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#1 ·
Before the 110 left for the docks I had a pair of britpart seat retrim kits stowed in the back along with a set of seat heaters. I finally got around to finishing them tonight and honestly couldn't be happier. They fit well, look good and were relatively easy to fit. First seat took 2 hours, second 45 minutes. With the new foam they feel great, and the black is a marked improvement over the brown twill. I couldn't find a source for retrim kits for the middle row seats, but got matching fabric to the fronts and will make up new panels to fit.
 

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Very cool, hope to do this soon when Stephen gets mine in stock. Did you watch the videos on the website or just did it on your own? Any pointers?
 
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I watched the exmoor video and the included DVD from britpart. The kits were close to the same with 2 exceptions:the exmoor kit uses the same fittings as OEM to secure the middle of the back seat. To the frame while the britpart uses a much more primitive system which works fine but lacks elegance. The important difference is that the exmoor kit has fabric matched trim adhered to the sides of the seat base foam while the britpart foam doesn't. Which means that once the base is I stalled you'd see the white foam around the underside of the frame. I sourced matching material and adhered it to the foam to make a more finished result.

As for tips, the only thing that diverged from the videos was to inset the head rest as you roll the seat back squab down to help orient the squab on the foam. Otherwise it's straightforward, follow the video and work VERY fast with the glue, you get one shot.
 
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Thanks guys. The trim I got is called XS 1-2 Leather (has leather on the outside and back, and the middle is a different almost mesh-type material). I bought everything from Stephen at Safari HP: http://www.safarihp-trim.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=3

The stuff is called XS Blank Rack towards the bottom of that page. I'll have to start my own project thread and post pics of the "finished" interior... it looks great. Sorry to jump over your thread, Tony.

-Mike