I didnāt really note how long it took total, but the front seats alone were an entire weekend, probably 14-16 hours over two days. The MGV is gone, I used the original upholstery as a pattern for my leather.
Yes, Iāve been doing automotive upholstery for a little over 5 years. We do a lot of Katzkin installs as well, but I have experience doing custom upholstery on classic cars, boats and RVs.
It is possible to wrap it all, just huge amount of work involved. There was one Bronco at SEMA where they wrapped every interior piece in leather. A lot of time to pattern and sew that all to make it contour to the panels.
@jasonkosi ..... That looks Friggin' Awesome my friend!!! I am glad you did my dash and doors. It helped you figure it out for yours. You did a great job, and can't wait to see it in person.
Don't show it to @Darcyjs14 or you'll be doing his next, and just to let you know..... he has a Braptor now......
Let me know when you are ready for the table...... See ya soon.
Looks G R E A T!Ever since I first got my Bronco, Iāve been contemplating doing a full custom interior in it. As much as I love the MGV in the Black Diamond, I wanted to do something truly one of a kind. So after going back and forth on a few different designs I finally made up my mind and got to work making an idea into reality.
I seriously cannot wait for warmer weather to come. This thing is gonna be drop dead sexy with the roof off.
Im sure everybody is familiar with this pre-production interior that Ford never ended up offering:
I too fell in love with it, as Iāve always been a fan of distressed leather and the kind of retro/western styled interiors from King Ranches and Laramies.
I took much inspiration from this design, as the photos will show, but added my own flair to it. For the inserts I did something a little different with the quilting, rather than going with diamonds as is common, I simply utilized a square design which I think gives it a more retro look.
Door panels, center console, and dash were all done in the same distressed leather. Every piece was cut and sewn by hand, and every piece is made from 100% top grain leather. So without further ado:
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I seriously cannot wait for warmer weather to come. This thing is gonna be drop dead sexy with the roof off.
Yes, by hand with a machine. Lol. Trickiest part was probably the inserts, since I had to lay out the pattern first before stitching it. Thatās where one of them fancy CNC machines would be nice to have but theyāre big $$$. With some patience and skill you can get away with just using a regular sewing machine, hereās some double diamonds I did for a Ford console:When you say sewn by hand, I assume you mean with an industrial sewing machine?
Ya know... With your setup, BRaptor ain't looking all that bad. I'm sure a bit better off road due to factory components, but you've got the look...
I still have a little bit of leather left over. Might have to look into wrapping mine. Not sure how it comes apart.
