Ridies upholstery
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Racer
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From: Gulf Coast, FL
Nice! These look terrific, is this their color version of Oak?
Melting Slicks
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From: jefferson texas
I recently ordered leather seat covers in Firethorn, which they call Mahogony, seemingly a very hard color to find. Arrival took about two weeks. Initial inspection shows as close a color match as could be imagined. Near impossible to tell the difference between original Firethorn and their replacement Mahogony. Quality and workmanship looks to be at a very high level. I didn't buy their foam, which I thought pricey, due to my upholsterer advising that he can provided the necessary foam at a lower cost. I've gotten delayed on getting the actual work done but will report back to the membership with photos and my upholsterers opinion of the Ridies product. Shouldn't be much longer.
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From: Central NJ
Thank you Mike, they are very nice.. Today I received my Blood pressure cuffs to replace my OEM lumbar bladders and side wing bolsters.. Over 19 years those bladders just deteriorated. Buying New OEM bladders cost 300 dollars a seat, 2 lumbar ( upper and lower ) and two side wing bolsters. I just received my Blood Pressure cuffs today ( cost was 40 dollars a seat {2 infant cuffs for the side bolsters and two adult cuffs for the lumbars } ) ( from eBay) took one seat out today and added the cuffs.. took about 2 hours. They work perfectly
Bill
Bill
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I recently ordered leather seat covers in Firethorn, which they call Mahogony, seemingly a very hard color to find. Arrival took about two weeks. Initial inspection shows as close a color match as could be imagined. Near impossible to tell the difference between original Firethorn and their replacement Mahogony. Quality and workmanship looks to be at a very high level. I didn't buy their foam, which I thought pricey, due to my upholsterer advising that he can provided the necessary foam at a lower cost. I've gotten delayed on getting the actual work done but will report back to the membership with photos and my upholsterers opinion of the Ridies product. Shouldn't be much longer.
Thanks
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From: Conway South Carolina
I think you'll be pleased with what the upholsterer has to say. I had mine installed by a guy who does custom cars, and he was pretty impressed by the quality of the leather.
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We have always been active on our website though.
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From: Central NJ
C&S corvettes....do a search on youtube as the vids are good. I believe his name is lyle..but it was like a year ago....they are better quality then stock and work perfect. I was going to do the bladders but I needed all 4 bladders on both seats so the cost to me was not much different. Plus it took like 30 mins to do all of them...well worth it to me
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@Ridies Nice to see you guys back. I've been chewing on pulling the trigger for some time now. Can you clear up some confusion for me? I'm seeing conflicting reports. Is embroidery still available for the "Corvette" script on the center top of the seat like factory still?
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@Ridies Nice to see you guys back. I've been chewing on pulling the trigger for some time now. Can you clear up some confusion for me? I'm seeing conflicting reports. Is embroidery still available for the "Corvette" script on the center top of the seat like factory still?
Thanks
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Hey Mike1 - if you're still around do you recall what color these are to match lt oak? leather/nappa?
Thanks...