Ferrari 812 GTS | Part Retrim

Harry Pitcher • January 21, 2026

A regular d:class customer got in touch after acquiring their new Ferrari 812 CTS, requesting some retrim work. They wanted to make the car feel that extra bit more special and tailored to their personal style. The red leather Daytona-style seats already looked great, but aside from the floor mat binding, no other elements in the interior featured red.

From our years of trimming Daytona-style seats for Ferrari, as well as the likes of McLaren, we’ve found that these interiors often benefit from a more cohesive mix of colour and materials. The result is typically a high-quality factory interior, but one that can lack the distinctive details needed to truly stand out.

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So, how do you make things better? We listened closely to our customer and produced a series of renders to explore the possibilities. Together, we finalised a design that included changing the seat centres to matching red Alcantara, complemented by a silver leather stripe down the middle. This theme was carried through with red Alcantara door card sections, the centre console, and the under-dash area, which also would feature the same silver stripe for a cohesive, elevated finish.

We then set to work, removing all necessary trim, including the seats, and carefully stripping the OEM black leather components and seats. As the seat bolsters were in excellent condition and not changing sepc, there was no need to replace the leather, so these were reused. The seat centres, however, were completely dismantled and retrimmed in the new red Alcantara.

Daytona-style belts are arguably the most time-consuming seat specification to perfect, due to the level of difficulty and bespoke craftsmanship involved. Each individual belt is formed from a specialist plastic, precisely punched, trimmed, and then attached to the surrounding belts and seat panels. The process quickly becomes a complex puzzle, where every element must align perfectly, remain uniform, and be entirely free of wrinkles... But the results speak for themselves.