I am still considering what I want to do, but have not been very impressed so far with any of the offerings. Not that the folks are not skilled at trim work- I am sure that all are craftsmen indeed. The issue has been the approach and overall lack of professionalism; it is always like this: "I can do the job for you, it will cost $XXXX and I take this sort of payment and you better have the car ready for me and you better make your decisions clear and yap yap yap...". Nobody really even asked what I want the interior to look like, be constructed like or even if I had any specific goals in mind. I even had one tell me in advance that all other trim shops were unqualified (Not anyone form this forum)
To me, this is just like someone asking you for a job and telling you what you will pay, what the benefits will be, what the hours will be and what you are going to do for them without telling you the first thing about what they can do for you or the company. I do not work that way; never have, never will. If someone approached me with a reasonable attitude and asked what I was looking for, gave options on how to accomplish and so on, I would be more likely to go that route.
Odd thing is everyone wants an arm and a leg to do the project, but there is very little to do- cover the dash, do a cut and sew carpet job, cover the door panels and back deck. It is not $6K worth of work (which is about the average price that I have been quoted)
What will likely happen is use a local trimmer in Tennessee for some of the work and for the rest of the stuff, we will do it in house (SZX) and just ship it to the states. If I do it here, I can bring considerable resources to bear that most can not and frankly, feel more comfortable about doing it that way.
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