Dec 19 2012
Upholstery
Leather Seat Cover Kit Installations
From Mike Daniels:
I would like to thank those club members who replied to my request for advice on car seat upholsterers.
I checked out a couple of the most popular but eventually settled for “Wael’s Upholstery”, based on the experience of a very satisfied club member.
Wael Aun, the owner, is a recent Syrian Immigrant; a very experienced master craftsman upholsterer now working hard to establish a business in Canada, so he was a worthy choice.
(Co-incidentally this Monday’s Ottawa Citizen featured a front page an article on him and his family.)
I had him install the Moss leather seat kits that I had bought for my ’66 MGB.
He did an excellent job, especially given that the Moss kits are not the most expensive on the market.
His price was very competitive and the workmanship and attention to detail was better than other samples I had seen.
He is at 2552A Sheffield Road; Phone # (613) 712-1046; email waeel870854@gmail.com
Mike
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Soft Top Installations
From Andrew McCue:
I highly recommend Cam at Navan Auto Glass and Upholstery for the installation of soft tops for your MG.
This is the third top I've had installed professionally and is by far the neatest, cleanest and best fitting installation to date.
There are not a lot of places to choose from that can or will do our tops.
Cam came recommended by 2 places that installed tops but not for MG's.
I found Cam was very knowledgeable, providing valuable erection, storage, care and maintenance instructions for the top.
It appears to be a one person operation with access to a bay on Canotek Road.
I provided the top and Cam installed it for $260 total.
This may be high but worth the price to have it done right.
Navan Auto
(613) 867-2183
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Seat Covers
From Mike Price:
I bought a seat cover set from these people (link below) and so far am quite impressed. Perhaps club members would be interested in this link below. I saved over $100 on a kit for my B, delivered to my door.
http://www.mirrortrim.co.uk/
The order is shipped from the UK. I paid by Paypal in Cdn. dollars. Shipping by UPS was about $60 and duty and HST about $30 each. My total all in was about $375 while the OEM for my B is about $400 from VB or Moss without shipping and HST. My kit is a variation on OEM, which I prefer, while others are OEM. It arrived in good condition and appears to be of good quality.
Mike
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Lee's Upholstery
142 Oakridge Blvd, Nepean
613-225-0316
This business was formerly in Westboro but moved to a garage at home site.
I suggest you call before going to the new shop.
Good work and reasonably priced.
From Terry Haines:
On the recommendation of another club member, this spring I took the car to Mr. Hao Ly and explained the problem experienced with Blue Tent. He said he understood the problem and would try to repair the damage. He called me the next day to say that the wooden header was badly deteriorated and had rotted away in some places and could not understand why the man who had done the work originally had not called to tell me that a new header was required. He did manage to fix the top sufficiently for me to go on Cheepo-Cheapo to Brandon and I ordered a new header bar before leaving. On arrival back in Ottawa I took the new bar to Mr Ly and he installed it correctly with the flap over the top of the windshield. It cost me to have additional work done, but at least the top is on the way it is supposed to be.
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