Howie Did It | Retrimming Honda S2000 seats #projectbinky

It’s not often you get to see the nitty gritty of a retrimming project, so we thought it might be cool to let you all in behind the scenes at Trimworks while Dean brought Nik’s vision for Binky’s seats to life.

There’s hog rings and listings, stitching and scrim foam and all kinds of terms I’d never come across before. Dean is an artist, so it was fantastic to watch him work his magic.

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[ricoolivier]

A true professional. No rush, no fuss. It will be done when he is finished. Almost like a Mini build I've been following on YouTube...

[nicolewiles]

As a seamstress, car enthusiast, and long time Project Binky fan, I've been holding my breath to get to the interior stage. I'm so glad you took them time to make such a beautiful video of Dean's awe-inspiring work. I have no doubt Binky's interior will look as sharp as it does under the bonnet.

[jonnyphenomenon]

I've been doing automotive upholstery off and on for almost 20 years, and watching this guy work was a real treat. I saw some things that he was doing that I thought "ahh, I do that better/faster/smarter", but Some of his process had me on the edge of my seat going "What? Oh man thats WAY better than how I've been doing it!" - It just goes to show, If you shut up and pay attention, you might just learn something. Their is always something you can learn from another professional.

[albonfilms]

One of my favorite Howie episodes! So fascinating seeing the intricacies of the stitch work. Even on what seems like a simple piece, there are so many careful steps and considerations for getting a perfect final product. All for your bum no less!

[thjnz]

It is always a joy to watch a true master of their craft at work. Those seats are functional art - I can't wait to see Binky's interior completely together. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[goblinphreak]

Owned a bone stock 2006 honda s2000. Eventually when trying to get rid of it, had a two and a half hour drive to a subaru dealer to try to get rid of it. And then two and a half hours home when the dealer tried to screw me over and play the "time" game for sale. I don't play games when it comes to cars. I said fuck them and went home. Had work the next day. Anyway, the drive was hell. Killed my back. And that was with stock seats and stock suspension. Now some might argue the stock suspension is quite harsh, and that's the reason for the back pain, but ive had fluffier seats in other cars with much harder aftermarket suspensions and never had back issues.... so I blamed the seats. But it's cool you guys are doing what you want. The updated seats look great. Can't wait to see the finished product in all its glory. As well as what the next project ends up being :P

[HulluJanne]

This brings back memories when I maintained a bunch (maybe around 100+) industrial sewing machines at a shoe factory. Fun and challenging machines to work on (mainly 80's-00's PFAFF's). Those were ran at like 500-1000+ rpm all day. One of the ladies ran his machine like crazy. It was build from two machines (older and newer), as the other one had fallen off during transit and cracked its case. It could be ran around 1200 or so RPM's because it had balancing weights inside. For whatever reason the later models didn't have the balancing weights and they were very harsh to use. Many called them tractors (PFAFF 1293). Back then I had to customize/make a bunch of special tools for the job. Really miss working on them.

[harveysmith]

Having perfected my own trade, (it took ten years to be competent.) and had a go a many other trades, it is just so lovely to watch a man who knows his trade, it is the small details that are hidden in the craft.

For those wondering about those mini bolt cutters he was using at the beginning to cut the hog rings, they are the Knipex 7101200.
There is a smaller size, 7101160 and are larger size, 7101250. The last three digit denote the length in mm.
They are worth their weight in gold.

[Metal-Possum]

Hats off to anyone with this much patience, and being able to envision a finished item when you're merely making what appears to be scraps of fabric.

[mrgive]

Blown away by the fact that you got Mel Gibson to play that Dean guy!

[agu]

bro please continue ur work....i have follow this project few year ago

[leeh]

That's what craftsmanship look like...

[germaineliew]

The amount of precision when drawing and cutting...

[gopatriots]

When I worked for a Honda seat manufacturer we called those "hogrings" C-Rings. The tool used to install them is pretty neat. It's basically a large pneumatic stapler or nail gun. The rings are loaded in a similar way, with a guide rail and all the rings in one long attached section. I know mass production is way different than what he does but all the similarities are neat. Same with steaming. Except we also had very large heaters as well that helped form the leather.

[ronicard]

That dude is an absolute professional. Beautiful work.

[rnbspowaof]

Sewing is one of the hardest skills I’ve ever tried to learn. This guy is making it look real easy.😎

[lodestone]

Nothing more satisfying than watching a craftsman at work. I always wondered how it was done. Just awesome.

[lukeframpton]

Can't wait anymore when is the next video on binky

[zeanyt]

The seats look fantastic! Binky is going to be a funeral showpiece when finished. I'm in awe.

[deeser]

Got to love this channel. One episode you've got some bloke hoiking a bit of machinery into place with ruddy big hammers, next you get a guy - who perversely looks like he should wielding the Hammer of Thor - doing the most elegantly bit of stitching ever. Just a joy to watch true craftsmen at work.