Car upholsterer on the North Shore

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#323924 3-Feb-2026 20:55

Can anyone recommend a car upholsterer on AKL North Shore for a small repair? The missus' Vitara door trim detached itself from the door panel.

I did a quick ddg search but all that comes up is fancy leather repair shops.

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#3458520 4-Feb-2026 01:33

If it’s just the door trim card, any panelbeater should be able to take care of that.

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#3458870 4-Feb-2026 21:30

eracode:

If it’s just the door trim card, any panelbeater should be able to take care of that.

It's this cloth bit here. It completely unglued leaving a layer of flaking dry glue foam on the underlying plastic panel, and is just flapping on top of the armrest

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#3458881 4-Feb-2026 22:18

So the cloth has come off its backing - which is a plastic panel? Can you get the plastic panel off the inside of the door?

If so, thinking maybe it wouldn’t be too difficult as a DIY job using aerosol contact adhesive or similar.

Without looking too hard, I found this place.

Is this the sort of place you’re looking for?

Also have a look through here,

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#3458914 5-Feb-2026 08:34

Kookoo:

eracode:

If it’s just the door trim card, any panelbeater should be able to take care of that.

It's this cloth bit here. It completely unglued leaving a layer of flaking dry glue foam on the underlying plastic panel, and is just flapping on top of the armrest

Is that a BMW? Exactly the same thing happened to all my doors in my BMW. They obviously didn't do any high UV/heat testing...The orange foamy stuff is a nightmare once it escapes into the car or on your clothes.

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#3458915 5-Feb-2026 08:36

Sorry, forgot to mention that I spent a weekend using contact adhesive to reattach the covering and fold/push the cloth back into the crevices on all doors.

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#3458939 5-Feb-2026 09:29

tstone:

Is that a BMW?

OP says it’s a Vitara.

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#3458942 5-Feb-2026 09:53

I had a headlining and a pillar done at Supertrim in Target Rd.

They did an outstanding job, but it wasn't as cheap as I would have liked it to be.

Can't fault the job they did, though

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#3459098 5-Feb-2026 15:24

Handsomedan:

I had a headlining and a pillar done at Supertrim in Target Rd.

They did an outstanding job, but it wasn't as cheap as I would have liked it to be.

Can't fault the job they did, though

Thanks mate. I was a bit uncertain given the relatively low score on the Google, so it's good to know you've had good experience. Will give them a go, fingers crossed.

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#3459178 5-Feb-2026 19:31

I also did mine with Supertrim about 6 years ago, completely replaced the ceiling fabric, cost me about $550 I vaguely remember.