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ADVICE:Leatherette Seats Install?
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:56 pm
by dimi
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
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:09 pm
by mxysxy
which state?
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:53 pm
by jonowong
dude... just keep trying... and it will turn out nice...
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:06 pm
by dimi
Qld, comon peeps need some info
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:09 am
by poster
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..
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:29 am
by sublime19
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

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:18 am
by Lenny
huh..? zip up, these took me 4 days to install and about 150 cable ties...
Looks great now though
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:44 am
by robsta
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
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:49 am
by mxysxy
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
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:51 pm
by jonowong
drive down to sydney and ill do it for $75
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:45 am
by poster
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...

Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:11 am
by jonowong
you cut the leatherette...
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:52 pm
by poster
serious ?!?! will it rip the cover ?
any better way to do this ???
omg...sounds scary
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:14 pm
by sublime19
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

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:26 pm
by Nacho
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!
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:22 pm
by umm
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.
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:57 pm
by sublime19
lol u should out urself in the local phone directory as FTO leatherette seat installer
