Convertible Top Replacement and Adjustments Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Porsche - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

Here we are readjusting and realigning the Convertible top in this Porsche.

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Headliner Replacement Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Porsche 911 - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

On this project we replaced the Headliner in this 911 Porsche. Look at the workmanship our guys did.

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New Instrument Cluster and Back Window Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Mercedes 230SL - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

This project includes a new instrument cluster and back window for the Mercedes 230SL

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Head Liner Installation Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Chevy Chevelle - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

This project is a headliner replacement in this Chevelle.

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Seat Belt Installation Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Mercedes 190 - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

Step # 1: Remove the existing seat belt and hardware including the long side of harness on the outboard side (towards the door) and the short side of the seatbelt on the inboard side. Step # 2: Insert a new hex bolt (7/16" fine thread Grade 5 or better) through the (A) Retractor End of your new Wesco aftermarket seat belt and then screw the hex bolt into the existing anchor point (threaded hole) located on the outboard side of the vehicle near the floor as shown in Fig. 1 and tighten. You can use a new hex bolt purchased from Wesco and found in ourOptional Mounting Hardware Kit (part # 3pt-rmk) or the one used with the old seatbelt if the car has never been in an accident. (The shoulder bolt should be firmly tightened.) Important If no anchor points exist, then special retrofitting procedures need to be taken to safely create anchor points. Step # 3: Now insert the 7/16" fine thread hex Shoulder Bolt (Grade 5 or better) through the hole in the (B) Shoulder Sash End of your new seat belt and screw the bolt into the existing anchor point that is located just below the window just behind the seat as seen in Fig. 1 and then tighten. (The hex bolt should be firmly tightened.) Now the shoulder sash cover can be snapped over the shoulder bolt and sash guide. My vehicle does not have a shoulder bolt anchor point. How do I create One? Click Here! Step # 4: Next insert the 7/16" fine thread hex Bolt (Grade 5 or better) through the hole in the(C) End of your new seat belt and screw the bolt into the existing anchor point that is located on the outboard side of the vehicle near the floor as shown in Fig. 1 and then tighten. (The hex bolt should be firmly tightened.) Step # 5: This last step installs the short side of the safety seat belt at the inboard position (near the center of the vehicle). There are 2 types of ends: 1. Bench Seat End (20" floppy end) 2. Bucket Seat End (11" curved hard sleeve) Bench Seat End Installation: Using the hex bolt from the old seat belt or a new one from Wesco, simply insert the hex bolt through the hole in the (D) End of the bench seat belt end as shown in Fig. 2 to the left, and then screw the hex bolt into the existing anchor point (threaded hole) and firmly tighten. You're done and ready to enjoy your new seatbelt! Note: With the "Bench Seat End" installation, No additional hardware is required whether the anchor point is located on the vehicle floor or on the side of the drive shaft tunnel (the hump that runs down the center of the vehicle floor). Bucket Seat End Installation: If the existing anchor point is located in the side of the drive shaft tunnel: Using the 7/16" fine thread hex bolt (Grade 5 or better) from the old seat belt or a new one from Wesco, simply insert the hex bolt through the hole in the (D) End of the bucket seat belt end as shown in Fig. 3 to the left. Then screw the hex bolt into the existing anchor point on the side of the drive shaft tunnel and tighten securely. The (D) End of the bucket seat end has a round plastic cover that can be replaced after tightening the bolt. You're done!

If the existing anchor point is located in the floor: Then anAngle Bracket Click Here is required as shown in Fig. 4 to the left. Attach the angle bracket to the floor of the vehicle using a grade 5 or better 7/16" fine thread hex bolt (as found in any of Wesco's hardware kits). The hex bolt should be firmly tightened. Now put the original 7/16" fine thread hex bolt (or a new one from Wesco) through the (D) End of the bucket seat end and then through the hole in the angle bracket. Attach a 7/16" fine thread Grade 5 lock nut (or lock washer and nut) and firmly tighten. The (D) End of the bucket seat end has a round plastic cover that can be replaced after tightening the bolt and nut.  source: http://www.wescoperformance.com/i-3207-retractable-install.htm http://www.cooksupholstery.com

Convertible Top Repair Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Corvette Convertible Window Repair - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

We are doing a rear window repair on this Corvette. We can replace whole convertible tops or just back windows as we are doing on this project.

