Private clients · Cars

For the car worth the trouble.

Seat retrims, headlinings and bespoke detailing — for classics, restorations and modern cars that deserve better than they came with.

Not every car is worth retrimming, and we’ll be the first to tell you so. The ones that are — a classic mid-restoration, a modern car worn through in the usual places, a project that wants something the factory never offered — are exactly the cars we enjoy.

A car interior is unforgiving work. The eye sits close, the panels are tight and curved, and a retrim that’s nearly right looks wrong. So we pattern carefully and finish by hand, in full-grain hide, Alcantara or correct-period cloth.

Done properly, a retrim reads as part of the car rather than an afterthought bolted into it — which, on something you’ve put real time and money into, is the only standard worth paying for.

A retrim should read as part of the car — never an afterthought bolted in.

Why owners come to us.

The reasons people choose a workshop like ours over a forecourt option or a cheaper trade fit.

 

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For cars worth doing

We’re honest about which cars justify a retrim. When yours does, you get full attention and a finish that respects what you’ve put into it.

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Patterned for a close eye

A car interior is seen from inches away. We pattern tight, curved panels carefully and finish by hand, because ‘nearly right’ is exactly what gives cheap work away.

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Period-correct or thoroughly modern

Restoring a classic? We’ll source correct-period cloth and detailing. Modernising a daily? Hide and Alcantara, your way. We work to the car, not a house style.

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Real materials, real stitching

Full-grain hide, Alcantara, correct piping and stitch — cut on our own machines and sewn by hand, so the interior feels of the car rather than added to it.

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One workshop, accountable

The person who patterns it trims it and stands behind it. On a car you care about, that single point of responsibility matters.

What a commission includes.

A typical interior covers most or all of the below — we’ll tailor the exact scope to your vehicle and budget.

Seat retrims

Front and rear, in hide, Alcantara or period cloth.

Headlinings

Re-covered or rebuilt where they've sagged or stained.

Door cards & panels

Re-trimmed to match the seats and the car.

Classic & restoration

Sympathetic, correct-period trim for cars being brought back.

Carpets & mats

Bound and fitted to finish the interior properly.

Bespoke detailing

Contrast stitching, piping and finishes to your spec.

Foam & bolster repair

Rebuilt seats that have lost their shape.

Steering wheels & smaller trim

Retrimmed to tie the interior together.

Materials that suit it.

A car interior is seen up close and used hard, so we work in materials that look the part inches from the eye and wear well for years.

Full-grain hide

Alcantara

Period cloth

Correct-period for a classic, or something altogether more modern for a daily — we work to the car in front of us, not a house style.

How it works.

From first call to the day it’s back with you — unhurried, and clear at every step.

STEP ONE
The first conversation

Tell us about the vehicle and how you actually use it. A few photos help; a clear opinion helps more. There's no charge and no obligation — just a straight talk about what's possible.

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STEP TWO
Design & drawings
We work up the layout and the look with you — what changes, what stays, where the detail goes. Nothing moves forward until you can picture the finished thing.
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STEP THREE
Materials in your hands

We put samples in front of you to see and feel in the light of your own vehicle. Nothing is ordered, and nothing is cut, until you're sure.

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STEP FOUR
Built in our workshop

Foam and panels cut in-house on our own machines, upholstered, stitched and trimmed by the same hands throughout. This is where the standard is set.

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STEP FOUR
STEP FIVE
Fitted & guaranteed

Delivered or fitted to the date we agreed at the start — not a vague promise — and guaranteed against our workmanship once it's yours.

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STEP FIVE

What it costs.

We don’t publish fixed prices, and we’re suspicious of anyone in bespoke work who does. No two commissions are the same, and a ‘from’ figure tells you nothing useful. What you get instead is an honest, itemised quote once we’ve seen the vehicle and understood the brief — and no surprises after it.

Scope.

A single seat or a complete interior; a refresh in new cloth or a full redesign from the frame up.

Materials.

Leather and Alcantara sit above fine wools and weaves, which sit above hard-wearing technical cloth. We show you options at every level and let you decide.

Complexity.

Curved panels, deep buttoning, piping and one-off detailing all take longer to pattern and build than flat, simple work.

Condition.

Sound frames and foam cost less to work with than tired ones that need rebuilding before we can even start.

Fitting.

Whether you fit it yourself or we do it for you, and how far the vehicle is from the workshop.

Timing.

A standard lead time costs less than a job squeezed in around a show, a sale or a trip you can't move.

A few we've done

Questions, answered.

Sometimes the honest answer is no, and we’ll tell you. When it’s a classic, a restoration or a car you intend to keep, a proper retrim is usually well worth it — send photos and we’ll give you a straight view.

For classics and restorations we source correct-period cloth, leather and detailing wherever it exists, so the interior reads as it should rather than as a modern guess.

Either — seats, headlining, door cards, carpets and detailing, or a single element. We’ll happily do as much or as little as the car needs.

It depends on scope, but most private commissions run from a couple of weeks to a few, once materials are in. You’ll have a firm date before we start — we plan the work around your calendar, not the other way round.

Both happen. For many jobs we’ll see the vehicle once at the start and once at the end; for others we keep it here while we work. Consultations are by appointment so you get our proper attention.

Yes — we arrange collection and delivery across the UK, and we’ll factor it into your quote so there’s nothing to work out later.

Every commission is guaranteed against our workmanship. If something isn’t right, we put it right. The same hands that built it are the ones who’ll stand behind it.

Send a few photos and a sense of what you’re after, or book a visit. We’ll come back with honest options and a clear, itemised price — no pressure, and no one will chase you.

Thinking about yours?

Send a few photos and a sense of what you’re after. We’ll tell you honestly what’s possible, and what it’ll cost — no pressure, and no one will chase you.