A long journey.. leather seats installation
08-08-05, 08:24 PM
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didn't get a chance to work on it that much, the other day, but i did some today.... the passenger side is almost done.. then the last seat... the front drivers i hope i can pull through ! 
08-08-05, 11:29 PM
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Just finished my leather install as well and they came out pretty much looking like yours except for the inserts, I got the flat ones. I ended up having wrinkles around the inserts like you have. I was a bit disappointed and would have a professional install it if I had to do it over. Also, I think I installed the bottoms of the front seats on the opposite seats so I have some slack on one side. I thought about switching them but after the amount of time it took, I don't think I'll be touching the hog ring pliers for a while. I'd say it took me around 20-25 hours to do all of the seats. Hopefully some of the wrinkles will flatten out with time. The good part is now I have clean, soft, nice smelling leather in the car. Good luck finishing up your installation.
08-09-05, 05:51 AM
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08-09-05, 02:22 PM
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Looking real good pilip!! From what I've read from others that did this, the wrinkles should flatten over time. Showing your progress gives me hope that when I take the plunge and buy my new leather, I'll be able to do my install myself also!
Just finished my leather install as well and they came out pretty much looking like yours except for the inserts, I got the flat ones. I ended up having wrinkles around the inserts like you have. I was a bit disappointed and would have a professional install it if I had to do it over. Also, I think I installed the bottoms of the front seats on the opposite seats so I have some slack on one side. I thought about switching them but after the amount of time it took, I don't think I'll be touching the hog ring pliers for a while. I'd say it took me around 20-25 hours to do all of the seats. Hopefully some of the wrinkles will flatten out with time. The good part is now I have clean, soft, nice smelling leather in the car. Good luck finishing up your installation.
08-09-05, 04:22 PM
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sup Twirl, well I ran into the last Leatherseats.com groupbuy, the people there were very helpful and the quality is top notch, all in all it cost me about 644 i think? but there are other options that you could choose from
08-10-05, 07:28 PM
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just got done finishing up the armrest in the center console, i finally found the 3 bolts tucked under the carpet area. then the last seat will be doing that soon.
