Minnesota Car Guys Beware!
It should be stated that the following is in my opinion: Stay away from C & E Auto Upholstery in Savage, MN. I had my 1964 Blue Catalina 2 door sedan interior install at C & E. Have never been happy with a number of items…headliner, door panels and other issues. I provided a decent 64 front seat for the car however the owner, Tom, demanded the seat be sand blasted, power coated and completely redone. Imagine my surprise when I recently removed the seat after 10 years, to 4 speed my car and found that the wire that runs from one side of the seat to the other to release the seat tracks, was NEVER installed on my seat. I had to manually release the passengers side of my seat to access the bolts. I called C & E and asked to speak to Tom (who is always busy on the phone). I left a message and as usual, no return call. This wasn’t something that broke or wore out. This was a complete failure to finish my seat in the first place. I am still cleaning headliner glue from my interior 10 years now. My door panels fit like crap (came from SMS in Canby, OR, another flake outfit), my carpet is glued down in some areas where it shouldn’t be and not in areas where it should be. One more item….I provided a new car set of tar paper to replace the original tar paper in the car. They did not remove the original tar paper, they just glued the new stuff right over the old stuff. And let me tell you, they glued the shit out of everything. WAY TOO MUCH SPRAY GLUE. It took me 2+ hours just to get my carpet pulled up enough to install my shifter porch. The more I dig into my interior, the madder I get. There are a lot of upholstery shops in the Twin Cities. This is one to stay away from. Don’t like the workmanship, nor do I like the attitude of the owner. Once again, this is in my opinion, which I am entitled to under the First Amendment. Thanks! LK 9-22-2018