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 LUFTMEISTER
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 posted on January 10th, 2011 at 05:57 AM |
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TMI or SEWFINE ?
A friend has recently received a TMI interior kit for his beetle. From the outside the cards look great, but when you flip them over I was
disappointed to see that they use MDF cards and they look like they had no moisture proofing coating and the staples looked like office paper type
staples? Does anyone use Masonite cards anymore. As you know we have been having a moisture control problem in QLD and his cards were starting to bow
just lying in the box waiting to fit. I cannot believe they would fit these to convertible models. I told him to cover the backs with a polyurethane
coating and to fit plastic to his doors. Anyone had problems with these products?
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 06:04 AM |
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get some clear lacquer and paint the inside no problems
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vlad01
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 07:27 AM |
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get sewfine. No. 1 quality. Might be 2-3 times the price but can't be beat.
tmi is sh1thouse.
check out sewfines website and some of their guides and you will see the materials they use. All their stuff is hand made too.
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 02:07 PM |
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I have no personal experience with either, but this guy seems to know what he's talking about :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01AS0wXRzcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCIgeleUqTE&feature=related
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 04:13 PM |
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Also what about "A-1" products?
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 06:43 PM |
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order of quality goes from crap to best is:
TMI
A-1
Sewfine
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| posted on January 10th, 2011 at 07:04 PM |
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I had TMI in my Type 3 for over 10 years with 2 young kids jumping on them as a daily driver
still good as new when i sold the cqar
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Mr Bubble Head
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| posted on January 11th, 2011 at 04:48 PM |
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Depends on your budget and what finish you want to achive out of the interior.
If you want cheap and cheerful go TMI if you have an early car and expensive resto go West Coast Classic.
Sewfine seem to be a better in between.
If your car is a 70's model TMI is fine.
recycle, restore, enjoy
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| posted on January 11th, 2011 at 04:56 PM |
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I'm very happy with my TMI seat covers and door cards in the type 3.
Dunno why someone would call it shit. Guess they know best 
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| posted on January 11th, 2011 at 05:24 PM |
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Dunno why someone would call it shit. Guess they know best
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Couldnt agree MORE my young kids used to jump on thesseats and bang the doors even learnt to drive in thesame car
the trim was still good and the day it was installed when i sold the car 10 plus years later
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