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| | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 | I know it's not a steel or fiberglass question but I'm stumped. I'm looking for a source for the Deluxe upholstery materials for my 55 1st series GMC Suburban. I heard a place in Portland, OR has it but I don't know the name. ANY help is appreciated!
"I always win." Working mainly alone I do not let my trucks win a war. Maybe a battle here and there but never the war.
Robert
55.1 GMC 450 COE
51ish GMC Suburban
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Do you know the color combo for the seats (are the GMC colors the same as the Chevy colors - gray top and maroon sides on 54/55 Chevy suburban)?
Tim | | | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 | Tim, It seems nearly nothing is the same with the GMC's! But I love them. The color combo's were dark green/light green and dark blue/light blue. Might have been other but I'm going off failing memory here. The patterns are not the same as Chevy either. Take a look at this link: http://community.webshots.com/photo/82943810/94661952dopUrk The pattern is solid for the dark green and vertical lines for the light green. The blues use the same patterns. I'M GOING TO REPOST THIS IN THE INTERIORS SECTION.
"I always win." Working mainly alone I do not let my trucks win a war. Maybe a battle here and there but never the war.
Robert
55.1 GMC 450 COE
51ish GMC Suburban
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | yellowsub54, Fryer\'s has a lot of patterns and colors (they did not have '54/'55 Chevy suburban). They are in/near Vancouver, WA. If they do not have your pattern, they will take your old covers as patterns. They will try to match your colors, too (if they do not know them). Gilbreath Upholstery Supply has a wide variety of fabrics (if you need to match colors and texture) and other materials. Tim | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 | See Interiors board for more ino on SMS
Bruce
Old Toy: Ol' Betsy stock 59 Apache SB Stepside (Gone but not Forgotten)
New Toy: 1962 Impala SS Coupe
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 | Robert: What about the guy in SF that I connected to you? He had a source for the seat material because I told him to have his door panels made from it.
Have you spoken with him? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 106 | Kook,
I checked with Jerry in SF. In fact, I drove out to see his Sub. Darn thing is a near perfect twin to my Sub. Even had a Hydra-Matic originally. He told me his woes with SMS so I decided to look for another outlet. I didn't find anything positive. I checked out SMS and I've had good luck with them so far. We'll see what happens when I have the money to order. I guess I'll have to sell the extra 54 GMC I have.
"I always win." Working mainly alone I do not let my trucks win a war. Maybe a battle here and there but never the war.
Robert
55.1 GMC 450 COE
51ish GMC Suburban
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