OEM upholstery

grkrze · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:39 am **Posts:** 34

Got a quote from FW for new cockpit upholstery for my 1999 268. Includes "skins" (vinyl only) for helm seat, side panels, and aft U seating. Quote was approx $1500 for all. Has anyone gone this route?
Thanks

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:52 pm

I didn't know that was even an option and seems like a steal at 1500.00

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:18 pm

grkrze wrote:

Got a quote from FW for new cockpit upholstery for my 1999 268. Includes "skins" (vinyl only) for helm seat, side panels, and aft U seating. Quote was approx $1500 for all. Has anyone gone this route?
Thanks

That sounds like a great price to me. I actually called my vinyl guy today and was going to drop off all of the vinyl pieces to my 2000 298V and was prepared to pay $3,000+ for vinyl only. Glad I didn't make it by there today and saw this thread. Is that just labor or did that include materials too? Seems kind of low so hopefully others will chime in.

grkrze · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:39 am **Posts:** 34

Quote was for vinyl only. No labor.

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:10 am

grkrze wrote:

Quote was for vinyl only. No labor.

Damn! That boat is either bigger than I thought or you are getting the good stuff. How much a yard and how many yards of vinyl is he estimating?

alex8q4 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:11 am

Is the quote your received for Skins or just Vinyl?

grkrze · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:39 am **Posts:** 34

Skins

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:37 pm

It is time for me to bow out of this thread because I don't even know what in the f*** skins are! :lol:

alex8q4 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:22 pm

When you buy a skin you are getting the vinyl already stitched into a seat cover.

This is a big part of the labour cost when getting a guy to re-do your upholstery. Typically he would remove your vinyl seat covers, unstitch them neatly. The individual pieces are used as templates to cut new. The new sections are stitched into seat covers (skins) and they are reinstalled on the foam and seat.

If you really can get the skins for $1,500, you could strip your seats yourself and have the upholsterer simply install the skins. Should save money by cutting down significantly on his labour.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:17 am

that is a good price. Wish they had factory 1993 interior available for that $$

grkrze · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:39 am **Posts:** 34

They're made in-house by FW based on your HIN. I had all new glass, side curtains, and aft curtain made to spec on my '99 268 For $1k. I was very surprised they could do this for a '99 at such a good price. Can't hurt to ask if they could do same for '93...

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:45 pm

grkrze wrote:

They're made in-house by FW based on your HIN. I had all new glass, side curtains, and aft curtain made to spec on my '99 268 For $1k. I was very surprised they could do this for a '99 at such a good price. Can't hurt to ask if they could do same for '93...

Who do you call, a dealer?

grkrze · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:39 am **Posts:** 34

I initially emailed customer service at FW and they forwarded request to dealer. Now I email dealer directly ( Skipper Buds in Marblehead, OH has been very helpful). They ship items directly to you.

97_245_sd · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:29 pm

I ordered a new cockpit cover for our old Sundowner from Four Winns thru the dealer before we sold it. I was surprised how reasonable it was.

www.iFourWinns.com

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