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- If there's one thing my Austin Metro needs - it's vibrancy. The original interior is rather boring in all its greyness, so today, we're fitting red-piped and houndstooth trimmed seats and a full red carpet set.
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I fitted an MG interior (including the dashboard carpets and red seatbelts) from an MG Maestro into an ex-BT Maestro van back in the early 1990’s… best works van ever 😂😂
Great modification to the interior, I used to do the same to L spec Ford’s converting them to Ghia spec, seats, instruments etc.
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Ee, she looks grand! The red carpets give her a touch of class & the seating with the headrests a modern look.
Your little car looks great.
Such a joyful video. I've had a particularly good day today and watching this was the perfect ending. Thank you!
Your car, your rules. A great transformation.
Absolutely love what you’re doing with this Ed! I did the same sort of thing with my 1983 Metro HLE back in ‘93-‘94. Those seats turned it from a little town shopping car into a comfortable, 60 miles a day commuter….. especially after I “breathed” on the engine (stage 1 head, twin carbs, tubular 4-2-1 manifold and a fruity sounding 2” exhaust…) oh to be 22 again……❤
How... how did You have the finances!? Oh, wait... those were the good times, weren't they?
Sam, your passion makes an inevitably boring and uninteresting video fascinating and interesting. You're a gem 👏
Looks really smart now inside well done keep that car on the road and what lovely red as well
Nice Work, absolutely transformed the interior for the much better
Excellent video, Ed. Lovely to see Melody getting attention. She is a cracking beauty. Keep up with the old girl. She deserves the love.
Very nice job, sir. It looks next level awesome with new interior.
Once upon a time I owned a 1973 VW Squareback. Not sure what you called that over your way, but it was one of the COOL rides for California surfers types.
Anyway, it needed new seat covers, and it just so happened that one of my dad's friends was an upholstery expert on older cars with vinyl seats. He redid the seats and OMG I was thankful for the work he did. I felt so proud of that car. I couldn't have a bad day when I was driving that old VW.
Another great video, Ed, thanks. It would be nice to get some high quality footage of the interior.... maybe when you can afford one of the expensive cameras like the big advertising companies have. 😊
This takes me back 30 years I fitted the same interior to my 3door metro city I swear it made it go faster PS those wheels are the dogs nuts 🇬🇧👍🏻👌
Great job, such an improvement.
Great transformation of the interior Ed from bland to grand do love the gold alloys👍👍👍👍👍👍
You are a very funny young man. I don't like the gold wheels, but that doesn't matter AT ALL YOU DO. That's what matters don't forget that😊
I love this car so much. My first car ‘many years ago 😳!’ was a White H reg Rover Metro 1.1s, I Loved it and would go back to one anyday. It had been rebuilt and was like new when I had it. One thing I could never get used to ‘about a week into onwership’ was the Manual Choke. After many embarrassing kangaroo hopping moments 🤦🏼♂️ I finally got my head around it. And loved every moment of it. My Headteacher from High School used to have a Red Rover Metro 114. With the MG badges front and back on it, think he had various work done to upgrade it to MG spec too. Looked great 👌👌
Cracking job. 😊 I used to sell these things new.
Nice job Ed, she's looking good
Ed I eschew social media so do not really know when this video was issued, but I reckon from your looks, it s a more recent one. Whatever, I enjoyed watching an original style Ed Vid as it is your buzzing enthusiasm which is your hallmark, your ease with the camera and have a go efforts! More of them, please. Will I be able to watch your restoration of the white Metro as I am behind the times if every way?! Lol
Rob
I had a MG metro in the early 90s. It was fun and I loved the red seat belts.
I changed the seats and trim in my cinquecento as the drivers seat was ripped, got a set from an earlier version, happy days 🤗
An anorak has already pointed out "Its got different seats". Felt like telling him to bog off😏
Ed, I just LOVE those red carpets! Way to go!
Melody looks great! Love the red carpet.
Love it , my first car was a 1960 Mini Minor which was rebuilt from the floor up by me and my Dad. I went to a local scrap yard to get a door and came home with a full Riley Elf interior for it , It cost a fiver (1977) The car was improved 100 % and was really easy to do .
