Question about recovering seats
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Drifting
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Question about recovering seats
Proud new owner of 2000 conv. It's in excellent shape except for seats. I was wondering about the best way was to recover them. Not that handy myself.
Order the material myself and take it to an auto upholstery shop? Let them order and recover?
Also, how much should I expect to pay?
Tx in advance.
Will post pix soonest.
Order the material myself and take it to an auto upholstery shop? Let them order and recover?
Also, how much should I expect to pay?
Tx in advance.
Will post pix soonest.
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not sure on price but check one of our supporting vendors ECS (East Coast Supercharghing) they have custom leather covers ready to go, here's a link
http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.com
http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.com
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There are some excellent removal and installation instructions at www.vetteessentials.com. If after reading them you do not feel like you could do it yourself, take it to a local upholstery shop. That's what I did with the ones I installed in my '00 and I was charged only $100 for both seats. I did take the seats out of the car and deliver them to the shop.
As for what you can expect to pay, it varies widely. Mid-America's seat covers cost about $1200, Vette Essentials (the best IMO) are $2000 and there are others that are less expensive than the Mid-Amierica ones - and they have gotten good reviews. Just depends on what your budget is and what quality of materials and workmanship you will accept.
As for what you can expect to pay, it varies widely. Mid-America's seat covers cost about $1200, Vette Essentials (the best IMO) are $2000 and there are others that are less expensive than the Mid-Amierica ones - and they have gotten good reviews. Just depends on what your budget is and what quality of materials and workmanship you will accept.
