[V8] Black interiors? Pimp My V8

Thu Feb 5 09:26:32 PST 2009

I think you could have all this and more Roger.  Just send your story to
Speed Channel.  

Personally I think the late model comfort seats are the least comfortable
seats ever put in the V8.  Not only do you have a flaccid headrest that is
set too far back to be used in any sort of day-to-day comfort manner, the
shape of the seats themselves is such that I don't sit in them I sit _on_
them.  They seem to have taken on sort of a minimalist thing, reminding me
of the seats in my Mom's long-ago 85 Honda Accord in which the seats were
just plain miniatures when compared to the average American body.

So far, the urS-car seats are the absolute tops in comfort.  My type 44
sports seats in the 5spd and the Avant are okay, probably would be better
with new foam.

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Roger Woodbury
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:28 AM
> To: 'Ingo Rautenberg'
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Black interiors?
> 
> 
> I dunno.  I have never gone to a shop to actually see what a 
> new interior would cost.  There are a few shops in New 
> England that can do first class work, but what they would 
> cost today is an unknown...even if most of them are still in business.
> 
> But if the cost was at all close and I was trying to do a 
> restoration on one of these cars, I would rather have a 
> completely new interior rather than buy a used one not 
> knowing exactly what it would look like until I opened the 
> mystery boxes from Europe.
> 
> Then there is the other question of whether of not you would 
> even use the same seats at all.  I have a fantasy of buying a 
> V8 and pulling the engine to do a complete, "out of body 
> experience" engine reseal, fixing all the things that you 
> might as well do since "we're in there anyway".  While the 
> engine was out, taking the carcass to the body shop for a 
> complete refinishing, and then installing the "new" interior. 
>  Since we're fantasizing, my new interior would use late 
> series comfort seats and the rear seats would be two comfort 
> seats also, set into a customized mounting platform.  The 
> result would be a true four passenger V8, with individual 
> front and rear seats.  I have NO idea what it might cost to 
> do this, nor where it could be done...southern California 
> someplace no doubt.  
> 
> The end result would be the ultimate V8 tourer, in as near 
> new condition as possible.  
> 
> I was just looking at V8's that are advertised for sale.  
> There are some pretty interesting cars floating around for 
> really small dollars that could be good candidates.  
> 
> Total cost might be around $25 grand, I'll bet.
> 
> Roger
> 
> Oh, yeah. And while were "in there" we'll yank out the old 
> analog phone. It's worthless, and that space in the armrest 
> will be where the humidor could go because I must be smoking 
> something strange to come up with this idea.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:52 AM
> To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Black interiors?
> 
> Roger,
> 
> I suggest you find a place specializing in doing this locally 
> and get  
> a quote. Leather prices may have come down a bit, but hide 
> costs were  
> through the roof even a few months ago.  I've got to think you'd be  
> looking at $1500 or more.  And I'm pretty sure you could get a  
> complete interior from Europe including shipping for less than that.  
> Just a guess.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Roger Woodbury wrote:
> 
> > Speaking of importing black interiors from European sources made me
> > wonder
> > if this would really make much sense.
> >
> > I wonder what it might cost to have the interior of an 
> existing car's 
> > interior recovered in something entirely new.  I wonder if 
> the cost of 
> > having it done, right down to the door panels and door and window
> > posts
> > might not end up being less expensive than importing 
> something that  
> > might or
> > might not prove to be really worth using.
> >
> > In the end, the interior would be entirely new.  It might even be
> > possible
> > to use completely different seats, assuming that one wanted 
> neither  
> > Audi
> > sport or comfort seats.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Roger
> >
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