North American Turbocoupe Organization



interior refurbish
gmaibach Offline
Senior Member
#1
i have a red cloth interior and its rough... is has burn marks but not holes and can i get new oem covers anywhere or even oem leather covers
1988 Turbo Coupe 5 speed Red with Red cloth interior, K&N cone filter, Ported IHI turbo, ATR Header ported, Manual Boost Controller at 18 psi.

2013 Focus ST 2.0 Turbo, Buschur green filter, OCD Speed axle back exhaust.
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TCx2 Offline
Senior Member
#2
Unless you just "stumble" across some new OEM covers sitting forgotten someplace, they are out of production. Never say never as different new OEM parts surface from time to time.

I've had some success with buying used upholstery and having my local upholstery shop graft the used material into my seats. The lower portion of the rear seat is often a good candidate as it is protected from sunfade.

Your other option is to have a good upholstery shop make new upholstery covers using the originals as a pattern. They won't be 100% original but it will be the best you can do.
Kevin
TCx2
67 Green Ford Fairlane 428CJ 5spd
89 Fiji Blue Chrysler Conquest
03 Mercury Marauder "Supercharged"
03 Ford Excursion(King of the SUVs)
04 Mustang Cobra - Screaming Yellow
10 Challenger R/T "Supercharged"
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zbird Offline
Posting Freak
#3
Having the pattern and material type is key to getting a good end product. Most good Upholstery shops can replicate the original look but it ain't cheap if done right. They also will redo the foam on the drivers seat bottom that always is worn on these cars.
Dom Z
88 T/C med grey. 140 MPH Speedo, Kirban FPR, Gillis valve,Tripminder, K&N.
87 T/C Silver, Auto (project Daily driver)
99 F150 4x4
14 Ford Escape 2.0L Turbo
IF YOU DRIVE A FORD YOU DON'T NEED A GOODWRENCH!!
88 T/C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZihO_D1FLCE
87 Silver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVU5axnb...ature=plcp
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Ballman Offline
Senior Member
#4
True , I did find OEM cloth for my 90SC in Black , but after paying for that and labor at the shop my rear fold down seat was at 800 bucks. Not cheap at all but looks great . yes try finding a good back seat and use the material for the front seats . I too did that and have good material around just in case something happens to the other cars . I dont have any Red or i could help ya, sorry . D.Wilder
DW
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gmaibach Offline
Senior Member
#5
every tc in a junkyard around here is already gutted down to the frame
1988 Turbo Coupe 5 speed Red with Red cloth interior, K&N cone filter, Ported IHI turbo, ATR Header ported, Manual Boost Controller at 18 psi.

2013 Focus ST 2.0 Turbo, Buschur green filter, OCD Speed axle back exhaust.
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TCx2 Offline
Senior Member
#6
Keep an eye on folks stripping out cars here. Of course you take chances buying sight unseen.
Kevin
TCx2
67 Green Ford Fairlane 428CJ 5spd
89 Fiji Blue Chrysler Conquest
03 Mercury Marauder "Supercharged"
03 Ford Excursion(King of the SUVs)
04 Mustang Cobra - Screaming Yellow
10 Challenger R/T "Supercharged"
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Protowrxs Offline
Member
#7
Just an FYI but I ended up using some of the Duplicolor 'paint' on my faded cloth interior and am really happy with the results for the investment.

Obviously it will not remove burn marks but it did at least make them the same color as the seat and covered up the black piping where it was worn out.

I used the HVP107 'Deep Red' color on mine, did a few light coats and then broke it back down by rubbing it down.

Just an idea...
-Stephen
http://www.StephenNolen.net
'88 TC/5spd/Gillis/Tripminder/stock being resurrected
'85 SVO Mustang
'69 Mustang 347/TKO in progress
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87TurboBobby Offline
Senior Member
#8
Check out the vendors section. A company called Davis Seat Cover. I'm pretty sure you can get repo interior stuff from them for the TCs.
Bobby
90 Mustang GT Vert.
95 Mustang Vert
04 F150 Heritage
92 Chevy Silverado
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gmaibach Offline
Senior Member
#9
Quote:Originally posted by Protowrxs:
Just an FYI but I ended up using some of the Duplicolor 'paint' on my faded cloth interior and am really happy with the results for the investment.

Obviously it will not remove burn marks but it did at least make them the same color as the seat and covered up the black piping where it was worn out.

I used the HVP107 'Deep Red' color on mine, did a few light coats and then broke it back down by rubbing it down.

Just an idea...
-Stephen
is it a cloth paint and does it feel like it has been painted
1988 Turbo Coupe 5 speed Red with Red cloth interior, K&N cone filter, Ported IHI turbo, ATR Header ported, Manual Boost Controller at 18 psi.

2013 Focus ST 2.0 Turbo, Buschur green filter, OCD Speed axle back exhaust.
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Protowrxs Offline
Member
#10
Quote:is it a cloth paint and does it feel like it has been painted [/QB]
Yes, it is the fabric/plastic paint. I would imagine that if you sprayed it on real heavy it would feel painted. I hit it with a few light coats let it dry, scuffed it up with my hand, and then a few more light coats and a scuffing. Just rubbed my hand on it firmly back and forth on the sides/rear where it needed to feel smoother.

It does feel different than the soft and smooth original but if you break it up it is not hard to the touch.

May not be what you want but mine was badly faded (orange looking) on the sides and the rear top and it looks much better now. Personally I can live with it since there is no way this car is going to look brand new again and I need to fund my 69 Stang better instead of the TC for now.

-Stephen
http://www.StephenNolen.net
'88 TC/5spd/Gillis/Tripminder/stock being resurrected
'85 SVO Mustang
'69 Mustang 347/TKO in progress
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