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Tbh im not sure , i believe they remanufacture materials to original spec.
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Does this material come with a foam backing or is it just the material?
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Depends on which material it is , i can ask.
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mid england retrims wrote:Depends on which material it is , i can ask.
Thanks. I'll try emailing them and see if they respond.

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What a goldmine! Opens all sorts of possibilities...
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They may not reply as they are trade only. If you have no luck , let me know the number of the material and i will email them for you , i have an account.
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mid england retrims wrote:Tbh im not sure , i believe they remanufacture materials to original spec.
Any chance you could find out? We can't be the only people who would like some fabric for a Westy like ours. I understand the seat material in particular was very susceptible to wear. Thanks.
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clift_d wrote:mid england retrims wrote:Tbh im not sure , i believe they remanufacture materials to original spec.
Any chance you could find out? We can't be the only people who would like some fabric for a Westy like ours. I understand the seat material in particular was very susceptible to wear. Thanks.
I will email them today bud and report back

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mid england retrims wrote:I will email them today bud and report back
Great. Thanks for that.
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Ok, had a reply back and its bad news , that joker material is no longer available , theres no future plans to reproduce it either , not enough demand to warrant it. Sorry guys.
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Upholstery material
That's a shame.
I wonder whether they'd reconsider if sufficient demand could be demonstrated- for example a minimum batch as a group buy, and what sort of quantity that would need to be? Having said that you'd probably need to have distributors like Günzl or GoWesty on board to make it work.
Thanks for taking the time to make those enquiries.
I wonder whether they'd reconsider if sufficient demand could be demonstrated- for example a minimum batch as a group buy, and what sort of quantity that would need to be? Having said that you'd probably need to have distributors like Günzl or GoWesty on board to make it work.
Thanks for taking the time to make those enquiries.
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mid england retrims wrote:They may not reply as they are trade only. If you have no luck , let me know the number of the material and i will email them for you , i have an account.
They did reply but said trade only.

They have some great stuff but think I will go for cheaper material.
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Ended up buying mine off E-bay. I searched for "10m upholstery fabric" and there were loads of different types available, though obviously they're not all suitable for camper seats/beds. I needed 10m because I was doing both the top and bottom mattress covers, but if you don't need that much there's probably even more choice. Good price too. Now to get them made up. Using Totally Trimmed in Bournemouth.
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tforturton wrote:Ended up buying mine off E-bay. I searched for "10m upholstery fabric" and there were loads of different types available, though obviously they're not all suitable for camper seats/beds. I needed 10m because I was doing both the top and bottom mattress covers, but if you don't need that much there's probably even more choice. Good price too. Now to get them made up. Using Totally Trimmed in Bournemouth.
Could you post the ebay link?
Would be good to see some pics when theyre done too!

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Re: Upholstery material
Hi, have you tried Maltrim? They had some old stock they were selling off a while ago that may be suitable plus its all auto upholstery grade. 
