Build Battle Episode 18 The Celica's New Interior

Harry Pitcher • September 27, 2022

Episode 18 The Celica's New Interior

In episode 12 of the d:class Build Battle, David leads Team Old School team members through the Celica retrim, and Martyn starts fabricating the boot build which will display the Kenwood audio and Nos purge bottle. Other features include the chrome K-brace and display tools.


This was all preparation for The Reunion Show, at the British Motor Museum, where we were a main sponsor. Both cars were featured on our trade stand alongside our old trusty stead, the d:class van. We launched the voting for the Build Battle at this show, and it was safe to say we had very successful launch with hundreds of votes throughout the two-day show.

With the help of a few photoshopped images and an iPad, the team were able to come up with a plan of action on how the interior would look for the Celica. Once a decision was made, materials were ordered and parts had pattern work completed, ready for trimming.


Tan Dinamica was chosen for the interior, this was supplied by our good friends at UK Hide, who sell the full Dinamica range. Our McLaren 570s seats, A, B, and C pillars, headlining, door cards and dashboard are all trimmed in this. It looks good, feels good and smells amazing in the car.


Back when we visited UK Hide in a previous episode, Rob introduced us to a carbon fibre weave leather. This idea was brought forward to the team, and as a result, the steering wheel, gear knob, and door card handles have been trimmed in this.

Last but not least, the centres of the McLaren seats have been through our CNC stitching machine. This Y-pattern design was featured on our d:class McLaren 600LT but can now be found in the Celica. We have chosen a striking blue thread to match the body colour of the car. We knew we needed to have an interior that was classy, stand-out, vibrant, and had areas never seen before. As the car has a very rare body kit, a body colour not from Toyota, it was only right the interior was equally ridiculous. McLaren seats with a fancy stitch pattern ticks this box.

The Reunion Show!

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