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Door Armrest Recovered Auto Upholstery Redwood City - Armrest Recovered on an Infiinity - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

A small project but we redid the armrest on this door for an every day driver Infinity. We can take care of any small detail on your interior..

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Auto Upholstery Redwood City - News Tanks And Military Vehicles Auction Rakes In $10.24M - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

A M4A3E2 “Sherman Jumbo,” one of the tanks up for auction. (Source: Auctions America)

 Collectors from around the world have snapped up more than 100 tanks and other military vehicles amassed by a Silicon Valley engineer, auction officials said Sunday.

Jacques Littlefield’s collection, one of the nation’s most extensive and historic, was sold in the San Francisco Bay Area during one of the largest-ever auctions of military vehicles.

Bidders from 10 countries and 37 U.S. states bought nearly all of the 122 military vehicles on auction, generating $10.24 million in sales, according to Auctions America, which ran the auction on Friday and Saturday, on behalf of the Collings Foundation.

Littlefield was a Stanford University-trained engineer who collected the vehicles over decades and kept them on his family estate up a winding, forested road above Silicon Valley. The vehicles were used in conflicts ranging from World War I to the Gulf War.

At the time of his death from cancer in 2009, Littlefield was building his tank corps so quickly that it appeared he might be preparing to invade Palo Alto. Huge trucks hauled German Panzers, American-made Sherman tanks and the odd nuclear missile launcher to his hilltop ranch at a rate of one a week, forcing him to scatter some battle wagons around the 450 acre estate like armor-plated lawn jockeys. Most are operational, but some haven't moved in more than a decade.

These are big boy toys, so size matters. The heaviest and widest tank in the collection is the British Conqueror, a mighty beast at 72 tons. Adolf Hitler touched off World War II by invading Poland with an armada of lightweight Panzers -- also well represented in the collection -- but der Fuhrer always seemed to be overcompensating for something. As the war widened, he pushed the size of some Nazi tanks to 120 tons. "It was a really stupid idea," Boller says, because the Allies soon were meeting every German supertank with lightning quick columns of rolling thunder.

Some 75 to 80 vehicles from Littlefield's vast motor pool will make up the core collection at the new museum. The jewel of the camo-colored crown, which is headed for the museum after Littlefield spent seven years restoring it, is a Panzer V that is believed to have been in retreat from the Russian front when it attempted to cross a frozen river that turned out to be less frozen than the Germans thought. It sank to the bottom of the river, where it remained for 50 years, until it was meticulously restored, down to its cloth-coated wiring. Littlefield only lived long enough to see it fired up one time. Says Boller, "It was his pride and joy."

The top sale was an 8-ton personnel carrier that fetched $1.2 million. Other top sellers include a World War II Sherman tank and a surface-to-surface missile, each selling for $345,000, according to Amy Christie, a spokeswoman for Auctions America.

The auction room was packed and there was strong competition from bidders calling in by phone, Christie said Sunday, noting that Sherman tanks were hotly contested.

The foundation is holding on to the collection items with the greatest historical significance, including a World War I tank.

source: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/07/13/tanks-and-military-vehicles-auction-rakes-in-10-24m/ 

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.

Hood Insulation Replacement Redwood City - Under Hood Insulation Replacement - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

This project is installing new under the hood insulation in this Mercedes

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Carpet Replacement Redwood City - Ford Bronco Carpet Replacement - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

This project is carpet replacement for this Ford Bronco

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Convertible Top Replacement and Repair Redwood City - Corvette Convertible top replacement - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

In this project we are replacing the convertible top of this Vintage Corvette.

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Auto Upholstery Seat Repair Redwood City - Vintage Oldsmobile Dash and Interior panel Replacement - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

Redoing the Dash and drivers side front inside door panel of this vintage Oldsmobile

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Auto Upholstery Seat Repair Redwood City - Rolls Royce Head Liner Replacement - Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration Redwood City 650-364.0923

We are doing a headliner replacement in this Rolls Royce.

For over 30 years our team at Cooks Upholstery & Classic Restoration has been exceeding clients expectations.

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