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From: charles kourmpates (miamiair@aol.com)
To: 356talk@356registry.com (356talk@356registry.com)
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:27 AM
Subject: [356Talk] Interior installation, hours to install?


My interest is in the number of man hours it would take to install a typical T6 interior. In my case, an interior for a Convertible "D"

This would include "everything" leather or vinyl, dash, door trim tops, door post wraps, the aluminum dash and door trim, the whole works.

Except the top and headliner. I have no headliner and the top is something else.

I know this can vary from individual to individual, because of experience, AND from shop to shop also.

Certainly I know that interiors should be pre-fit before paint, but how often is this really done? My guess is not often at all.

An invoice with "billing" hours for labor would offer a close estimation.

I'm sure there's tons of guys that have installed their own interiors. Thing is, did you keep track of your hours?

Thanks in advance,

Charles



Charles Kourmpates
Convt. D. Last of the six
www.356metalwork.com
www.cfcgraphics.com
Rhode Island & Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Registry #12143

My interest is in the number of man hours it would take to install a
typical T6 interior. In my case, an interior for a Convertible "D"

This would include "everything" leather or vinyl, dash, door trim
tops, door post wraps, the aluminum dash and door trim, the whole
works.

Except the top and headliner. I have no headliner and the top is
something else.

I know this can vary from individual to individual, because of
experience, AND from shop to shop also.

Certainly I know that interiors should be pre-fit before paint, but
how often is this really done? My guess is not often at all.

An invoice with "billing" hours for labor would offer a close
estimation.

I'm sure there's tons of guys that have installed their own
interiors. Thing is, did you keep track of your hours?

Thanks in advance,

Charles

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Charles Kourmpates
Convt. D. Last of the six
www.356metalwork.com
www.cfcgraphics.com
Rhode Island & Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Registry #12143