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Old 11-29-10, 10:53 PM
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wow I gotta get some of these. Look so good.
Old 11-29-10, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike552
So, how much did the kit cost?
I want to know too! WTF is it a secret?
Old 11-29-10, 11:05 PM
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leatherseats.com, call them up. They do great work. Pricing will vary from vehicle to vehicle depending on what all you plan to reupholster.
Old 11-29-10, 11:08 PM
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labor intensive aint it? grab a heat gun and the leather should tighten up and remove some wrinkles.. had mines for about 2 years now
Old 11-30-10, 03:49 AM
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Price of full leather kit with steering wheel cover, emergency brake boot, and installation kit retails for $724.00, with shipping included. The same kit, minus e-brake cover, steering wheel cover and installation kit went for $330.00 on eBay last week.
Old 11-30-10, 04:07 AM
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What kind of "heat gun"? Will a blow dryer do the job?
Old 11-30-10, 07:30 AM
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^^ read, read.. why does the rear seat look like its two different colors and front seats are single color. To add to OneHot recommendation, here is a full frontal of what it should look like. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...-like-new.html

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Old 11-30-10, 08:55 AM
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New leather makes all the difference!When I had my leather redone, the interior looked completely different it was so fresh.
Old 11-30-10, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by PEARL2
^^ read, read.. why does the rear seat look like its two different colors and front seats are single color. To add to OneHot recommendation, here is a full frontal of what it should look like. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...-like-new.html
It is just the lighting, at night, in my garage. I'm not the best digital photographer, either. The back seats are all one color!

I have been reading...probably parts or all of 300 threads in less than a month...give me a break!
Old 11-30-10, 12:47 PM
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The rear seats are not fully leather which is why there is a color contrast when you use flash with your digital camera. The rears are mostly vinyl and only leather where you sit.

A heat gun might get tricky, try a blow dryer first. You want the leather to be hot enough to stretch but not hot enough so it can burn. Try taking off the leather and apply some heat to it. Their leather is very resilient so it can take plenty of heat, try to stretch out the wrinkles then reinstall it. Make sure you get the proper positioning otherwise you'll have more wrinkles. You may have to reinstall and install the leather multiple times until you get it exactly correct.


If you get minor wrinkles it should be okay, the sun will bake into the leather and flatten it out a bit for you in a few months. PM me if you have any questions.
Old 11-30-10, 01:15 PM
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I agree with ONE HOT...not bad considering you never did seats before it turned out okay..
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