Repro Door Trims

**Blocker** · 31-03-2011, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

The other saga is......... which door trims are correct for your HJ Sandman????? It appears from this interior pic of a HJ Sandman from Custom vans and Trucks that HJ vans had the Holden door trim (not Kingswood) after the change from silver dash fascia to black fascia..... note also it has arm rests.

Just to confuse you a little more...

What is the emblem/fixture at the top centre of that trim? Looks to be Statesman or Caprice??

**GTS** · 31-03-2011, 08:34 PM

There is a mob in SA...... Dash Originals???? or something like that. They make repro door trims for $550.00 a pair. All I've seen is the pics on ebay but they look OK.....from a novices view point. I sent them an email back in October about the HJ trims and they said there was about a 6 month wait. They actually rang me last Tuesday to say they were doing a run of HJ trims and asked if I still want a set. Unfortunately the radiator in my Chev crapped itself ( after only 44 years..so much for quality

) and there went my door trim budget.....for now. The lady said she would ring me when they do their next run.

**ozbox** · 31-03-2011, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

What is the emblem/fixture at the top centre of that trim? Looks to be Statesman or Caprice??

looks to be the caprice emblem from the hj roof behind the rear doors..:Chin:

**playwme** · 31-03-2011, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

HJ Sandman from Custom vans and Trucks

Or there's this pic which seems to appear on the HJ sandman brochure.

**Outlaw** · 31-03-2011, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

Here is a repro door trim - comments feedback is welcome as I am looking at buying a pair for my HJ van.

Hi Blocker, just purchased a set of black door trims like the ones you have pictured. I compared them to my original ones and couldn't really fault them. I think they are worth the coin mate. Fit was good too.

**GNW1974** · 31-03-2011, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by GTS

There is a mob in SA...... Dash Originals???? or something like that. They make repro door trims for $550.00 a pair. All I've seen is the pics on ebay but they look OK.....from a novices view point. I sent them an email back in October about the HJ trims and they said there was about a 6 month wait. They actually rang me last Tuesday to say they were doing a run of HJ trims and asked if I still want a set. Unfortunately the radiator in my Chev crapped itself ( after only 44 years..so much for quality

) and there went my door trim budget.....for now. The lady said she would ring me when they do their next run.

I have visited Dash Original and was very impressed with what I saw. I was quoted $880 for a brand new HQ dash, made with a fibreglass centre. They even have an original HQ dash to test mount the repo. Apparently the person who makes the fibreglass centres is very slow but very good and that they can take up to 8 months to deliver. A couple of seats I saw in the showroom looked superb. They completely disassemble the seats, repair and powder coat before recovering them. I did put out a request on a previous thread if anyone had had any dealings with them but had no response. I took a sample of the Doeskin I will need for my door trims and it looks to be very good material.

**Blocker** · 31-03-2011, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by GNW1974

I have visited Dash Original and was very impressed with what I saw. I was quoted $880 for a brand new HQ dash, made with a fibreglass centre. They even have an original HQ dash to test mount the repo. Apparently the person who makes the fibreglass centres is very slow but very good and that they can take up to 8 months to deliver. A couple of seats I saw in the showroom looked superb. They completely disassemble the seats, repair and powder coat before recovering them. I did put out a request on a previous thread if anyone had had any dealings with them but had no response. I took a sample of the Doeskin I will need for my door trims and it looks to be very good material.

Sorry I missed your feedback request for Dash Original. I have had a few pieces repaired by them, and all I have to say is they are fantastic. Leonie is such a fantastic lady and she will eagerly listen to your car stories (even though she hears them all day!). Zig is all business, he has been doing this for years and is very 'matter of fact' and flat out, so doesn't chat much. But knows his craft extremely well.

I had a crash pad recovered and a dash fascia rebuilt! Results are here in my Shed;
http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/entry.php?b=41

**GNW1974** · 31-03-2011, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

Sorry I missed your feedback request for Dash Original. I have had a few pieces repaired by them, and all I have to say is they are fantastic. Leonie is such a fantastic lady and she will eagerly listen to your car stories (even though she hears them all day!). Zig is all business, he has been doing this for years and is very 'matter of fact' and flat out, so doesn't chat much. But knows his craft extremely well.

I had a crash pad recovered and a dash fascia rebuilt! Results are here in my Shed;
http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/entry.php?b=41

Thanks very much for that, you have saved me a lot of time as I have much trim work to do. Any other Adelaide suppliers you recommend for bits and pieces?

**Blocker** · 31-03-2011, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by GNW1974

Thanks very much for that, you have saved me a lot of time as I have much trim work to do. Any other Adelaide suppliers you recommend for bits and pieces?

Zig can do your trim - all of it! If you want it faster then you could try Winner Products, however I have no experience with them.

The SkiMan can point you to a chromer they are in Wingfield (??) They do exchange work only, and I'm sorry I do not have their details with me.

What other 'bits & pieces' you after?

**SNDMN** · 31-03-2011, 10:08 PM

[QUOTE=Blocker;15834]Leonie is such a fantastic lady and she will eagerly listen to your car stories (even though she hears them all day!). Zig is all business, he has been doing this for years and is very 'matter of fact' and flat out, so doesn't chat much. But knows his craft extremely well.

I agree Blocker, Leonie is so wonderful to talk with considering she must take calls all day from people asking when their stuff will be ready. Such a pleasure every time I've called her before, during and after I'd ordered.

I'm waiting on a set of Black door trims for my HQ GTS/4 which should be ready fairly soon. I'd heard he was having time off, about 4 weeks around April I think. (was getting married or something) I chose to go with them because I'd heard about the quality of his work and was told it was definitely worth the wait.

Price I was quoted was $895 for a set of 4 which I thought was pretty good.