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Anybody use the Acme Auto brand from Hawk's? Did you like it?
It's interesting how they are up front in saying that the fabric will not match the original nor other manufacturers. I went to other places and, of course, they all say they are factory accurate.
I will be using the Blue Encore velour.
I found some references to Lethal Interiors but I discovered they don't make the high back covers any more. I was curious as to how much more expensive their covers were going to be. I was willing to pay more for a quality product.
I bought Hawk's interior about 20 years ago when I first redid the beechwood cloth in my 89. I was not impressed. Just looked cheap. -and of course, it was. Probably worth the cost honestly, but it wasn't quite what I was after. That being said, it served me well, and "most" people didn't know. The door panel material matched the seat exactly, which of course wasn't remotely close to OEM. Finally redid it all in 2018 from Princess at Lethal. I want to say it was about $2000, but it looked excellent!!! She WAS able to find the exact materials that GM used, however I chose houndstooth over the factory woven material.
I didn't pay close attention to the small photo at Hawk's. Not close. They are correct when they say, "Please note fabric/material & carpet are not OEM materials, they are reproductions velour’s, vinyl’s and carpet. They will not be 100% to the original material".
So now I'm thinking, besides being faded, I think the carpet and fabric are savable. I can make my own panel, maybe out of Coroplast, and figure how to dye/paint the fabric and carpet. I wonder if SEM has the same colors?
Originally Posted by 86blackiroc
Far as I know, there is not yet a manufacturer that offers factory correct seat covers and door panels?
Ok, I lucked out and found some used panels on eBay. Way better than mine. Even the top rails don't look bad. I already have some NOS, (I think they are), top rails if need them.
I may or may not try to recolor them as they don't look bad in the photos. The cardboard has a little bump on one of them and there is a wrinkle or two in the fabric. The local upholstery guy said wetting the cardboard with water and weighing it down sometimes gets good results. Worst case scenario, he could resew them back on new water-resistant board.
So, i re-did my 82 ta interior. I used hawks carpet. It was black so it was pretty easy color wise. It fit well but required work to make it just like every other carpet Ive installed. The door panels were a totally different deal. I couldn't find any door panel from any manufacture that was right. They were all missing stuff. Again, they were black so color wasn't an issue, but every thing else was. The trim, the inserts and the patterns were all way off. I ended up bringing my old/ugly door panels to a guy that makes interiors for really high end vehicles. He replicated my old panels perfectly. The metal trim from the stock panels was cleaned up and resprayed. They came out perfect. I really happy them. But!!!! They were expensive. I payed 1200. The closest panels i could find to the ones that were on my car initially were 600 and shipping was 250. So, i got what I payed for. Its too bad there isn't a better option. For what its worth, i searched for 5-6 months for panels prior to going the custom route.
