Tony Sardo Auto Upholstery

I just had a gaping cigarette burn hole in my cloth seat repaired yesterday by Tony, which took only 1 ½ hours, less time than expected. He not only repaired it, but noticed my cheap seat covers were leaving dark stains on the seats. HE went ahead, on his own, and placed extra foam underneath the seat cover as added protection. My drivers seat looks like it was never repaired, brand new look. Tony is the man, and knows his stuff. My first visit, and gave me a great deal. Plus being a helluva nice guy to chat with along with Carol in the office. Definitely an east coast guy that does the best work. Planning on purchasing custom seat covers on my next visit, and is the only place I’ll bring my repairs to. 5 Stars all the way Tony, thanks for the attention and great work.

I came to Tony’s because of the reviews, and they weren’t wrong!
Having decided to keep my 10 year old MINI a bit longer, I decided it was time to give it a bit of a refresh. Since the driver’s seat has experienced a fair number of bums over those years (but not so many miles), it had succumb to fraying seams and cracking.
Tony’s was open on Saturday until noon, so easy to stop in for an estimate. Super friendly, welcoming and genuine, I quickly felt comfortable in Tony’s hands. He didn’t over sell me on things I didn’t need, and obviously wanted to do a good job and match the materials as best he could (though I didn’t really mind). I dropped it off the next Monday morning, and it was ready (and waiting) as promised by late afternoon. The seat looks and feels brand new. Super, super impressed!

Tony is a gem, honest and a craftsman. I have ’94 BMW convertible… It’s got a few miles on it, to say the least, but it’s still in good mechanical condition and fun to drive, so I’m in no rush to get rid of it. But. The stitching around the perimeter of the rear window started coming undone so I called around to check out my options. Wasn’t looking good — basically, I was told I needed to pop for a new top; but then I called Tony and he said he thought he could do a repair job that’d solve the immediate problem. I went there, Tony took a look, got out his needle and hand-​stitched the window back into place. Great job, very fair price, and good conversation during. Highly recommended!

I rarely review but Tony is worth it. Brought a top into him that I purchased online. He quoted the same amount of time to install as the manufacturer recommended. Did great work at a fair price. When I noticed a small problem with the cable for the convertible top two months later I brought it in and he fixed it in 15 minutes for free. He thanked me for bringing it in before it had time to tear the top and became a bigger issue for everyone. Tony is not the cheapest. But, he’s an old school quality upholsterer. His prices are fair and his service is great. I plan on having him do some interior work in a few months as well.

Get your car seat fixed here. First rate quality and service; no cheap slip-​on; replaced torn panels and foam in seat with equal quality and same color as original. Couldn’t be better pleased with quality, service, timelines and price.

After trying two other upholstery shops that refused to set clear appointments, told me to bring my car on a certain day, and then ended up too busy and asked to reschedule (multiple times!) when I called or brought my car in on the day, I tried Tony’s shop. Tony was a lifesaver and made the effort to accommodate me. He helped find a solution for my uncomfortable drivers seat by strategically placing new foam, finally putting an end to a year of misery and frustration. Thanks, Tony!

My front passenger seat and arm rest in my 2004 Honda Pilot were in need of reupholstering so I searched Unilocal and visited a couple of places for estimates. From jump street Tony Sardo Jr. made me feel like the most important customer in the place. He cheerfully greeted me, took the time to explain all my options and answer all my questions.
When I brought my vehicle in a few days later Tony Jr. knocked the price down and personally drove me home while they completed the job. He also picked me up when the job was done (ahead of schedule by the way!)
The workmanship was flawless! He exceeded my expectations which were high to begin with. It was a small job but done as well as possible. I will definitely return for any/​all of my future auto upholstery needs. I HIGHLY recommend Sardo’s. Bring your vehicle here, get it done correctly the first time, your treated as if your job is the most important job they have. True professionals and genuinely friendly, not phony to get your business. No BS, just great service and the highest quality workmanship. You’ll regret taking your vehicle anywhere else! THANK YOU TONY JR.