Fabulous- love a red carpet. Our Morris Minor had red carpet, when I was a kid. Always loved the idea of an MG Midget, Teal Blue, with a red interior. Sadly my Rover Metro had a black/grey interior. But I do prefer an original Mark 1 Mini Metro interior- love the simplicity and utility of the dashboard and instrumentation. Enjoy! 🙏
Hopefully you'll have it ready for the FOTU.
I admire your attention to detail & your ability to ignore "it'll do" mentality.
Everyone did it back in the day... Fitted mg central locking to mine.
Yeah, it's now a MG Metro 😎
-Looks pretty cool 👍👍
i like what you've done to the car, and red and grey has always been a great contrast along with those gold hubcaps, loving the work.
Good on you, make it your own, looks fab.
Good work. Those seats look great and I loved the Type R reference. Nice to see the floor in such great condition, too. Keep up the good work.
Looks smashing!
Turbo next? Looks great! Including the wheels.
Great to see that what you're doing is very similar to what we did back in the early '90s.
I put a (early Mk2) Cavalier CD interior in my (Mk2) Cavalier GLS.
Fine upgrade !
Great job 😊
Great up grades:) it just improves a great well loved classic car. Great video
Great work there TC, your car to customise as you see fit.
Red is a fav colour of mine after black and pink. It's very rad looking and I think it will gets lots of looks! well done :)
Red just brings the interior of a car to life. Back in 1987 I had a white H reg Austin 1100 and the standard black vinyl seats were boring, a red set from the scrap yard made such a difference. I also fitted "Ring" aftermarket reversing lights on the front bumper as running lights!
Makes me miss my opaline green MG Metro. It was the my first car and I loved it.
It's looking great, I especially like the wheels.
Great job Ed, good choices my friend. My first car was a Metro 'X' reg 1982, I bought it in 1986 so 4 years old...to this day its the newest car Ive ever owned LOL
You have a very nice example there :) Carry on the good work, your enthusiasm is contagious and reviews etc are excellent
I love it, as it looks like the kind of retro Mods that as a youngster we would of done back in the day…
I had a 1983 Metro Vanden Plas and ran it for two years, had to upgrade to a bigger car for the kids, the only fault was that it didn't have a 5 speed gearbox, it never let me down and ran like a dream, I loved it...
Looks great. 😀👍 Everything you're doing is turning it from free car to _your_ car.
It looks great, suits the car very well.
Ed, if your ever tempted to get teenagers coloured seatbelts please don’t make the mistake of getting the bright red! (It’s far too bright and it will make the other red items look dowdy) if anything then dark red would look less bad. P.s. I posted this comment before watching the end of the video…😊
That looks fabulous, Ed!
Nice!! Great to see what's happened to melody lately
The floors were in a surprising condition, couldn't see signs of repair either? I'd have expected at at least some concerning patches.
Love a vibrant interior! My car is British Racing Green on the outside and green on the inside. Red on red is another level though 👌
I like what you have done to your Metro. The wheels are fantastic.
I’ve put Defender seats in my 1959 Series Land Rover. Perhaps I’ll go the other way and stick Defender badges all over it! Great video, as usual.
Looks much better Ed, remember fitting a pair of porcelain green leather seats from and early MG 1100 into my almond green Mini Mk11 1000 and it transformed the look and comfort but tipping them forward to get in the back was a bit of a challenge !
Got to say mate, the seats in my 83 my are some of the most comfy of any car I've ever driven. As you say firm but incredibly supportive. I can drive the car all day and get no discomfort. Which isn't the case with others
That looks brilliant, so much better! :)
Yes, i don't like the gold wheels, but you know what? Is your car! If you are happy, im happy 👏
Nice one Ed, you're making Melody your own. The important thing is that she is still on the road, being driven and enjoyed. I still miss my 1.3L that was a few years old when I got her in the early 1990's. Many years later my circumstances changes as did my car by necessity rather than by choice.
Ed, - so where were the original headrests buddy?🤔
I might have gone with silver but I like the wheel style. Makes even an econ-box look sporty.
I did a dashboard swap on my Chevy Suburban, it was very rewarding and a lot less difficult than I'd thought.
I had an '83 metro turbo for some years. It was rather fun to drive and stuck to the road so well, except if you hit a stone and then bump-steer with the turbo was exciting lol
You’ve done a great job and it looks really smart. That good wheel and red paintwork combo is just perfect. 👌
Looking good Ed, how's the engine ? OK?
