Ocean Beach Boat and Auto Upholstery

I had to fix my passenger seat, it was broken from the inside. I called the shop and they could work on it right away. Friendly staff and the result of my repair was as I hoped it would be.

The back of the house cutters, technicians and craftsmen are first rate, but the front office is close to dysfunctional. The answers you get to questions of «what, when, and how much» depends principally on who you ask. Not a good auto upholstery shop choice for customers whose blood pressure may already be slightly elevated.

First time using them. Was recommended by another upholstery
shop who could not do what I needed. I needed a convt. top boot made for my 1941 Packard (custom and only pictures to go by)
Dave and his gang did a bang up job and fast too.
Very happy

The sunroof in my Mercedes c230 coupe stopped working. A few of my guy friends took a look at it and ended up messing with the alignment. I called several places to get this issue resolved and took it by Mercedes, but everyone was quoting me well over 2k. I called around some more and this place was highly recommended by a Certified Mercedes mechanic in the area. Not only were they able to fix my car, but they were able to do it at a reasonable price point! These guys are GREAT! They were kind, extremely helpful, and got the job done in a timely manner. I will be recommending this place to my friends.

Horrible experience. This was a 10,000.00 job. Now just a few months later its falling apart. They were to have all new materials. They re-​used 28 year old foam. Dave will short change you to maximize his profit in every way possible. He will directly lie to your face as he did with me. Job not finished on time or as promised. Really cannot say anything good about the experience. Highly recommend if you have nice things do not use this company.

They did a great job, I want to be clear that they fixed my dysfunctional sunroof. I just don’t like seeing 5 hours labor on my bill when I know, absolutely know, that it took an hour. The work was 5 star, the billing was almost criminal and 1 star.

My parents have brought two vehicles here over the years to have repairs done. The factory headliners on two different Jaguars have needed to be replaced because they were «sagging». The most recent Jaguar was brought here earlier this year. A few months later when the leather seats in my 2005 Ford Mustang cracked, they were the only place that I considered to work on my car. I made it super easy for them as I bought replacement leather seat covers from TMI in Corona, CA so all OB Auto Upholstery needed to do was to install the kit. They had the car back to me in two days and the installation was flawless! I am planning on selling the car and they helped to make my seats look brand new again and now, the car will be much easier to sell. Thanks guys and I will definitely be back!

Super friendly and totally exceeded my expectations, My puppy bit chunks from my dashboard and they were able to expertly repair it. They made a patch that matches so well you would never know it was there unless I were to point it out. They even washed my car prior to pick up. Fair price, great communication and a job well done

Very happy with my service here last summer. Rik really takes the time to make sure you’re getting exactly what you want for the amount of money you’re comfortable spending — he researches what’s available and goes over all of the options. I opted for an almost exact match in terms of color and perforation pattern, as I was just replacing one panel in the middle of my seat, and was planning to sell the car, wasn’t interested in paying extra for an exact match. I couldn’t be happier with the result — unless you were really looking for a repair, you could not notice the difference in the new leather, and it made the car look so much better, not having the stuffing sticking out of the driver’s seat. I was able to easily sell the car a week later. My only regret is not going it much earlier so that I could have had some enjoyment out of the new upholstery before selling.

I brought my car in for seat repadding. They made it seem almost impossible to do since my car has ventilated seats… it was just to upcharge me. It’s easy to do this kind of foam replacement. When I got my car back the seat was just as hard as before and the back of the chair was so contorted it was hugging my ribcage and jamming into my shoulder blades. The shape had totally changed and stretched out the leather… it was crazy! The owner gave me a REALLY hard time about a fix-​it, and said that if I still wasn’t happy with the work he would have to charge me again to fix it. This after spending $ 800 on a straight forward job. I would never step foot in there again.

They are top notch professionals, and their prices reflect that. I had some upholstery work and a new convertible top replaced on my clasic car. They did a good job, but they can’t really predict when it will be completed. Had to return a few times to adjust work they already did — they forgot one issue, etc. Patience with them is the key word. They are pros. If you expect it on a certain date, check back periodicaly as it always seems to have to be changed. The only other upholstery shop in San Diego is not bad, but OB upholstery specializes in top end and classic cars. You can judge it by the cars in their bay — which is always packed to the rafters with work in progress. Get an firm estimate and a firm delivery/​completion date from them. They are nice guys, do better than decent work, but the cost is expensive.
If you park on the street in front of business, be aware of the no parking days. Pull around in back through the alley, if you can.

Update… As of this date STILL no response from the shop. I’m going to give another week and then its a Better Business Bureau issue

Of course five stars is a bit of a stretch considering the simplicity of the job they did for me, but I really like the service, the outcome and they also did the interior of my uncle’s ’85 porsche, which turned out really great. For me, though, it was just the boot that surrounds my shifter on my ’88 4runner, see the pic I uploaded. It was done in a day and for $ 90 it makes me so happy to not have to look at what used to be in its place.
I will definitely be back to do my front and back seats in matching vinyl as soon as I can afford it, at which point you’ll hear and see a lot more from me on what they are capable of.

I called them on a wednesday about a rip in my leather seat; went in same day, they found the exact color leather, dropped the car off thurs. and picked it up friday. phenomenal workmanship and really nice people. this is my go to place. and the price of replacing the leather was the same price as some seat covers i priced as an option. Dave is the owner and Rik the front man. tell them kathy mitchell sent you!

They did an amazing job on my BMW and got it done in really good time. Among the things that needed to be fixed was the convertible top. Every where else I took my car, the people there told me that it could not be fixed. But these guys were able to fix it and for a really reasonable price. I would recommend this place to anyone.