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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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I'm going to get new seat covers for my 74. So I went on Al Knoch's site and did a search. I want leather in Medium Saddle. No matter how I look I only come up with a selection which gives me a cost of $703.

Is this the right price or am I doing something wrong. Also, can Al's seat covers be almost $300 better than Corvette America?

I have Al Knoch covers now and they've lasted almost 20 years but damn, $703!!!
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That seems really high. Is their quality that much better? I used the Wilcox covers, and I noticed they were a little thinner than the originals, but then they were only $307. So maybe I got good value.
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I'm going to get new seat covers for my 74. So I went on Al Knoch's site and did a search. I want leather in Medium Saddle. No matter how I look I only come up with a selection which gives me a cost of $703.

Is this the right price or am I doing something wrong. Also, can Al's seat covers be almost $300 better than Corvette America?

I have Al Knoch covers now and they've lasted almost 20 years but damn, $703!!!
Cost of everything is going up due to fuel & shipping costs but, I'd call them to confirm the price.
Just yesterday we were checking some cell phone prices on-line and the price was different on my computer then my wife's computer.
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Corvette America has the covers for around $450. I can't believe theres that much difference.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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TTT for the Monday crowd.

Just went on Mid America site and they list leather seat covers for a 74 at $349. Crazy.
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I can tell you this...I got the 100% leather seats already mounted on foam from Mid-America and they came from Al Knoch. They didnt even try to disguise it. The box was an Al Knoch box they came in.
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