by "Rocco Toma" <rocco.toma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 28, 2008 at 06:34 PM
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"Rusty" <reinarson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to help me locate the
> correct Beige houndstooth fabric that was used on the 1977-1980
> triumph spitfires.
>
> I've seen the seat covers that are made by Newton Commercial and the
> houndstooth fabric is a perfect match. Only thing is the beige vinyl
> is a very bad match. Please see picture:
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~reinarson/seat.jpg
>
> It seems that all of the suppliers like Rimmer Bros, Moss Motors,
> British Victoria all sell the Newton Commercial kits. I purchased a
> set from Moss and I was disappointed that the beige vinyl did not
> match at all as you can see in the picture. The cloth houndstooth seat
> panels are a perfect match though.
>
> My spitfire only has 14,000 miles and the only part of the seat that
> needs replacement is the houndstooth seat panels. I thought I would
> try contacting Newton Commercial to see if they would sell me a couple
> of yards of their fabric and I would have a local trimmer sew in new
> panels for me.
>
> The response from Newton is that they won't sell the just the fabric
> to a retail customer. All they offered to do is sell me another set of
> their poorly matched seat covers.
>
> I was wondering if anyone in this group knows how I could locate some
> of this material?
>
> Best Regards, Rusty