Love what you have done. Wheels look awesome.
Wow - looks great, i have a 205 GTi at the moment but had two Metro's back in the day (Both Mk2 1.0L) - I sprayed the bumpers to match the paintwork as well as the front grill. When you get to the mechanical - one thing my dad did was put in a dual spark motorbike coil in place of the original coil - really improved the performance! My brother got a later model i think the 1.4 gta - about a j or k plate - so lots of metro history. My next car then was the Renault 5 1.4L GTS in black. I currently have a 106 Deisel which has just come out of the garage after 9 years and started first time and is going to be restored and back on the road soon (Dark blue 1.5L Zest 3) - i have red carpet too in my gti :0)
Great mod Edd love it!!
Nice. Everyone tarts up their Mini so why not a Metro. Cool.
Love this! Looks fantastic!
Nice touch,looks good.😊
Some would say it is sacrilege but I'd do it too Ed.
Looks good. Turbo next?
It would look very smart with a spoiler and skirting kit and a jacked up rear end.😁
Love it Ed 🙂
Great job. Great video.
I have really nothing with the Metro at all, but i love the way you try to improve the whole car. Most ppl would go period correct indeed, but personally i like the way you go for it.
You bring an absolute boring car to life this way. Thats fantastic!
really needs mg metro seatbelts - looks great though and a lot more practical than a 3 door :)
I think the wheels look great! I'm not a huge fan of customizing, but it is your car - I would still keep the original wheels in the garage, you never know when someone might want to change them back.
Did the rear seats bolt straight in? I did the very same as you but to a Metro 1.3s which was my very first car in 1985. I got hold of a MG interior but I found that 2 bolts were not in the same position. I had to drill through the floor and inch or two from the petrol tank, oh what great times were had in the 80's lol, and use new nuts and bolts.
But oh how it changed the persona of the car and I'm sure it went quicker especially with the MG zorst lol
I put an identical pair in my old Morris Minor van, that came straight out of a dumped car.
Dumped cars were absolutely everywhere at turn of the millennium as steel prices hit rock bottom and for a few years I rarely paid more than £100 for a daily driver.
Well Done, I love the car & the wheels. Are you planning on red seat belts as well, or is that a tad too far? 😊
Looks great.
Small cosmetic changes can transform a car.
A week or so ago, there were 2 black Audi A3's parked outside my house.....identical models, about 2007 I think, one was factory standard, the other had aftermarket black wheels and the grille and badging blacked out. You would have sworn they were completely different cars.
That carpet looks brand new , where did you get that from ?
Fully approve Ed. Looks great and it’s all about what you like, don’t worry about what others think. I went my own way with the upholstery colour in my Citroen. Factory covers have been remade and are available but I just didn’t like the colours that suited my car….so…I just picked a fabric and had the car reupholstered in that. No, it’s not original but I like it and that’s all that matters.
You missed the important bit.. the red seat belts! I am a firm believer that any owner of any car should do whatever they like, regardless of what anyone else thinks.. but please keep the original parts safe if you possibly can. That way you or someone else in the future can always put it back to original spec. 30 years ago I had a poverty spec Mk1 Fiesta and I went to the breakers for some part and they had a complete mint condition Fiesta Sport interior, I swapped out the whole interior and it totally transformed the experience of driving the car.. over the years I have swapped out interiors of other cars and and it’s a (usually) cheap and easy way to make a car more enjoyable.
looks fantastic well done , what about red seat belts
Ed I think a stage one set up would be nice or maybe simpler to get hold of a complete MG head&carbs swap? (Or how about a mini supercharger from Cole on Classic Mini DIY?) 🤔
looks great
It looks awesome, do you think you may fit gauges with a rev counter just to finish it off? Or are you leaving one out to make it less MG ? I wouldn’t be bothered if anyone says anything about it not being an MG with MG seats….. who cares it looks superb
She is looking good Ed
Looks good!😅
I changed the runners and fitted leather mg f seats ,
You need the red seat belts now
Rolled my MG Metro at 80 mph and walked away (broke😢) , can send you pics , tough little carv
if it makes you happy then so be it
Did same 28 years ago also changed the engine to 1.3l
The gold rims look great with the red paint.
Does matter what people think Alongs your happy n enjoy it end the day your car
So next step is porting