Thornton Auto Upholstery

Ferrari Headliners - Repair or Replace - Thornton Uph...

2011-10-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

Ferrari 550 Maranello - Headliner Repair Photo

Ferrari 550 Maranello

This headliner is typical for a 5 yr. old Ferrari

Headliners are actually glued directly to the interior roof panel

Heat (sunlight) on the outer roof panel will eventually loosing the glue

We removed all trim panels and headliner center section - Saving the original leather, we just re-glued to keep authenticity - Looks original ~ Thornton ~ 714-835-3547

Toyota Truck Upholstery - Tacoma Leather Seat Cover Photos ...

2011-08-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

Toyota Tacoma - New leather seat covers

Toyota Tacoma
This is your dealer ordered basic in stock unit with cloth seats

We pickup cars-trucks from our dealers every day and install our
Thornton leather seat covers

Our covers have factory air bag brackets sewed to covers as per OEM factory specifications

~Thornton~ 714-835-3547

Ferrari Daytona Seat Upholstery - Thornton Auto Upholstery

2011-07-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

Ferrari F430 F1 - Ferrari 575 Maranello

          Ferrari F430 F1

Ferrari offers a Daytona seat option in most of their cars

This F1 and Maranello came with the base model seat option

We sew in new leather inserts and add "Daytona" straps

Introducing another color to the interior really makes a difference
in visual make-up

     Adds detail and style

     Ferrari 575 Maranello

Nissan Leaf - Seat Covers Leather in stock - Thornton auto Uph...

2011-07-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

Nissan Leaf - 100% Electric

       2011 Nissan Leaf

          100% Electric

             Zero Gas

Zero Tail pipe emissions

Leather seat covers

Thornton Upholstery has been working
with Alea Leather on your new leather
seat cover patterns

We installed a set of pre-production back
in late June 2011

At left is the final revised pattern

On 7-5-11 we installed this set of covers
to check for Quality-Ease of installation
and Fit

Craftsmanship is superb and fit is OEM
quality - installation is a Breeze

We offer all factory match colors and
several options for insert colors and a
special thread color 714-835-3547

Camaro Upholstery - Leather Seat Repair with Photos

2011-07-02T12:58:00.000-07:00

2011 Camaro

2011 Camaro

Only 300 miles

3 small scratches left photo - new leather Rt

Owner scratched leather seat

We could of done just a repair on
these small nicks

Our repair - 100% Undetectable

Repairs like this do require a
surface dye to bring back color

We sewed in new leather for
this discriminating customer

Volkswagen Upholstery - 1965 Bug - Thornton did a complete...

2011-05-27T17:47:00.000-07:00

1965 Volkswagen Beetle photo:

1965 Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen seat upholstery photo:

     We did a complete restoration
                  on this bug

     Customer wanted US to make
sure that every part was identical
    to the way it was in 1965

Volkswagen headliner photo:

Seats are looking - Original

Headliner is looking - Original

Volkswagen door panel photo:

Door panel looks - Original

From Bugs to Rolls Royce

We've done them ALL

Alcantara Dashboard Fabric - Ferrari Upholstery Repair photos:

2011-05-21T12:46:00.000-07:00

2004 Ferrari Challenge Stradale - Race car

       2004 Ferrari Challenge
   Stradale

     These are actually street legal
       Race Car with Headlights

Ferrari Stradale - Alcantara dashboard cover

OMG! - Look at what you have
        done to my Ferrari!

   It will never be the Same!

NO Worries - We've recovered
   100's of Ferrari dashboards

We did discover some very useful information regarding dashboard
materials in the Challenge Car

The dashboard covering is NOT
   100% Alcantara Fabric!

The upper (gray) portion and tunnel material is a spec. fabric
that Ferrari uses exclusively in
their F-50 Super Cars

All of the red is Alcantara Suede

Read Tom's review

Chevy Upholstery - SS Impala - Custom Leather Seat Covers

2011-05-18T16:42:00.000-07:00

SS Impala - Leather seat covers photos:

SS Impala

This Impala had 150,000 miles
on the odometer!

The leather seats were actually falling apart - designating!

At this stage the leather is like cardboard - self destructs!

WE made new leather seat upholstery - Looks new Again!

Mercedes Benz Upholstery Restoration - 1928 Mercedes -1of1

2011-05-13T18:24:00.000-07:00

1928 Mercedes Benz Town sedan

1928 Mercedes Benz Town Sedan K

This is a custom body Mercedes Benz built by the Murphy Body Company in Pasadena Ca. Supercharged 6 cylinder overhead cam engine on a 148" wheel base!

