Seat Material

[84HAGN]

Any body got some close up pics of the seat and door cloth out of a 84 GN
I got some from Brian at GBody and it doent match my seat and door cloth
This is the second time I have got cloth first was from a company out it oregon and it was excactly the same as what Brian sent me I am beginning to wonder if the previous own had the entire interior of my car redone
Thanks
Mike

 

[Jerryl]

Some good pics in this thread.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/ho...-tech/33337-1984-buick-gn-interior-paint.html

 

[84HAGN]

Pics

Well heres what I got I took some pics of the Material I got along side
of the seats as you can see the pattern is different
Has anybody seen this pattern before?

 

[Dwayne]

You would be hard pressed to find an exact match....Hell, GM couldn't do it year to year either. I have an 86 blue interior, my dad has an 85 blue interior, and a friend of mine has an 86 blue interior and they are all different in texture, pattern design, and shade of blue. Although the differences are minor, they are definitely not the same. You can really tell it if we park side by side.......good luck in your search.

 

[Jerryl]

I had a sample of the seat material send to me by conn84gn a while back (Thanks again!) The sample is the exact same as the "new material" you got.
I am not sure if my interior is faded and worn, but it is different (Just like you are seeing)

I plan on (some day) re-doing the complete interior, and no one will therefore ever know/see the difference.

 

[conn84gn]

The sample I sent Jerryl Was from the guy in Oregon.
$75.00 a yd in 2001 and it was a perfect match to my 84 GN interior
I had the four side panel on the seat replaced and you can't tell

 

[Jerryl]

The sample I sent Jerryl Was from the guy in Oregon.
$75.00 a yd in 2001 and it was a perfect match to my 84 GN interior
I had the four side panel on the seat replaced and you can't tell

That looks SWEET!
PM me the guy's contact info.

84HAGN,
Maybe we can leverage our purchase??

 

[conn84gn]

I can't remember the address.
Maybe 84HAGN has it
I haven't done the upper door panels yet but I have enough fabric
Your right about the sun fade and wear,it does change the look
Also the Armrest was made by Jax seat covers and it's very close

 

[84HAGN]

Contact

Well I guess i will be redoing the entire interior as well
here is the contact info for the co that make the fabric
Mail: SMS Auto Fabrics
350 South Redwood St.
Canby, OR 97013


Phone: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00 (Pacific Time)
(503) 263-3535



Fax: (503) 263-3525


hope this helps everybody
Mike

 

[Jerryl]

Well I guess i will be redoing the entire interior as well
here is the contact info for the co that make the fabric
Mail: SMS Auto Fabrics
350 South Redwood St.
Canby, OR 97013


Phone: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00 (Pacific Time)
(503) 263-3535



Fax: (503) 263-3525


hope this helps everybody
Mike

Thanks for posting.
How many yards do you need for the COMPLETE interor, including door panels?

 

[TurboRegal84]

I just listed a bunch of seat material up on ebay:

Hopefully it will go to a TB.com member!

eBay Motors: 1984 Buick Grand National Lear Siegler Interior CLOTH! (item 330061244110 end time Dec-17-06 14:54:55 PST)

 

[Bweavy]

Well heres what I got I took some pics of the Material I got along side
of the seats as you can see the pattern is different
Has anybody seen this pattern before?

If you look on the material I sent you it is dated 84 on the back.
I'm wondering if it lost some shape due to the fact that it was pulled when being installed?

 

[Project TNX]

After going through a lot of interior samples in the recent weeks, I would say the new cloth looks like an 84's color and has that larger diamond pattern and the existing fabric on your car looks like the modern tighter patterned pewter Pallex.

