Aftermarket leatherseats.com Leather interior Instllation guide ***pics***

[Stealth_E]

I'd like to know how you get the door inserts out, but other than that great write-up.

[Dj4play]

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The seats look good deft, but my initial reaction is the the leather doesnt appear tight and to hug the foam. I understand that it will settle and stretch slightly, but do the lines ever go away?

[DC 95VR-4]

Originally Posted by Dj4play

The seats look good deft, but my initial reaction is the the leather doesnt appear tight and to hug the foam. I understand that it will settle and stretch slightly, but do the lines ever go away?

Aaaah Denis! If you haven't yet done this project I can save you some frustration. I did the seats in my other car and alleviated the wrinkles by adding 1/4 inch sheet-foam (from any craft store) to the seats before putting down the covers. It was amazingly simple and effective. You just cut out panels to match the seams in each panel of the seat contour and secure it with spray glue. Spray some glue and pinch the seams together for a smooth surface all around. I didn't even have to measure, just laid the material and zipped it with a razor blade. Turned out Beautiful, no wrinkles and also added some plushness to the seats. You can also wad a piece of foam and soak it with glue to fill in any missing chunks of your seat bolster or whatever before laying the top sheet.

If you do it right it will look OEM. The covers are designed to fit new seats, not 10-15 yrs worth of foam compression.

If yours is already together, One other thing you can try is lightly pass over it with a heat gun to shrink it.

[njzlalo]

wow, that could save me like a good 200.00

[Dj4play]

Originally Posted by DC 95VR-4

Aaaah Denis! If you haven't yet done this project I can save you some frustration. I did the seats in my other car and alleviated the wrinkles by adding 1/4 inch sheet-foam (from any craft store) to the seats before putting down the covers. It was amazingly simple and effective. You just cut out panels to match the seams in each panel of the seat contour and secure it with spray glue. Spray some glue and pinch the seams together for a smooth surface all around. I didn't even have to measure, just laid the material and zipped it with a razor blade. Turned out Beautiful, no wrinkles and also added some plushness to the seats. You can also wad a piece of foam and soak it with glue to fill in any missing chunks of your seat bolster or whatever before laying the top sheet.

If you do it right it will look OEM. The covers are designed to fit new seats, not 10-15 yrs worth of foam compression.

If yours is already together, One other thing you can try is lightly pass over it with a heat gun to shrink it.

Thanks for the imput and this is a great help to those who want to renew their seat for a frsh factory look. i on the otherhand would never keep the factory seats in my car. The factory seat (however comfy they my be) leave alot to be disired from a performance aspect. The drivers seat weighs in at a hefty 64 lbs and passenger 47 lbs. I always put lightweight seats in my car and have myself fitted for them. The factory units do NOT hold you in place cornering in a properly setup vehicle and i dont like holding on the wheel to keep me from flying out the window.

[deft spyder]

I just noticed this post is in a special how to section.... cool

[phule]

WOW! Thanks deft that was an awesome write up. I never would have thought it was that easy. Nice job.

[Alan92RTTT]

How did you attach the leather for the panel on the back of the rear seats.

I have not been able to find small staples that my gun can handle. Is their an option short of buying a new staple gun just for this?

[DCIV]

Originally Posted by Alan92RTTT

How did you attach the leather for the panel on the back of the rear seats.

I have not been able to find small staples that my gun can handle. Is their an option short of buying a new staple gun just for this?

alan just take them to a shop that does that. I bet they charge you next to nothing because you gave them everything to do it.


Coop

[Alan92RTTT]

For the price any shop here would charge I could buy a new staple gun to fit the small staples I found.