Only 1 car was built by Murphy

Who was this car built for?

This was a wedding present for Alice Bush Earl, the daughter of Anheuser Bush

Yep, the beer guy!

left: Medow Brook Concours d' Elegance
2006
Thornton show winning upholstery

Motorcycle Seat Upholstery with Alcantara suede fabric - 4 Photos

2011-05-13T17:19:00.000-07:00

Motorcycle seat upholstery - Alcantara suede

Alcantara Fabric - Motorcycle
seat upholstery photos

WE have upholstered 1,000's of motorcycle seats

Alcantara suede fabric will give the rider a more secure feeling
- non slip - characteristics

F1 racers gloves-steering wheel
ALCANTARA suede fabric

Bentley Seat Upholstery Repair Photo - Very Poor...

2011-05-07T13:50:00.000-07:00

Bentley seat upholstery repair photos:

Bentley GT Seat
This is the first time we have seen this type of stitch used in this area.
Very poor Design!
Thread is Abrasive
Only 8,000 miles

Another Thornton
- Flawless Repair -

714-835-3547

Truck Upholstery - Need new seat cover - Dog ate It!

2011-05-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

SWEET - My dog ate my seat upholstery!

           "Cool"

MY Dog - ATE my Upholstery!

This guy left his NEW puppy in his NEW mini truck for only about 10 min! Ate only 1 seat - 20 min 2 seats?

Thornton made a new seat cover

Puppy is all forgiven

           714-835-3547

Alcantara Fabric Seat Upholstery - Aston Martin Photos - DB9

2011-05-05T18:06:00.000-07:00

Aston Martin DB9 - DBS Alcantara Fabric

Aston DB9 with Alcantara Fabric

The Aston Martin DB9 is a Great car

Cool looking and Fast

Complete leather upholstery and
designed very well

             But we think...
Aston Martin could of been a little
bit more creative with the inserts
on their front seats. They are just
plain with no decorative stitch lines
and not even a logo!

CNC MOTORS in Upland Ca gave
us call - Were bring down a Ferrari and an DB9 - please do something
with the Aston - Just to Plain

This car a is perfect candidate for
     Alcantara Suede Fabric

We sewed in new Alcantara Suede
and used a stitch pattern which is
used in Aston Martin's DBS
       Alcantara fabric in stock
             714-835-3547

Honda Pilot Seat Upholstery Photos - Leather Seat Covers

2011-05-04T16:35:00.000-07:00

Honda Pilot LX-leather seats

2011 Honda Pilot LX - New Leather Seats

This is a typical new car dealer in stock unit.

Cloth upholstery with very few options.

The factory leather seat option will usually be bundled up in a package which has more optional equipment that some customers just
don't need or want.

NO Problem: Thornton Auto Upholstery
can install leather seat covers with OEM fit
and quality - Guaranteed

Looks like factory to US!

WE only install Alea Leather seat covers.

Thornton Auto Upholstery - Santa Ana,Ca
Exclusive distributor - installation

Toyota Seat Upholstery Photos - Thornton Seat Cover Photos

2011-04-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

Leather seat cover - Airbag Bracket photo:

- New Leather Seat Covers -
Are They SAFE?

CAN replacement leather seat covers VOID any of your factory warranties? YES!
CAN replacement leather seat covers be UN-SAFE? YES!

Automobile manufactures spend 1,000,000's of dollars each year for all - Safety Regulations -
related to Airbag Deployment.

Leather seat cover - Quality detail photo

We only install Airbag Approved
leather seat covers.

Photo at top shows the inside of a new Alea Leather seat cover for a Toyota Camry. Notice the factory brackets - spec. webbing already sewed into cover.

WE have installed 100,s of OEM
warranty seat covers for new car
dealers in Orange County.

