Headrest guide tubes for 1800s

[ANDREWNT]

Hi I am wanting to retro fit headrests to the seats in my 1800s and am trying to locate some of the guide tubes that fit in the seats, I have the headrests and have all the plastic washers etc for above the the seat. Any help suggestions very welcome.

[paul staines]

Don't have his number to hand but try talking to Specialist upholstery Doncaster. He specialises in Volvo 1800. Dash , trim , carpets , seats.
I am sure he will be able to help. He sorted the complete interior of my
car and also a friends. great job. His name is Richard. Regards Paul

[andrew111]

His details are:
Richard Felton

The Specialist Upholstery Company

E-mail: richard [at] specialist-upholstery dot com

Tel. +44 1302 - 843 458

I am using him to re-do my seats from the frames uo. I visited his workshop last week and he certainly knows his onions! Would recommend you cantact him.

[ANDREWNT]

An update and thank you for the recommendations on this I did contact Richard and he went above and beyond matching, recovering and fitting the headrests to the car.
Although it was specified as a headrest prepared car the seats in the car weren't so Richard replaced the back frames and corrected some detail on the pattern of the seat to all for the quoted price and since the original seats were recovered quite a few years ago I think he got as good match as possible I would highly recommend him for interior any work , he's also got a massive knowledge about the cars.

Thanks

[Kev415]

HI Andrew
I am looking to do the same as Andrew regarding retro fitting headrests but have been unable to source any - any suggestions anyone?

Kind Regards, Kevin

[Derek UK]

VPautoparts likely to have all you need. I haven't checked their site. Brookhouse and CVI get some parts from VP so shop around. Complete fitting kits probably the best way to go. Do you have the headrests? New covers also available in most colours.

[ANDREWNT]

Originally Posted by Kev415

HI Andrew
I am looking to do the same as Andrew regarding retro fitting headrests but have been unable to source any - any suggestions anyone?

Kind Regards, Kevin

Hi I bought my headrests on ebay original items but needed recovering they came from USA and were cheaper than buying retro made by some way, just keep a look out and be patient they will come up at a decent price.
I bought the plastic washers from the site mentioned earlier as some were missing when the headrests came . The Guide tubes the headrests fit into and some of the plastic bits which fit onto, didn't come with the headrests. I made the tubes myself, bought the metal tubing cut to length and cut as necessary for plastic to fit to be honest this was easy, I can assure I am no great handyman (I did have one original tube as a template) but you may be lucky and get the tubes with the headrest.
You can check on the Volvo register if your seats are headrest prepared but be aware this register is not always totally accurate. If you need the headrest recovering for leather matching to your seats there is no one better than Richard to use; his work is exceptional and I thought very fairly priced.
Pleased I had it done . Good Luck