re-upholster with leather seats .com

[vxfocus]

paid 300 for bucket leather seat covers for the trends.got the passenger seat done.
here is a side by side
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1340929566.jpg
so leatherseats.com doesnt have a pattern to make the rear seats to match,,so i thought about getting the rear back seat from part out on ebay from cleveland and driving up to get it 6 hr round trip.but it wouldnt match either
then i remembered i painted my steering wheel with sems and it has been on there for over a year so i got some graphite and have at it
before
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1340929767.jpg
and after
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1340929816.jpg
pretty damn close
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1340929876.jpg

[rwolf15241]

How long did it take you to recover the seat???

[vxfocus]

I did seat heaters also.so I did the bottom one night and the top the next.but I could have done it in one day,just took my time

[RickOKC]

I love the crazy look of my bright red interior, but that gray looks VERY nice, too! Kinda classy, IMO. Good job on matching the back seat. :)

Interesting.... something I immediately noticed while looking at your first photo - the gray leather looks more "relaxed." I've had two local upholsterers mention that Recaros wear especially hard because they stretch the leather "too tight." Hmmmm.

[Prcdpnknova]

Dang... would have just traded my black and greys for your reds!

[RabidPony]

What vehicle did you select to get the right seat pattern?

[rwolf15241]

Just call them and ask for the recaro seats replacements

[vxfocus]

Saleen mustang was the ebay listing.as long as it is for the trend you are ok

[Mile High VX]

What did you do with your headrest covers that are monogrammed?

[vxfocus]

That is a decal on the headrest

[Mile High VX]

Thanks. I see now that it's the same one that I once had on my door panels.

[sean_grigoros]

i bought both seat cover from leatherseat.com, for us 300, and have someone installed for me for 300.

[TheGanzman]

I've always been of the opinion that with our seats, there is usually NO need to recover them; the leather is super thick, strong and durable (has anyone looked at the leather in most new cars these days? Like tissue paper!). Our seat leather is very reminiscent of my former 1988 Porsche 911. My plan is to use the process below (that I bookmarked many years ago off of the fine "Pelican" website) when the time comes to resurrect my own seats. As a "give back" to this fine Forum, please allow me to share the link with you:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/446820-seat-repair-recolor-howto.html

This is one of THE most detailed and photo-informative threads I've seen on any Forum; hope it helps!

[vxfocus]

i would have saved mine if i could have but if you paint worn leather then it looks like painted worn leather,i know this to be true because i tried it with my steering wheel

[vxfocus]

i bought both seat cover from leatherseat.com, for us 300, and have someone installed for me for 300.
300 seems a bit steep for the install it is so easy...no special tools needed at all

[VXorado]

Nice job vxfocus! I've been wanting to do this for a while and wasn't sure how to address the rear seats. The SEM paint seems to be a great option. :thumbup:

[vxfocus]

got some pics of them installed
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1342199666.jpg
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1342199677.jpg