Group Buy Leather (look alike) Seats (Finished)

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:34 pm

GAV,
I just come from holiday, and glad to see that seat covers have arrived to Aussie.
I sent you a pm about additional payment.
Can you please reply to that.
Thanks for all your efforts guys who ever involved in this group buy.

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:10 pm

fto12345 wrote:just wondering, altough you guys have mentioned it already.
Do you have to take the original off?
Or can you leave it and cover over it?

Thank you,

And I don't get what eh difference between the ring you guys are talking about, which I am assuming is what's on the back of the front seats at the back bottom that holds the material stretched, and the wire straps.

Thank you if any one can clarify.

for best fit it is advisable to take the originals off otherwise you wont get that upholstered look...

the rings are the metal rings that's holding your original seats at the moment, the wire straps (or cable ties, zip ties) are plastic and you buy it from supercheap auto comes in diff colors... this is what you need to fit the new seat covers with

ftoboi · Post by **ftoboi** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:11 pm

yeah, if you could send my one to vlad and i'll pick it up from him. so could you confirm the price per person for the perth fto owners (about $53 ($40 + $13 (40/3))) and let us know asap so we can deposit the money to finalise the transaction.
cheers!

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:47 pm

any left overs by any chance?

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:05 am

Hello,

Thank you very much for that Adriano.
Thank you for the clarification.

Now, if that's the case then I am assuming that you do reuse the metal rings?
And the wire straps are used for some thing else?
Or once you un do the metal ring you can't use it again?

Has any one by any chance come up with how to for this in the DIY section?
Just wondering as I couldn't see one.
And I tried to put one on the other day just to see how it looks and I can see that it's going to be very hard to get those crincles out of the way...

SilentBob · Post by **SilentBob** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:37 am

Hi ..
GAV, i havent forwarded you the rest of my money yet but will do so shortly...

cant wait to see these seats in person(though in hindsight im really regretting not goin for the dark grey like boris, they look nice)

SilentBob

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:20 pm

fto12345 wrote:Hello,

Thank you very much for that Adriano.
Thank you for the clarification.

Now, if that's the case then I am assuming that you do reuse the metal rings?
And the wire straps are used for some thing else?
Or once you un do the metal ring you can't use it again?

Has any one by any chance come up with how to for this in the DIY section?
Just wondering as I couldn't see one.
And I tried to put one on the other day just to see how it looks and I can see that it's going to be very hard to get those crincles out of the way...

it will be very hard to reuse the metal rings...
just use the cable ties instead..
i think GAV will be doing a DIY on this...

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:38 pm

i will be making a guide on this, but not till the w/e, cause i started a new job this week, and im working all day every day this week

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:51 pm

Picked up my seats from Gav today. And managed to fit one... Started around 7pm, and now it's almost 11pm...

Here are a few pictures:

Well, atleast the next one will be slightly easier. At the moment i really can't be bothered to write how i did it. With the next seat i will take pictures as i go along.

I will need like more cable ties tommorow!

matty_g · Post by **matty_g** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:04 am

If any seats or bits end up going spare, i.e. non payers/etc... let me know as very interested

Many Thanks

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:24 am

that looks sweet boris!! you did a good job!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:52 am

That look so smick Boris, well u know those 4hrs are worth it mate

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:36 am

Thank guys, I would love to see other peoples seats! So c'mom post pictures once you have put one on!

In the middle of doing the second one. Which is becoming a heaps better job. What I'm doing is taking as many pictures, which I will then ZIP and upload for who ever wants to see how i did it.

I'm not going to write instructions, as that I think will take for ever. The 50+ pictures I think should help enough...

The way I did i think, is the longer way, but it makes it look good, and it will last longer i think...

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:29 pm

Ok, Here are pictures of my process of putting the front ones on...
The back one are relativly easy, you just have to take out HEAPS of rings and use LOT'S of cable ties...

http://www.boryadesign.net/fto/my/seats/frontseats.zip (~5mb)

Hope that helps you guys.

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:13 pm

Thanks for posting up the pics Boris, it'll definetly come in handy. Your colour scheme looks really good. It looks like a high class euro car's trim!

Hmmm if there is another group buy I might have to get a new set

after looking at yours plain black looks boring!

Michael

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:20 pm

looks like your wrestling with your seat in a couple of those pics Boris!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:01 pm

MrFT000 wrote:looks like your wrestling with your seat in a couple of those pics Boris!

It's a bit like that

Well, I finished mine today. Looks good.

HEK-71Q · Post by **HEK-71Q** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:24 pm

thanx for the pics boris! thatll definitely help the rest of us doing our seats. u did a great job mate!

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:51 pm

Ok guys sorry I havent done much on this, i started a newe job on moday, and have been it all has been very hectic.
Here is what im going to do with postage. Once you guys pay your extra $40 or $50 Ill post the seats to you, cod. so that you will get a letter in the mail saying when they arrived, and you need to go to the closest post office to pick it up and pay for the postage.
Here is a List of people I am waiting on
MXYSXY
D_stroy_r
a_palozzo
HEK-71Q
Silentbob
ftoboi
ellusion

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:55 pm

what is that you put through the seams boris ? i was worried mine would rip