P38 canvas seat covers

**DT-P38** · 15th June 2011, 09:14 PM

Hi again,

Finally we have some good news with manufacture of P38 Canvas Seat Covers!

I recently had a chat with ProTech upholstering in Melton, just West of Melbourne. They are a well established business with a strong background in automotive interiors and specifically seating. They have done numerous show and custom cars and are currently consulting on the seat and interiors for the 2014 HSV commodore range. And importantly, they are keen and ready to tackle P38's!

The key discussion points were...

1. ProTech can disassemble (sniffle, sob!) my brand new "factory" tailored covers and make a template to in turn do a production run from. FYI, the Factory accessory covers are considered Very Good to Excellent as far as design, cut and fit is concerned.
2. Additional pockets on head rests, arm rests, seat base fronts and upper front seat backs will be added as requested.
3. The material recommended by ProTech is a 6-8oz canvas similar to the type used for boat covers and bimini's. It's medium weight, strong, hard wearing but not stiff, abrasive and prone to shrinkage like some of the heavier canvas used on other covers.
4. There are approx. 12 colors to choose from. This includes P38 sympathetic light grey, dark grey, black, biege, and dark green (similar to BRG). Reds, blues and some others are avail. too.

Approx. sell estimate at this point is $390 Fronts and $780 front and rear. This is VERY competitive when stacked against the pricing of 4wd industry benchmark MSA Canvas Products (who do not do P38 covers). These will be very professional quality covers, NOT sloppy Aldi specials. For that money you get:

- Covers for all seats, headrests and fold down armrests.
- Aligned Velcro access to factory front seat back pockets.
- Additional map/kids stuff pockets above velcro on front seat backs.
- Covers for both head rests and arm rests including additional pockets for phones, torches, tyre guages & other stuff.
- Color(s) of your choice.

Sooooo... the ProTech guys would like a minimum of 10 front sets in the first batch to get going. Hopefully some people will want rears too, but they are not deemed as vital to "start up" numbers at this stage. I will be taking the first full set, RovinRangie the second and Paul at Hard Range is after 2 sets. Also, Troy wants some fronts (assumes pricing above is OK?).

The big question is... who else wants in? And more importantly, any questions or queries? PM your tentative order details to me, and just reply here with queries so everyone can see them.

HooRoo, Dave.

**DT-P38** · 5th July 2011, 06:28 PM

Hi, Just a quick last minute call on wether this little job will happen or not! Upfront, be confident I have no financial interest in it, just connecting some dot's because I wouldn't mind a set myself.

Anyway, we have interest/orders for 5 fronts (and a few rears) but this doesn't hit the batch target of 10. I am ok to cover a couple knowing that once they are made (and seen fitted to a P38) that they will probably sell reasonably quickly. However, I am not in a position at the moment to wing it on 5 extra's.

SOOOOO... if you are in, just reply here or PM me if you want to stay a bit quieter about it.

I will let it float another week and if it's a "no go" just call it a "no prob's, had a crack" experience. Alternativley, I will contact the manufacurer and get them going.

Hoo-roo, Dave

**PaulP38a** · 6th July 2011, 10:39 PM

Thanks for forging ahead with this Dave. I am surprised that more people aren't jumping on board. The price seems pretty fair to me to protect the leather or cloth seats.
Now that my better half has decided to keep the black Rangie for herself and her Boxer, good protection for the near perfect rear leather seats is essential.
My blue Hard Rangie has cloth seats that look a bit ordinary, so any decent coverings will improve the look of that.

One thing though, the front covers will need to be compatible with the SRS air bags in the sides of the seats on 99+ models like mine. If this crowd is already dealing with modern vehicles that should not be an issue, as they will build in the sacrificial seam on the sides.

Cheers
Paul.

**DT-P38** · 8th July 2011, 10:52 PM

Air bag requirements will be covered.

**DT-P38** · 29th July 2011, 11:11 AM

Well its been 3 weeks (bloody bathroom reno!) since last chance offer and due to lack of numbers I will be letting this one go 'through to the keeper'.

FWIW, IMO those that were interested should try keeping eyes out on ebay.uk.co for second hand sets (or new if your lucky) of the LR genuine ones. Will post links if I see any.

Gonna put mine on for the first time tomorrow!

**rangerdanger** · 29th July 2011, 03:31 PM

Thanks Dave for all the effort. Shame it couldn't fly. Looks like I'll be keeping a watchful eye on ebay UK

Any chance of posting some photos of the genuines, once fitted?

Troy N

**DT-P38** · 31st July 2011, 01:45 AM

Will do

**Reads90** · 31st July 2011, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by rangerdanger

I'm only after front seats. The OEM ones would be a good template if there was an easy way of getting a pattern done up.

I tried ebay UK and there are a few businesses selling aftermarket canvas sets, but none will ship outside UK.

Troy N

Hi
I just got a set of RRC covers and they were only Uk postage but when I asked if they could ship to Aus they said yeah but the postage would cost me as much as the covers which was not a problem if I was willing to pay

So they are on their way

Ali

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