Lotus Exige Partial Retrim for GF Williams

Harry Pitcher • March 3, 2022

George, also known as GF Williams on social media, approached d:class for some bespoke interior trim work for his beloved Lotus Exige. This is the second car of his we have worked on now. The interior was lacking any flair or excitement considering the Exige is a sports car.

George requested for the door cards to be retrimmed in black Alcantara with yellow stitching matching his cars paint.


Next up was the centre console/gear stick surround panel, this was to replace the OEM gear selector cover exposing more of the mechanism underneath. This piece was also trimmed in black Alcantara with the surrounding coming to us already painted yellow.


The dash top and dash pods, like the other areas so far, are also trimmed in black Alcantara. However, the dash top has black diamond quilting instead of the yellow. This is prevents any unwanted reflections in the windscreen.

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