 

[84HAGN]

Brian when i looked at the material it looks good just doesnt match my seats
so i cant really use it to patch the sides so i will have to find some other stuff to refinish them.
Theres no doubt that the material you sent me is for an 84 GN because I have seen others interior with it just think mine is an off the wall POS.
It certanly is a challange fixing up this gem when so little parts and support
are left for it.
If it wasnt for guys like you and a few others I think the 84 GN would end up
gone forever. Come to think of it thats probely why so many of them have either been parted out or changed over to the 85-87 interiorand drive train,
I dont think i will ever find a perfect match so i will look for something close
and redo the entire interior.Hopefully with something a little less expensive
the place in oregon SMS i think has the same material you sent me but they want 90.00 a yard for it .
Brian is it still alright to return the material I got from you.
Thanks

 

[tb3]

I know for a fact the int of my 84 gn has never been replaced, and it matches the stuff Brian sent you. (but you've already figured that out)

Brian, just a heads up. I'll be recovering my seats, upper door skins, and rear quarter cards probably by late summer of next year. hopefully you'll have some around. I'd buy the yardage I need right now, but my budget for this black money pit is at its limit for the next couple months.

 

[Bweavy]

Brian when i looked at the material it looks good just doesnt match my seats
so i cant really use it to patch the sides so i will have to find some other stuff to refinish them.
Theres no doubt that the material you sent me is for an 84 GN because I have seen others interior with it just think mine is an off the wall POS.
It certanly is a challange fixing up this gem when so little parts and support
are left for it.
If it wasnt for guys like you and a few others I think the 84 GN would end up
gone forever. Come to think of it thats probely why so many of them have either been parted out or changed over to the 85-87 interiorand drive train,
I dont think i will ever find a perfect match so i will look for something close
and redo the entire interior.Hopefully with something a little less expensive
the place in oregon SMS i think has the same material you sent me but they want 90.00 a yard for it .
Brian is it still alright to return the material I got from you.
Thanks

Mike of course you can return it. $90 a yard is a deal bud for the real stuff. I'm embarassed to tell you what I paid for that material!

Turbobuick2 Brian, just a heads up. I'll be recovering my seats, upper door skins, and rear quarter cards probably by late summer of next year. hopefully you'll have some around. I'd buy the yardage I need right now, but my budget for this black money pit is at its limit for the next couple months

If I can get Herb's off e-bay it will not be a problem.It is just getting tough to find. I have 5 sets or more of lier seats here I want to do but didn't want to waste the material on OK seats. Been saving the pieces to go around & save the nicer seats out there.

 

[TurboRegal84]

Brian,

I am sending you an E-mail with some better pics!

I have attached a picture of a piece of material I got from Brian a few years ago off of a T-Type with the Lear interior. The piece is on the left and the cloth that I have is on the right.

 

[84GNGary]

Brian when i looked at the material it looks good just doesnt match my seats
so i cant really use it to patch the sides so i will have to find some other stuff to refinish them.
Theres no doubt that the material you sent me is for an 84 GN because I have seen others interior with it just think mine is an off the wall POS.
It certanly is a challange fixing up this gem when so little parts and support
are left for it.
If it wasnt for guys like you and a few others I think the 84 GN would end up
gone forever. Come to think of it thats probely why so many of them have either been parted out or changed over to the 85-87 interiorand drive train,
I dont think i will ever find a perfect match so i will look for something close
and redo the entire interior.Hopefully with something a little less expensive
the place in oregon SMS i think has the same material you sent me but they want 90.00 a yard for it .
Brian is it still alright to return the material I got from you.
Thanks

Mike are you planning on attending the MAGNA meeting in Bensalem PA. on Saturday. I am planning on being there and my car has it's original interior for you to compare everything with.

 

[mybuick]

i went to jo an fabrics and i found the same patern but a shade darker... it is 2 yards and i got it for 8.00 it was discontinued. now i got to find the headliner material. nobody around me has it, they only have the grey 86-87 headliner material.

brian do you have just the material???

 

[tb3]

With all the colors and materials available for headliners, I doubt you'll have a problem with that. Go to any int. place, and they should have catalog after catalog of samples for you to look at. If your luck is like mine... they won't have the particular one you need in stock, or won't have enough to do the whole piece, and will have to order it I got a match that was so close to my original 84 gn headliner that I doubt the most careful trained eyes of some of the 84 interior gurus on this board would be able to tell.