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ellusion
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by ellusion » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:10 pm
Are they able to do the seats in suede?
I'm looking at trimming my seats next week. $1260 for front and back in suede.
fto12345
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by fto12345 » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:00 pm
If you browse the forum from beginning you'll have all your answers mate!
Or just to cut a long story short, yes for the zip.
No for the suede.
Boris
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by Boris » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:24 pm
but Adriano said that they do leather for about 1k.. so that's still cheaper then the suade over here... ah... I love cheap labor!
ellusion
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by ellusion » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:45 am
If they can do leather then i assume they could do suede. Maybe at about 300 bucks!
Adriano
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by Adriano » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:23 pm
ruchi
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by ruchi » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:26 pm
That looks fantastic.
Just one question though... I know we probably haven't had the right weather yet, but any idea how these would go in summer? I assume being leatherette rather than leather that they would get pretty hot if your car was parked in the sun.
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Adriano
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by Adriano » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:35 pm
some of my friends in manila reckon they dont get as hot under the sun compared to real leather.... i guess im gonna find out soon...
Ther
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by Ther » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:35 pm
thats lush!!!!
i want .. i want ... i want...i want...
ruchi
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by ruchi » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:55 pm
Adriano wrote: some of my friends in manila reckon they dont get as hot under the sun compared to real leather.... i guess im gonna find out soon...
ummm.... I don't think your friends have had REAL leather seats then
Leather being a natural product has pores and "breathes" limiting how hot it gets (it generally stays quite cool), whereas synthetic materials don't breath and therefore get much hotter.
Anyone remember the days of Holden Kingswoods with vinyl seats that you just about had to peel yourself out of on hot summer days, and how it was so hot that it nearly sent you through the roof if you forgot to put a towel down first.
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MrFT000
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by MrFT000 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:03 pm
Thats looks amazing.
I really like the red stitching.
Will definately increase your cars resale value I think.
Whats happening with the group buy
Im just waiting for the go ahead and I will pay up!
Adriano
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by Adriano » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:05 pm
once it gets hot enough ill leave it under the sun and ill let u know, hows that??
Ther
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by Ther » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:08 pm
leather or not..i wouldn't just leave under the sun...
i wouldn't want to get back in the car once it's all hot!!
and yeah whats going on regarding the group buy.. do we have any news...???
mxysxy
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by mxysxy » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:06 pm
Looks great, looks like a real leather to me.
It will be great if I can get the same material to do my doors as well.
So, Adriano
How is it feel like this leatherette material?
Is it soft, thick, plastic feeling?
Adriano
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by Adriano » Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:36 pm
it's soft... it has an extra foam backing so it is like the original trim...
it doesn't feel plasticy, nor is it brittle....
just a note though that it requires some stitching when putting it on.... you can avoid this but will not look as good once it's on....
bozhu001
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by bozhu001 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:04 pm
I want group buy too, when is that happening
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by smorison » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:51 pm
it will take me a few weeks to negotiate this with the supplier....
fto12345
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by fto12345 » Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:56 am
Hello,
Any news on this as yet?
Just a little curious....
Thank you,
mrx
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by mrx » Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:00 am
Gee those seats look lush. I guess we could choose the colour of the stitching? Could then match it with you car (or whatever you want really).
paladin
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by paladin » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:38 am
wait wait wait... is it 150 for the labour + materials or just 150 flat?
Adriano
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by Adriano » Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:00 am
paladin wrote: wait wait wait... is it 150 for the labour + materials or just 150 flat?
$150 includes materials and labour...
postage is additional... and tax...