H&H Custom Interiors

[Aitch]

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know about H&H Custom Interiors, a private business run by myself and Nick Hermann, based mainly in Scarborough. We are a proud new sponsor here at TM3.

We offer services including painting or recovering interior pieces, reupholstery, and custom fabrication for instrumentation and audio systems. We do our best to work one-on-one with each customer to ensure that the results meet or exceed your expectations for your interior. We work with both leather and ultrasuede, as well as almost any other material you can imagine in your car.

N.B. We do our best to keep costs down for those within the Mazda community - we\\\'re big fans of the cars the company produces, and thus also the people who drive them!

Here are a few pictures of my car, which will always be a work in progress - as both a showcase and testbed for our work! The material used was ultrasuede, and all of the silver and grey in the car has been changed to either black or chrome.

Door panels:
http://tinypic.com/9sgc42.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9sgide.jpg

Updated front doors:
http://tinypic.com/i1h0gp.jpg

Interior panels, and custom radio mount:
http://tinypic.com/9sgief.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9sgikk.jpg

Headliner:
http://tinypic.com/9sgili.jpg


Please feel free to contact me either by PM on TM3, email, or phone.

Steve Hayward
H&H Custom Interiors

h2customs@yahoo.ca, or thepepperman@yahoo.com
416-805-2502

[mEtH]

Hey I know that car. Glad to see yah aboard. Maybe i\'ll bug yah about blacking out my headliner down the road.

[Myk]

Steve got rid of the crappy factory fuzz on the top of my doors and put on some matt black perforated leather.

Totally love it!!!

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2358/dscn00409er.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn00409er.jpg)

[SABIO]

I want to know how you installed those aftermarket seats.. I got a Sparco I want to put in.

or maybe sell if I can\'t...

Let me know how you did it..

[TheProfessor]

Looks sharp....welcome to the board.

[Aitch]

Sabio,

I picked up the seats from a fellow Protege owner who already had the brackets from Wedge Engineering. So they bolted right in just like the stock ones. Unfortunately I\'m not a welder so I don\'t make my own brackets yet! However, we\'ll tackle most interior installation jobs.

[bubba1983]

that fab up job done to the HU looks perfect for what i want.....to mould a screen in there...hmmmmm ill have to keep you guys in mind.....

[Aitch]

I plan to come out to TM3 meets this year, so you guys can always check out the work in person.

[DJB]

I\'m looking forward to seeing more of your work!

any chance you have a galery somewhere of more of your work?

[Aitch]

That\'s about all the pictures I have at the moment...... although I did re-upholster a chair a few weeks ago:

http://tinypic.com/k99tw3.jpg

http://tinypic.com/k99vsw.jpg

http://tinypic.com/k99vf4.jpg

I have a thing for suede lol......

[firstmazda]

Originally posted by Aitch


That\'s about all the pictures I have at the moment...... although I did re-upholster a chair a few weeks ago:

http://tinypic.com/k99tw3.jpg


That\'s actually quite impressive!
It must be hard to follow the curves of the chair and keep the upholstery
so smooth without any creases or folds.

[Aitch]

I brought it to show my parents, and when my mom said she was impressed by the chair I knew I must be doing something right lol

[Broli]

lol

u can do regular chairs

u as good at car seats?

lol

could u ball park a custom leather job, black and blue leather
design, not sure yet

also a roof blackout would be nice
ball park on that?

don\'t have to do it here, can pm me
i figured others may be interested in hearing approx prices

[mEtH]

mmm...black suede headliner...:hoho

Happy B-day to the newest sponsor as well. Have a good one.

[Broli]

Originally posted by methodyst

Happy B-day to the newest sponsor as well. Have a good one.

Thats right yo!

Happy Birthday man!

[Aitch]

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

For each job, obviously the price will vary somewhat based on the material and design. As a ballpark, we can do a full leather interior (front + rear seats) for around $1300, which includes pick-up and re-installation. Normally this would cost around $1500, but of course we\'re providing discounts within the local Mazda community. We are using premium Scottish leather from Andrew Muirhead, which is used in executive aircraft seating and cars such as TVR.

A suede headliner will cost $300 for a hatchback, and $275 for a sedan.

[MazdaTree]

Originally posted by Broli

could u ball park a custom leather job, black and blue leather
design, not sure yet



How long would something like this take to do?
Also what other materials do you use other than leather and suede?

[Aitch]

I can usually get a set of seats (front or rear) done in a couple of days when time is an issue. I realize that most people use their cars as primary transport, so minimizing downtime is an important. Usually I\'ll try to take the back seats and get them done so you can still drive your car, and then take the front seats and finish them over a weekend, or a couple of days when you can live without the car. If you aren\'t so pressed for time, I would just take the whole set and return them within a week or two.

I\'ll pretty much use any type of material you can find. Leather and suede are the premium choises and obviously carry a higher cost. There are many types of cloth material available, patterned or plain, and I also use vinyl or pleather which comes in almost any colour and texture and is quite durable.

[firstmazda]

Can I get one of these on my car seats?
http://www.yourcarparts.co.uk/images/interiors.jpg
:p

Actually, does your vynil or pleather look and feel very much like
real leather? How much to do a headliner in that?
It would be good for us smokers, easy wipe down/ clean up!

