Re: [FWDLK] SMS

I can't say enough about the delivery time and the exactness of the materials for both of my cars. They had the exact match for the vinyl and the cloth for both the Fury and the Belvedere Convertible. Hardly no wait at all. Great service. I could see the wait of 6 months for the interior panels as the Mylar had to be heat sealed . But on cloth and vinyl, no wait at all.

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From: Dan C <tallfins@xxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Jan 8, 2014 7:11 pm
Subject: [FWDLK] SMS

I guess I have been one of the lucky ones. I went to SMS (the place is huge) to buy the brocade, I guess you'd call it, seat insert material for my 1957 Belvedere. In their small sales office, they had a wall of small plastic drawers like you would keep small nuts and washers and stuff in, but these drawers was full of clearly marked material samples. What I wanted was in stock. Same for a 1969 AMC Rambler Rebel SST two door hardtop that had the original upholstery with a slightly worn driver's seat area. In stock, no problem. I took the complete bottom cushion from a 1924 Lincoln to SMS to make sure I had a good sample for a match, and they matched that, too. It was the last yard they had in the proper pattern, but it was enough to re-cover the arm rests in the rear. Maybe I just hit them on good days, but I found the service to be great. As somebody mentioned, if you're planning a restoration, order what you need when you begin the project. Considering all of the upholstery material possibilities there are, I think they do a great job. Not cheap, but they always had what I needed. Our cars are a little more challenging than 1967-9 Camaro, Chevelle, or boring Mustang.

Dan C
Ocean Shores, WA

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