Trim Blog – Hot Rod Trim Auto Upholstery

VJ Charger Non-Reclining Custom Seat Skins in VH 770 Style

I have been given the opportunity to come up with something that I hope will make this customer’s Charger very cool! It is a VJ with non-reclining front buckets but it has a VH 770 back seat that doesn’t need to be retrimmed. So the idea is … (on the right):

And the result is …

This custom VH 770 style non-reclining bucket seat trim will now match a back seat like this one (we did this for another customer in a previous job), also made with Chrysler diamond dot vinyl inserts:

Also VH 770 but in factory tan:

Despite being a one-off set, the skins have all the factory listing locations; ensuring that the sizing, fitment and shaping would still be as factory as any VH / VJ non-reclining bucket seats — like these:

A factory standard set of VH base model seats we installed with new foam and skins in another job.

Allow me to digress as I’m reminded of a Plymouth Duster job we did in NZ — the car has its original back seat but along the way ended up with front seats out of a VH/VJ NZ-assembled Charger. So we opted to make the back seat match the front seat trim, and came up with this…

We truly appreciate the opportunities to turn old things into beauties again, and long live old classics!

VH VJ Hardtop Door Cards and Door Top Reconditioning

Changing from wooden boards that are prone to moisture damage and cracking to laser cut aluminium composite panels (ACP) that are naturally waterproof —

Reconditioning: rust cleaned, painted, install new boards with new rivets, apply new foam and vinyl to match the rest of the interior —

For another hardtop (VH) that has electric windows, a set of specifically laser cut ACP boards was made:

Completing another fully trimmed VH hardtop door cards with fully reconditioned rear door tops (manual window winder version; before punching in holes):

VH R/T Charger Interior in Tan Vinyl

After black vinyl, we get asked a lot about doing VH Charger interiors in T1 Tan vinyl.

There are different price points and turnarounds depending on material choice.

Factory original options are generally available out of USA as well as from some local supplies. The cost of only the vinyl (shipping, labour costs etc. not included) at this price point would be approximately AUD$1200 – $1500.

So some customers ask about similar, but more hip pocket friendly options, which do exist. There are also a small handful of people who want to do their Charger differently and opt for leather.

This particular VH R/T replica has opted for a similar to factory tan vinyl throughout. A good alternative to the factory T1 Tan is a Ford kiwi light saddle vinyl, which in our opinion has a very similar colour and grain to the Valiant one.

As per our customer’s request, we made a set of matching door cards with custom silver inserts.

Whichever you might consider, we can give price and turnaround estimates for the different possible options. To help you decide, we can provide detailed photos of samples or mail out samples to you.

VH VJ 770 Charger and Hardtop Door Trims

Our first post in 2026 is all about door trims.

Vinyl and Carpet Choices

We recently completed two sets of 770 style vinyl door cards for two separate customers. One for a VH Hardtop in tan coloured vinyl with bound plush carpet, and one for a VJ 770 Charger in black roebuck vinyl with bound loop carpet.

Backing Panels

The VH Hardtop set is made with laser cut aluminium composite panels and has replaced window winder holes with electric window switch holes; and the VJ 770 Charger set is made with laser cut masonite boards.