[Aitch]

I can get one of those, I\'ll just have to head down to Jarvis first. It costs extra for a matched pair!

The place I go to for vinyl and pleather has a wide variety - if you let me know what type of look you are after then I can show you some samples first. You can get material that is very close to the look and feel of leather. The cost depends on the material, but will probably be a little less than the suede - say about $270 for a hatch and $230 for a sedan.

[Kevin@nextmod]

How much for real leather for the seats in my hatch?

[Aitch]

As I mentioned, we can do a full leather interior (front + rear seats) for around $1300, which includes pick-up and re-installation. For each job, obviously the price will vary somewhat based on the material and design.

[bRANDO]

Originally posted by firstmazda


Can I get one of these on my car seats?
http://www.yourcarparts.co.uk/images/interiors.jpg
:p

Actually, does your vynil or pleather look and feel very much like
real leather? How much to do a headliner in that?
It would be good for us smokers, easy wipe down/ clean up!

u mean the blonde?

[firstmazda]

Originally posted by bRANDO



Originally posted by firstmazda


Can I get one of these on my car seats?
http://www.yourcarparts.co.uk/images/interiors.jpg
:p


u mean the blonde?

LOL yeah.:p

[Aitch]

Update: Finally added a touchscreen to my dash, which controls my laptop in the trunk. I\'ll post pics of the trunk when it gets finished off later this month.

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5763/picture0744zi.th.jpg (http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0744zi.jpg)

Also added a 12V outlet in the centre console:

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8435/picture927yb.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture927yb.jpg)

[bubba1983]

Originally posted by Aitch


Update: Finally added a touchscreen to my dash, which controls my laptop in the trunk. I\'ll post pics of the trunk when it gets finished off later this month.

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5763/picture0744zi.th.jpg (http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0744zi.jpg)

Also added a 12V outlet in the centre console:

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8435/picture927yb.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture927yb.jpg)

do u do just straight moulding?
i got a dash kit, and a screen that i want moulded together...
been thinkin about going to East hamilton radio, thoguht maybe i could check you guys since your on the board....

[Aitch]

I haven\'t done too much work like that yet, although there was some moulding involved underneath the suede to get the radio in place. Assuming you want the whole thing painted afterwards? It\'s something we can do if you\'re interested.

[bubba1983]

woah wait...thats a p5 dash....oops, nvm..

[MazdaTree]

Hey Aitch, meets comin up March 25th 4:00pm @ AMC Woodbridge.
Looking forward to seeing your work.

[Aitch]

Dude, I can\'t make that one! We\'re going to have a TOProtege booth @ Sport Compact Nights down at the Convention Centre!

[Aitch]

Just finished off another Protege headliner and door panel inserts:

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/2525/picture1410gw.th.jpg (http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1410gw.jpg)

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/3169/picture1421hj.th.jpg (http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1421hj.jpg)

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8586/picture1430he.th.jpg (http://img391.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1430he.jpg)

Also colour matched all the upper interior pillars to the gloss black 3-gauge pillar the customer already had installed, and got rid of any gray trim remaining in the car.

[SABIO]

Originally posted by Aitch


Sabio,

I picked up the seats from a fellow Protege owner who already had the brackets from Wedge Engineering. So they bolted right in just like the stock ones.

bringing this back... So can anyone confirm that an 02-03 P5 has the same seat rails as the 3??

I could pick up mounting rails for a P5 and install my seat that way.....hmmmm (no one has applications for the 3 yet)

[Aitch]

Well I can\'t confirm it, but if I get a look at a 3 and my P5 together we can check it out. Chances aren\'t good but you never know.

[midnightfxgt]

Hey guys,

Met Steve at SCN. We were right behind the TOP guys at the show. I usually reserve judgement until I see work, and I gotta say these guys do some quality stuff! Saude isn\'t the way I want to go, but the materials and workmanship look great!

Just an FYI for those interested :)

-John

[Aitch]

Thanks for the kind words John! It was good talking with you at the show!

[Aitch]

Based on the interest in Sabio\'s shift boot, I wanted to let everyone know that H&H will be doing custom shift boots. I will be starting on some for a few members of TOProtege, and I wanted to let everyone here know about this new product.

This is the pattern we\'re building from:
http://www.srshiftboots.com/images/white.jpg

They will be essentially the same design as Sabio\'s, with 4 panels/4 seams (although we can do different patterns) and triple stitching with your choice of coloured thread. We can also do different colours of leather, perforated or not. I can also alter the height of the boot so it fits your shifter and style preference. Essentially, each one is custom made for your car.

I will be doing these custom shift boots for $50 each. I didn\'t want to step on Sabio\'s toes, so I checked with him first but he isn\'t planning to mass-market these.

[bubba1983]

not bad....
redlinegood.com charged me abou the same for my boot...so least your spot on for the pricing of these...

hope it takes off...shift boots are a good visual change...bump for you guys..

[doughboyr6]

wow, you guys do some really cool work....now i just gotta think of somthing to do to my car....

[06Touring3]

Do you do embroideries?

I'm curious about possibly embroidering something into my headrests, as well as re-upholstering the headliner to black rather than beige (i really like an all black interior)