ADVICE:Leatherette Seats Install?

dimi · Post by **dimi** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:56 pm

I bought leatherette seat covers in a group buy ages ago, and they have sat in my cupboard for 6 months.

I am really lazy and really could be fu*ked fitting them myself.

So who could i take them to get them fitted,good job and good price.
Was thinking i could remove all the seats my self and then just get whoever to fit them up, prob cost less.

I want them to fit nice and tight, if i do a home job they might not turn out as good. Have seen a few home jobs that didnt turn out so good.

So yeah any advice would be great

Cheers

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:09 pm

which state?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:53 pm

dude... just keep trying... and it will turn out nice...

dimi · Post by **dimi** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:06 pm

Qld, comon peeps need some info

poster · Post by **poster** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:09 am

i think maybe find someone that is really bored....like students who have holidays...

tell him what to do...and give some money....
because u dont need to know much to be able to do this..

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:29 am

these just zip up.. what can be so hard about them

u can pay me ill try fit them for u lol.. just try and if it doesnt turn out nice then just take em off and try again

Lenny · Post by **Lenny** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:18 am

huh..? zip up, these took me 4 days to install and about 150 cable ties...

Looks great now though

robsta · Post by **robsta** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:44 am

It took me ages to finally get motivated to install these but once me and my mate got started it took no time at all. We have the drivers side left to do and so far its taken about 4-5 hours over a couple of weekends. I thought it would be difficult but its not

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:49 am

sublime19 wrote:these just zip up.. what can be so hard about them
u can pay me ill try fit them for u lol.. just try and if it doesnt turn out nice then just take em off and try again

These are not those cheap looking seat covers that goes over stock covers,
it is upholstery custom made for FTO. Old seat covers go out, and new ones go in. We use the frame in the seat to attach the covers.
This provides the tight fit. check out the photos

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:51 pm

drive down to sydney and ill do it for $75

poster · Post by **poster** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:45 am

can someone help me with this..
in this pic it shows this area.....how do i fit this seat belt thing on with the seat cover ??!??!?!?

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sorry to go off topic....but i can do a perfect job with $300 melbourne
i think i gave u an offer before....but got to keep in mind this is really hard if u want to do a perfect 100% job...best if u can do it urself....u will feel the DIY power when u finished...

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:11 am

you cut the leatherette...

poster · Post by **poster** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:52 pm

serious ?!?! will it rip the cover ?

any better way to do this ???

omg...sounds scary

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:14 pm

mxysxy wrote:
sublime19 wrote:these just zip up.. what can be so hard about them
u can pay me ill try fit them for u lol.. just try and if it doesnt turn out nice then just take em off and try again
These are not those cheap looking seat covers that goes over stock covers,
it is upholstery custom made for FTO. Old seat covers go out, and new ones go in. We use the frame in the seat to attach the covers.
This provides the tight fit. check out the photos

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Hmm I always thought these were zip up ones

If they're not then that's great.. now i want them twice as bad =)
good old tax return

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:26 pm

Yeah it takes a solid day to do the front and a solid day to do the back.

The biggest pain in the a*s is to remove those metal nail clip things mitsubishi used. I must admit that they do work well.

Get 2 sets of pliers and remove all those clips. They you can use cable tie or just shoelace like me to save yourself the hassle of reattaching all those clips back to the frame. I could have sworn there were about a hundred of those and they drove me insane!

But the outcome is fantastic!

umm · Post by **umm** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:22 pm

Where in qld are you?
I'll do it for $150. I'll come round in the morning and have it done by the arvo.

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:57 pm

lol u should out urself in the local phone directory as FTO leatherette seat installer