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Racer
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From: Van Wert Ohio
I was real pleased with covers from LS. I used new foams and installed them on a really hot day in July. The few wrinkles in the picture have gone away after nearly a year.
Hope you can bring up the photo.
Hope you can bring up the photo.
Night Owl for life
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
my set is from them and i like them.
but there is a forum member who bought some from leatherseats.com and every time he posts pics of his seats, a little baby seal dies.
but there is a forum member who bought some from leatherseats.com and every time he posts pics of his seats, a little baby seal dies.
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From: Hillsboro Oregon
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Melting Slicks
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From: Delmar Delaware
Glad to hear all the positive experiences. It really bothers me when I purchase something without being able to return it. I will definitely be using new foam,though I wonder if its necessary on the passenger side. That seat feels brand new when you sit in it. I'll also be doing seat heaters at the same time.
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From: Toronto
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
I steamed my 30k seat foam and it came back to original shape, it also became more supple and changed to a lighter color after steaming.
Make sure you add burlap or carpet on top of the bottom support wires and also cover the leading edges of the seat frame at the bolster areas and on the bottom frame where the foam goes over the frame, I taped down vinyl tubing that I split. My Driver's foam was cut pretty badly from the frame and I glued it back together... good as new.
I've done seat covers before on a few of my C3s and these are pretty easy to do compared to them... I thought mine were a little sloppy after I installed em initially;
BUT I hadn't moistened them with conditioner or warmed them up. I think if you give the new leather a heavy coat of leather conditioner and really heat em up it would help alot. Here's how they tigtened up after a few days in the sun and being bathed in conditioner;
I think they were acceptable then.
A buddy at a car show told me about this custom interior guy that lives.... well to make a long story short I ended up going to a pro and he did what he called an "over stuffed" look by glueing dense foam to all the outer edges of the foam. What a difference! The seats were alot more supportive and firmer. I don't have a good shot of the seats after his re-work but you may be able to see the difference in this one;
He said that it's almost impossible to match the covers exactly on any given car as all leather covers will shrink unto the foam and shrink differently. He said that these covers were very well made and excellent leather... I got the center console pieces from them also, you'll have to ask them for the TC plate welt cord though.
Make sure you add burlap or carpet on top of the bottom support wires and also cover the leading edges of the seat frame at the bolster areas and on the bottom frame where the foam goes over the frame, I taped down vinyl tubing that I split. My Driver's foam was cut pretty badly from the frame and I glued it back together... good as new.
I've done seat covers before on a few of my C3s and these are pretty easy to do compared to them... I thought mine were a little sloppy after I installed em initially;
BUT I hadn't moistened them with conditioner or warmed them up. I think if you give the new leather a heavy coat of leather conditioner and really heat em up it would help alot. Here's how they tigtened up after a few days in the sun and being bathed in conditioner;
I think they were acceptable then.
A buddy at a car show told me about this custom interior guy that lives.... well to make a long story short I ended up going to a pro and he did what he called an "over stuffed" look by glueing dense foam to all the outer edges of the foam. What a difference! The seats were alot more supportive and firmer. I don't have a good shot of the seats after his re-work but you may be able to see the difference in this one;
He said that it's almost impossible to match the covers exactly on any given car as all leather covers will shrink unto the foam and shrink differently. He said that these covers were very well made and excellent leather... I got the center console pieces from them also, you'll have to ask them for the TC plate welt cord though.
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
It's pressure fit, remove the TC plate and place the cord around the perimiter of the plate then carefully slide the TC plate back in. It's actually kind of a PITE because I'm constantly removing my Radio bezel experimenting with LEDs and stuff... A few pieces of double sided tape helps.
Looking forward to seeing some pics!
Tim
Looking forward to seeing some pics!
Tim
