Thanks everyone.

I spent some time this afternoon with my son mucking about with the boot lid and got it working a lot better by bending the striker slightly so it is further in towards the front of the car. It is still a bit stiff to shut but the lock button seems to open the boot fine.

Press studs sounds like a good idea, something I might look into. Depending on how the carpet is wearing I might just buy a black one off E-Bay to keep the custom made one like new.

Alistair - Yes I think the stitching around the dash is fantastic, the centre console is very well done with the stitches from the red section lining up with stitches on the black.
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