ALL covers are constructed
- Identical to Factory OEM -

Thornton Auto Upholstery -Distributor-Authorized installation
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BMW Seat Upholstery Repair - Thornton Alcantara Fabric

2011-04-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

2009 BMW M3 - Alcantara fabric seat photo:

BMW M3 - Alcantara Fabric

This customer ordered his M3 with factory installed cloth seats

Planning on a Alcantara Fabric Up-grade at a later date

BMW M3 Alcantara Fabric seat photo:

Savings on window sticker payed for his Alcantara Suede seats

We sewed in new Alcantara fabric in front and rear seats

We sewed in Alcantara with a special thread - #138 5 core

Alcantara suede fabric # 9002

See what Johnny says about his new Alcantara Fabric Seats

714-835-3547

Car Clubs California - Thornton Auto Upholstery 10% Discount

2011-04-15T17:54:00.000-07:00

- Car Clubs California -

WE are offering all car clubs in
California a "Car Club Discount"

ALL active club members will be
eligible

See our "Best of Show" winning Mustang at SEMA 2009

Toyota Truck Seat Upholstery - Photos: Leather Seat Covers

2011-04-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

Toyota truck upholstery photo - cloth seats

2006 Toyota Tundra Crew Max with factory cloth seat covers installed.

Most new car dealers order their, in stock units, with cloth seats.

New car dealers call Thornton Auto Upholstery when their customer wants to Up-Grade to new leather seat covers.

Truck upholstery - OEM Leather seat covers

We are currently installing new leather seat covers for 6 new car dealers located in the Greater Orange County area.

We only install seat covers made by Alea Leather specialist. We have thoroughly inspected their seat covers for Quality and Fit.

Workmanship is...
Superb and fit is OEM Quality!

Up-Grade today 714-835-3547

Mercedes Benz Upholstery - Photos - Leather Seat Covers

2011-03-15T17:55:00.000-07:00

Mercedes Benz 450SLC Photo: New Leather?

1976 Mercedes Benz 450SLC

Leather dries out from heat and UV

Leather seats require a moisturizer applied at least once a month

Mercedes Benz New Upholstery photo:

No moisturizer applied - HERE

New leather upholstery installed

Looks new - Again

Thornton Auto Upholstery
111 S Hathaway St
Santa Ana, CA 92701

714-835-3547

Thornton Corvette Upholstery - photos - Seat Damage on...

2011-03-14T17:41:00.000-07:00

Corvette Photos:

Corvette seat Photo: Damaged

We work on 100's of Corvettes
every year.

Corvette seat Photo: Repair

We work on 100's of Corvette seats that have this damaged outer backrest bolster.

Typical damage on this type of bucket seat.

We repair 100's of Corvette seats.

Looks - New Again

Thornton Upholstery Shop Tour Photos - We're gonna need...

2011-02-24T18:27:00.000-08:00

Thornton Auto Upholstery - UN Compromised Quality since
1947

WE took this shop photo back in Dec. 2010 - 18 Cars


                 I think...
we're gonna need a bigger shop

Thornton Upholstery Photos - 3 Red Ferrari - 33 years later...

2011-02-23T17:27:00.000-08:00

Photo taken 1978

Photo taken 2011

We took this photo in our front parking lot in 1978

Cobra - Porsche - Ferrari

3 Red Cars - same day!

33 years...later Ferrari - Ferrari - Ferrari

All Red!

Thornton Upholstery Pictures - Thornton Photo Gallery

2011-02-22T14:24:00.000-08:00

Thornton Auto Upholstery Photos - We have Over 5,000 Photos

view our new web gallery

Alcantara Headliner - Suede Fabric - Vanquish S

2011-02-12T10:00:00.000-08:00

Aston Martin Vanquish S

Vanquish S - 1 of 40

Vanquish S - Alcantara fabric headliner

Last run - Black on Black

520HP - 204MPH

Wheels??

We installed new Alcantara fabric headliner

Diamond sew pattern is unique to the Vanquish S

Wish this was sitting in my garage!

Ferrari Upholstery Repair - photos - Ferrari Day at Thornton's

2011-02-09T10:14:00.000-08:00

photo/Ferrari Day - Thornton Auto Upholstery

Ferrari Day - Thorntons

This photo was taken in our front parking lot.

L - R
Ferrari - F430
Ferrari - Testarossa
Ferrari - Super America
Ferrari - 360 Spyder

We can repair your Ferrari.

Thornton Gremlin Seat Upholstery Photos - Original Vinyl Material

2011-02-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

photo: AMC Gremlin

AMC - American Motors Corp.

Production: 1970 - 1978

Total: 671,475

First American-built import

Picture: Gremlin original NOS vinyl upholstery

Small Steps to a Smart Future

We did a mini-restoration:

New upholstery & carpet
Polish SS trim on body
Paint original color
Apply new decals

Ready for a Sunday drive or

local Gremlin Show

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Meyers Manx - Dune Buggies - Upholstery Restoration

2011-02-04T17:40:00.000-08:00

image: Meyers Manx

We have upholstered 100's of these cars.

