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Old 05-12-05 | 12:01 PM
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I'll have better ones...

1) once I figure out how to use this awesome Nikon D70 SLR camera I just got

2) on Sunday at the meet (don't want to spoil too much)


without further adue....

suede headliner:



suede front seat:



suede rear seat:




incidently, PROPS out to LEATHERSEATS.COM for the best finished aftermarket leather my installer and I have ever seen

as a matter of fact, he wants to open up some business with them as he has never seen such a quality aftermarket leather kit, nevermind suede, in his life.


questions/comments are welcome!!!

Old 05-12-05 | 12:28 PM
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I must say, nt2shbby at all You know what you're going to get into when you pick this for your id

Do the front seats include the headrests too b/c they look more "grainy" than the origiinals
Old 05-12-05 | 12:36 PM
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I must say, nt2shbby at all You know what you're going to get into when you pick this for your id

Do the front seats include the headrests too b/c they look more "grainy" than the origiinals

yes, that is my only *****,.....the headrests suck (front at least) I dunno if its leatherseats.com or my installer


but yeah, they were included cuz my original interior was/is tan
Old 05-12-05 | 12:38 PM
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Looks great! love the headliner
Old 05-12-05 | 12:39 PM
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nice... cant wait to see it in person!!!
Old 05-12-05 | 01:10 PM
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wow. looks great. the headliner is sick
Old 05-12-05 | 01:50 PM
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Looks great man ! I envy you !
Old 05-12-05 | 01:52 PM
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Very nice mod, I hope to do this in the future
Old 05-12-05 | 02:31 PM
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Looks ok I guess for such a shabby azz car.

























j/k bro.....looks real good. I guess your concerns in the beginning were for nothing. I think there's plenty of contrast between the leather/suede. nice job
Old 05-12-05 | 02:57 PM
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The headliner is grey in color correct?? The lighting gives it the appearance of a tan tone. Or is that just me??

Doug-

Looking good whatever the color tho!!!!
Old 05-12-05 | 03:11 PM
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Looks like a good job on the headliner (not having seen it in person)

The rest of its pretty ghetto, sorry man.

I own an upholstery business and nothing like that would have ever came out of my shop, pre-fabricated seats or not. Perhaps its just from a trained eye and 20 years of attention to detail.

Your installer should have laid down a layer of nice dacron to fill in the creases and wrinkles in the seats and the headrest, would have made a huge difference.

if you guys ever watch that MTV show "pimped" notice the upholstery work that comes out of there, absolute ghetto.. More wrinkles and creases then my 84 yr old Grandma (bless her heart, love ya gramps).
Old 05-12-05 | 04:19 PM
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Lookin good man. Another one of my favorite mods.

What does something like this usually cost? A rough idea is fine.

-Fernando
Old 05-12-05 | 08:51 PM
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the headliner is ok, somehow the seats look a bit weird? maybe it's the color?
Old 05-12-05 | 09:20 PM
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The install on the headliner does look very good...I can't wait to have mine done soon. Not sure on ur color though? Looks brown in the pic. What's the color theme of the interior?

However, I have to agree with JungleJoe. The installer must have had problems during the install or did a rush job. The shop that I went to, totally rebuilt all my seats/headrest to make sure the leather fit nice & tight. My seats feel brand spanking new... I do notice a few wrinkles in tight corner areas whic I'm not happy about but I'm not sure if that's a leather issue or an installer issue. IMO, I would ask your shop to redo at least the headrests & maybe the rearseat that have wrinkles bro...It won't be 100% perfect but it should be better...Not to hijack your thread but here is a couple of pics of my seats from Leatherseats.com for comparison. Talk to your shop man... I'm sure you paid a good deal of money for the install. I know I did...






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Old 05-12-05 | 10:22 PM
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I think the headliner looks great!

lxogood.... May I ask what shop you went to? I want to rewerap my whole interior another color.


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