Front Headrests for P5b Rover

[jenny]

Hi, I was wondering if you could give me an ish price
For front headrests, so I know if I’m getting a good deal
Or not.
Thank you for your help.
Jenny

[barryr]

I paid £150 for a really good black pair plus a few more quid for 2 second hand mounting boxes and screws off a scrapper.

Neither had the reading lights but that's fine by me!

Mine are the ET type and had all the buttons intact. DONT FORGET THE MOUNTTING BOXES if your car didn't have headrests originally like mine.
Wadhams sell them if you want to buy new.

Best regards

Barry

[OlafR]

I paid £200 for a pair of ETH headrests in not-quite-so-nice-a-condition, the ones with the reading light. I bought the mountings from Wadhams.

As I was stupid enough to not ask, I bought a pair in saddle tan which appeared to be Mulberry, so they haven't made it into car yet. :-)

Cheers,

Olaf

[lagain]

If you found a pair in poor condition they would probably be less expensive and you could get them recovered to match the interior of your car.

[velvet]

Yes lagain, it takes 4 hours to trim a pair of front ET headrests and about £50 worth of leather, so expect to pay at least £150 for a proper re-trim.
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[OlafR]

Hi Velvet,

if you happen to come across a suitable bit of (used) Mulberry leather, I'd love you to refurbish mine! Would that be possible at all, i. e. using old leather? Otherwise it just wouldn't look right.

BTW: Luca and I will be traveling around the UK again in September (Beaulieu, then somewhere/unplanned) ...

Cheers,

Olaf

[ray]

Olaf,

"BTW: Luca and I will be traveling around the UK again in September (Beaulieu, then somewhere/unplanned) ..."


...I hope that will include the P5 National Rally

[velvet]

Hello Olaf,
it would be possible to do them in used leather if you could get a piece big enough to do them, but thats unlikely, your best off to have them done locally in new leather and then distress them with some harsh chemicals (caustic soda) to make them look old.

[petervdvelde]

Olaf,

I believe you always will get a color difference with a piece of new or secondhand leather. You could sent a sample of of a hidden piece of vinyl (which did not loose its color) to a leather paint supplier like furniture clinic and get some color matched paint and do the entire seats and change the color of the headrests.
The best way to do it is spraying but with a sponge, you will also get good results. Its a fair bit of work but very rewarding and keeps you out off the "Kneipe" (pub)

Peter

[OlafR]

Jun 26, 2018 9:45:42 GMT ray said:

"BTW: Luca and I will be traveling around the UK again in September (Beaulieu, then somewhere/unplanned) ..."


...I hope that will include the P5 National Rally

I would've loved to, but unfortunately not - we'll need to be back home on the 8th. Maybe next year!

Cheers,

Olaf

[OlafR]

Jun 26, 2018 15:19:58 GMT velvet said:

it would be possible to do them in used leather if you could get a piece big enough to do them, but thats unlikely, your best off to have them done locally in new leather and then distress them with some harsh chemicals (caustic soda) to make them look old.

Sounds interesting. I'll try my luck over the next few months.

Jun 26, 2018 22:02:27 GMT petervdvelde said:

I believe you always will get a color difference with a piece of new or secondhand leather. You could sent a sample of of a hidden piece of vinyl (which did not loose its color) to a leather paint supplier like furniture clinic and get some color matched paint and do the entire seats and change the color of the headrests.
The best way to do it is spraying but with a sponge, you will also get good results. Its a fair bit of work but very rewarding and keeps you out off the "Kneipe" (pub)

Well, the pub/Kneipe/kroeg feeling is exactly what I love most about the car.
But I'll keep that in mind also. The leather of my headrests is quite battered. I might just go ahead and try it out with them - if it failed, I wouldn't loose much.

Cheers,
Olaf

[ray]

Olaf,

I had two done as part of my interior refurbishment, about 18 months ago. It was a company in Eastbourne. Made a nice job of them cost about £200.00. 'Bashed leather' can be restored.

[OlafR]

Good morning Ray,

Jun 27, 2018 10:35:47 GMT ray said:

I had two done as part of my interior refurbishment, about 18 months ago. It was a company in Eastbourne. Made a nice job of them cost about £200.00. 'Bashed leather' can be restored.

I haven't exactly understood what you wrote - you had them refurbished, i. e. no new leather, but rather refreshed (colour-wise)? Or did they also perform a colour-change (like from Saddle Tan to Mulberry)?

Cheers,
Olaf

[ray]

olaf,

Sorry, I seemed to miss replying to this!

I had 2 headrests recovered and coloured to match the refurb of the seats. I believe they put new leather on them and coloured it to match

cheers Ray

[OlafR]

Aug 21, 2018 12:26:45 GMT ray said:

Sorry, I seemed to miss replying to this!

I had 2 headrests recovered and coloured to match the refurb of the seats. I believe they put new leather on them and coloured it to match

Thanks for the info, Ray!

[steveinsurbiton]

I've got a brand new pair for sale. Was going to fit them in my coupe, but I rather like the line the top of the seats have with the bottom of the glass on the doors - so won't fit them.

They are cream coloured. Paid £200 for the pair - still in the box.  Will take £150 + any postage costs if you or anyone else is interested?

[Welsh Warlock]

Hi Steve, you have a PM!