They were really popular here in Southern California back in 70's & 80's.

This photo was taken in 1972.

photo: Meyers Manx

We just upholstered this Manx recently.

39 yrs. later!

Looks like the side is filled in on the body of this later version.

picture: Meyers Manx

Won first Baja 1000 off road race.

We installed Recaro seats with radio speakers in headrest.

Production: 1964 - 1971

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Thornton's Rolls Royce Upholstery Repair photos - See our...

2011-01-31T11:19:00.000-08:00

photo: Rolls Royce - Phantom

Thornton's is Stepping Up our program.
See our new...Pick-Up & Delivery car.

We offer a shuttle service for our customers who need a ride back to their home or office.

We certainly can't be running our customers all over town in some common Mercedes Benz 600 or
even a BMW M7 and for sure, not

photos: Rolls Royce - Phantom

a Maybach 57 or 62 Zeppelin.

Nope!!

We need to really,Step It Up.

Well...WE think this will WORK.

Rolls Royce - Phantom

Alcantara fabric upholstery - XLR Cadillac - Better than...

2011-01-27T18:25:00.000-08:00

Cadillac XLR

Alcantara Fabric

Cadillac XLR

Cool Car

Out of Production

Alcantara Suede Fabric

We replaced leather inserts with Alcantara fabric.

Recovered center armrest with matching Alcantara Suede fabric.

Add small leather bead - Red leather to match exterior paint.

Replaced door inserts with suede to make a complete package.

Looks ~~Factory~~ Better than Factory.

Thornton Auto Upholstery Does the GoodYear Blimp Uph...

2011-01-22T12:05:00.000-08:00

Thornton Photos - GoodYear Blimp photo 1

After 64 years in business, we thought we had done it all. Nope!

Thornton Blimp Upholstery

Twice a year the Goodyear blimp is serviced at the old blimp hangers located in City of Tustin, CA.

This place is huge:
1,072' long
292' wide - 170' high

Thornton photos - Goodyear Blimp photo 2

"Airship Operations" contacted Thornton Auto Upholstery and would we be interested in doing some upholstery repairs on the Blimp.

Cool - Blimp Upholstery

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Chevy Custom Upholstery - Show Car by Thornton Auto...

2011-01-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

Custom 1956 Chevrolet

Custom 56 Chevy Upholstery

Sweet 1956 Chevy sitting on old style Cragar wheels.

Custom upholstery is ready for the "Car Show" more>>

Truck Upholstery - Custom Black Leather Seat - Thornton

2011-01-21T17:18:00.000-08:00

Truck Upholstery - Thornton Photo Gallery

We have upholstered 1,000's of truck seats.

This seat is covered with black leather and a glow green welt.

Truck is 1955 Ford Big window.

Flat black paint with glow green pin striping on outside.

Seat looks...perfect

1909 Thomas Flyer - Thornton Button Tuft Upholstery

2011-01-21T16:49:00.000-08:00

1909 Thomas Flyer

Button Tuft - All Hand Sewed

Thomas Flyer won the 1908 New York to Paris Race, the first and only around-the-world race.

Finishing in 169 days!

First car to cross the United States and the first to do so in winter.

Leather seats are completely hand tufted together and nailed into car.

Machine sewing is only used for decorative lines on front vertical ban of seat bottoms.

1970 Mustang "Trans-Cammer" - Thornton - Best of Show 2009

2010-12-30T11:13:00.000-08:00

Mustang Trans-Cammer at SEMA 2009

1970 Mustang - Best of Show at SEMA - 2009

Thornton Auto Upholstery made this car a show "Winner"

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Thornton Auto Upholstery Seat - Rich Bich

2010-12-29T12:29:00.000-08:00

World Record Holder Jet boat - Rich Bich

Thornton seat...158 MPH!

Driven by - Bernie Rico
Motor by - Mike Kuhl
Hull by - PlaceCraft
Seat by - Thornton Auto Upholstery

Upholstery Shop Santa Ana - Featured in OC Register News...

2010-12-24T16:14:00.000-08:00

Aston Martin upholstery photo - OC Register

We were featured in the Orange County Register in May 2010.
Standing next to rare - $$$ - Aston Martin Vanquish S
1 of 78 produced

read article here