Tony’s done various projects for me over the past 15 years. Can be a bit on the expensive side (maybe that’s just me), but all the work has been excellent and has lasted far beyond expectation. So, if you want it done right, and aren’t shy about paying for that, then this is the place to go. That’s why I keep returning.
FYI — they are not very internet/​social media conscious. So, they are behind the curve on responding on-​line to customer reviews, etc. Got a problem? Talk to Tony first before posting — and you’ll very likely get a satisfactory response to your concern — the old style of doing business. They absolutely guarantee customer satisfaction.

I needed the headliner replaced on my 1995 Jeep Cherokee. I looked on Unilocal and found Tony. They did an excellent job replacing the headliner. It’s a perfect match, I’m very happy with the work. Nice guy as well!

I took my Honda Element in to fix some tears in my driver and rear seats.
Tony was a gentlemen and found a vinyl that matched my Honda’s, which was discontinued.
The process was quick and easy, he did an excellent job, the price was fair, and I couldn’t be more happier.

Got a new headliner for my Nissan Frontier pickup truck. Great straight forward personalized service! Excellent work! Tony is the best and so his wife! Clearly they’ve remained in business all these years for one reason, they’re amazing at what they do!!! Thanks again Tony!

Took my father-in-law’s 1963 Ford Galaxie for a new headliner. Excellent job, plain and simple.
The man does business the old fashioned way… personalized service, handshake, straight-​shooting, no BS. Quoted me a price and stuck to it. Even did a little extra work he found was necessary without increasing the price.
I plan on taking my Camaro there for some work in the near future. Definitely recommend him.
Not sure what the negative reviews here are all about. Tony’s a good guy.

Went here a while back for aging moto seats. Tony did a nice while-​you-​wait job on both seats, the price was reasonable and the work has held up. Good value, no bs little shop, what more do you want?

Tony’s the best around. Always friendly and reasonable with the pricing. Just had my vintage Renault done and the seats look beautiful. It’s the third car I’ve had done here and they always make sure it’s the way I want and done right.

I had Tony Sardo recover the seats in my 1960 Austin Healey Sprite some 20 years ago, they still looked great but I am painting my car another color. Tony has the same enthusiasm and energy that he had when I first went to him and has done a first rate job on my old seats. They now look like they did when new from the factory and he even rebuilt the bottom section. Forget the seat kits that you can buy online, have Tony do it right.

GREAT customer service!!!
I’ve known the Sardo name for years and wouldn’t think of going anywhere else for auto upholstery. I drove in this morning just to get an estimate for a small tear in the rear center armrest of my Prosche Cayenne. Tony came right out, looked at it and assured me he could mend it FLAWLESSLY. I was going to need my car a couple of hours from the time I brought it in so I had fully expected to bring it back another day. Tony insisted he would do it quickly and that the quality would not suffer. I left the car and returned in a couple of hours. It looked AMAZING!!! You would never know there had ever been a tear. You are TERRIFIC Tony!!! (Tony Jr. too!!!)

LOVE this guy!!!
I went to Tony Jr. in Pasadena
I have followed him all over the place (and no I am not stalking!) I kept putting off have the headliner of my BMW fixed (it was falling down). I finally had it fixed and was very surprised at the job he did and the price he charged! Please don’t share this information — I think he probably could charge more…
I was told I would not get a match to the fabric color — I really can’t tell — very Happy with the work!

Very Rude, No customer service at all. Upon arrival and after poor telephone communication with Tony, himself, Tony decided not to come outside for a pretty long time while on the phone, but did make sure to shut his door while he saw me waiting outside and went back, right along with his jibber jabber on his telephone. Guess what? I went elsewhere and couldn’t have been happier. 1 star for not wasting my time more than you already did. I wouldn’t recommend this place to my worst enemy.

Called this place asking for an estimate. I spoke with Tony over the phone. I briefly explained the damages of the my car’s upholstery in order to get a BALL PARK estimate. I didn’t care if he was off by $ 1000! He said he couldn’t give a ball park figure and just HUNG UP ON ME before I could say another word. I don’t understand how people like this stay in business. Retire!

