Mike,
I need new seat uphostery for my citabria and I'm thinking about redoing
the rest of the interior. As it turns out, Airtext is located near me.
I called them last week and asked if I could stop by. They said sure.
Those folks were great. I got a mini tour of the shop. They showed
me all kinds of fabric and colors. I, like you, felt like I was taking
them away from their work but they really took their time. They even
showed me how to clean vinyl. They use a solvent in combination with a
specific spray cleaner, 409 or fantastic.

Right now I'm debating which colors to go with and whether or not to do
the whole thing. I'm also thinking about replacing the headliner.

Good luck with your upgrade.

Dave
68 7ECA

Mike Spera wrote:
O.K. I have threatened to redo the Cherokee's interior for several years
and I am FINALLY going to actually pull the trigger. I had written
previously about my hesitation to go the Airtex route, along with my
equal hesitation to spend $6k+ (and wait several weeks/months) for the
custom job at an "airplane" shop. I checked out a local independent
person who has done some work on the field that I liked. Everyone raved
about how the price was WAY less than Airtex.

A premium material Airtex job (seats, side panels, and carpet), with new
front seat foam&suspension canvas, hat shelf carpet, and a couple extra
yards of material/carpet is going to be around $2700. The local quoted
me $5K!!! Gulp! Not for a plane worth $35k.

Anyway, I looked over the Airtex photos again and called them to ask
some questions. The order person answering the phone knew most of the
answers right off,including my concerns about colors and materials). She
then gave me the number to the shop. The person there knew exactly what
I was concerned with and took his time to fully answer my questions. I
kept asking if I was taking him away from his job. He reminded me that
they were in the DIY business and taking calls like mine were precisely
what they were supposed to do. So, they do sell replacement foam build
ups (multiple layers of different densities) that were precut and shaped
to drop right in... $75 for each front seat. They also sell the
suspension canvas and he gave me the method they use (and glue type they
use) to install it. The back seats just need foam slabs and he said they
could sell it to me, but i would be better off getting it locally (less
cost and no shipping of bulky material). I did consider the auto/boat
shop route, but the thought of getting the whole thing in a box, with
burn certs, already mounted on NEW wall panels (mine are a mess), and
new foam has won me over.

I will report on the results and take before and after pictures.

Mike

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