

If it was not so expensive, I'd definitively order a tool bag for my red mini, it would look cool in the boot.

http://tenntoumushi.com/yorozu/img/2_1_s.jpg

Bill , Do you know how much is needed to do a car inc door panels and 1/4s ?

Thanks Ian

10 - 11 sq meters Ian.. Not cheap.

. not cheap but would look nice

In have seen Bills hounds tooth cloth & it is indeed excellent, as close to the original as you could ever wish for.

we could have done our front seats with bills cloth which looks spot on,,but sadly ours is "foreign market" type and a slightly different pattern
we have seen numerous ckd and even irish basics with different cloth

suppose they used "locally sourced" woven cloth

even on some uk ones ,depending on age,,the weave and colour varies considerably..


the ones in the jap picture look good,,late 61 and pre mar 62 spec...

nice!

In have seen Bills hounds tooth cloth & it is indeed excellent, as close to the original as you could ever wish for

Thanks Mark.

we have seen numerous ckd and even irish basics with different cloth

Quite agree Rich, it's a minefield.


The cloth in Japan is 18900 yen per M (which is £156) and he has 40 meters in stock.

Bill

ALL CKD Interiors were indeed sourced locally.

The traditional colours are black and white, although we make houndstooth in modern versions with more colorful substitutions. It can be used in constructing clothes like womens dress, Jackets, Skirts and home furnishing items. KocharTex supply woolen "unwanted url" to all leading apparel exporters and garment manufacturers in India.

Good try Sam the Spam, you have been zapped.

M

Been lent the Simon Garfield book and noticed acouple of pics I had never seen before, one of which is this. I'm sure all the Bill's know it like the back of their hands but it's strange how a prototype seems to have made it into print. Look at the detail and you can see what I mean

Waht a great spot the difference competition!

One go each, I'll start with. . . .

The steering column shroud.

Mark F

mk1 wrote:Waht a great spot the difference competition!

One go each, I'll start with. . . .

The steering column shroud.

Mark F

It's lunchtime, so i'll have a go..

- Door Pull String
- Sliding window catch appears to run along of the inner door panel
- Sliding window glass seal is on front glass instead of the rear one
- Lower door seal has carpet on exterior side
- Door kick plate has light (white?) edging strip
- Speedo panel section does not run all the way to the rubber door seal

Its only got one door.........

KocharTex wrote:It can be used in constructing clothes like womens dress, Jackets, Skirts and...

trousers by Hackett. There's even a 'mini' variant...?!
http://goo.gl/hjt2Vu