I took my ’84 Mercedes 300SD to Tony Sardo on July 18^th ’11 to have the 2 front seats in the vehicle rebuilt so they would support the weight of someone sitting on them properly, as they had collapsed down over time.
I left the car with Tony in the morning, then received a call from him that afternoon telling me that the driver’s electric backrest adjuster had failed. Apparently the backrest would now only move in the reclining direction, but no longer move in the sitting upright direction. (The seat electrics have never malfunctioned the entire time that I’ve owned this car.) He went on to tell me that he had had his friend over from next door to look at the issue (there is a Mercedes shop right next door to Tony Sardo, interestingly enough) and that the Mercedes guy apparently had told Tony that the «brain» directly under the driver’s seat had probably failed, or that the electric seat switch in the driver’s door had failed. (I never personally came into contact with the Mercedes guy next door to Tony.)
I asked Tony what about the possibility of a broken wire in the wiring harness to the driver’s seat, or the connector that plugs into the underside of the seat having a wire possibly detach from the connector, which could have happened by rough handling of the driver’s seat when Tony removed it from the car for the seat rebuilding job?
Tony INSISTED that the wiring harness was fine, and that his Mercedes guy from next door had used some kind of 12v battery to test all the seat functions, and that the seat’s backrest operated without issue, so, according to Tony, it must be the «brain» underneath and within the driver’s seat, or the seat switching in the driver’s door. (I informed Tony that a new seat control switch housing is expensive, costing around $ 200 — $ 250.)
Tony suggested I leave the car in his shop overnight, and that they would look for the «problem». I refused and went back and got my car out, paying Tony the full $ 350 in cash for the rebuilding job he did on the 2 front seats. I drove the car home with my backrest stuck all the way back in an almost fully reclined position. (I couldn’t drive in that posture for more than 15 minutes, so it’s a good thing I live nearby.)
Upon returning home, I removed the driver’s seat myself, and also dismantled the driver’s door’s electric seat connectors and housing to inspect that also. There was nothing wrong whatsoever with the driver’s door seat connectors, the wiring or the switch housing itself. So I then looked under the driver’s seat, once I had it out of the car. Naturally, there is NO BRAIN in the seat, just a series of motors and connectors that get their voltage from the wiring harness connected to the seat. (The «brain» Tony spoke of is a «part» that doesn’t exist. I mean, REALLY Tony!!! ha)
Then I inspected the wiring harness (that comes from the floor of the car under the driver’s seat) and looked at the multipin connector on the end of the harness. Sure enough, as I had said to Tony (and had already asked him «could it be the wiring under the seat?» to which he outright denied) I found one of the wires had been separated from it’s solder point, a gray wire, which feeds power to the backrest motor, moving the backrest into the upright position.
I soldered the wire back in place to the pin in the connector and called Tony again, asking him if he was absolutely certain that the fault didn’t lie with the wiring to the seat. He again went on about the fictional «brain» under the seat probably being the problem, or the seat switch housing, the former being an item that doesn’t actually exist on my car, and the latter being an expensive item to replace.
So to summarize, I was lied to (probably in order to screw me out of money for items on my car that either A) don’t exist or B) cost a lot to replace, but in reality — all Tony would have had to do to fix it is exactly what I did, re-​solder the gray wire to it’s pin on the connector that plugs into the driver’s seat.
And I’m absolutely convinced, that if I had left him with my car to do that, he would have «had his Mercedes guy next door work on my car» and extracted money from me for items on my car that don’t exist or items (such as the Mercedes driver’s seat switch and housing) that would have been left untouched, but that I would have been billed for, for «replacing».
Tony told me that «You know, it can be a nightmare working on these old cars, I sometimes remove a seat or whatever and something fails, it sometimes happens and it’s the most annoying thing ever when it does».
That’s right Tony, blame your shady activity (at least with me, an honest first time — and last time customer with you) — on the age old alibi that old cars are temperamental.
Then put that Mercedes owning customer’s money in your back pocket and tell them you had your Mercedes guy next door look at it, and fix it.
Don’t use this guy, ESPECIALLY if you own a Mercedes. He’s a con man!