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I wonder if the longer lead time ones like mine are due to the amount of customization. Mine are two tone, with a special stripe, and have the embroidered logo in the headrest. They look nice. I also bought the cushions.
I wonder if the longer lead time ones like mine are due to the amount of customization. Mine are two tone, with a special stripe, and have the embroidered logo in the headrest. They look nice. I also bought the cushions.
sounds like that is the reason. But they should have returned your emails.
I too am getting concerned. It’s been a month now and I have emailed and left messages. My shipping label was emailed 5 days ago but items not picked up. Hope to hear something soon. Hope everyone is getting there’s and look forward to seeing some picks of the install
I too am getting concerned. It’s been a month now and I have emailed and left messages. My shipping label was emailed 5 days ago but items not picked up. Hope to hear something soon. Hope everyone is getting there’s and look forward to seeing some picks of the install
Did finally get a call today. Is going to follow up with me tomorrow to see why my order is taking so long. Its a big order so I expected it to take longer but communication is a wonderful thing. Will keep you posted and will provide pics when installed.
DHL sent me a tracking number from London which doesn't change for about a week while they wait for the covers to arrive there and then they ship fast to your address.
DHL sent me a tracking number from London which doesn't change for about a week while they wait for the covers to arrive there and then they ship fast to your address.
I bought almost all new leather interior and new foam. I’m completely redoing the interior on my car that has a whopping 27k miles. Lol. Went two tone and come custom stitching. Hoping it all turns out nice. The waiting has been brutal. Atleast I got updated tracking that its in Nashville now so its atleast in America on its way.
I ordered my covers and received them very quickly. Like, surprisingly quickly. I don't remember exactly but I want to say the same week. I only ordered covers but I did have them do millenium yellow stitching and the corvette wording in millenium yellow as well. The covers look fantastic. They are better material than the stock seat covers. We (my wife and I) installed them ourselves over a couple weekends. We took our time because it was our first time doing auto upholstery. I'm glad I didn't get new foam because they were very tight fitting and I think new foam would have made the job more difficult. We had a harder time doing the passenger seat (we did the driver's seat first) and I think it was due to the foam being less compressed.
I ordered my covers and received them very quickly. Like, surprisingly quickly. I don't remember exactly but I want to say the same week. I only ordered covers but I did have them do millenium yellow stitching and the corvette wording in millenium yellow as well. The covers look fantastic. They are better material than the stock seat covers. We (my wife and I) installed them ourselves over a couple weekends. We took our time because it was our first time doing auto upholstery. I'm glad I didn't get new foam because they were very tight fitting and I think new foam would have made the job more difficult. We had a harder time doing the passenger seat (we did the driver's seat first) and I think it was due to the foam being less compressed.
I will comment on my contact with them, very positive, friendly, informative and they sent me samples out very quickly. Unfortunately they were not able to match the "Firethorn" seat covers in my '99. The red/reddish samples they sent me were not a good match. That said, my experience with them was very good.
If possible, could someone post pics of what the skins look like out of the box and before install. I’d like to see how they compare to stock ie connection points, etc. thanks!
I didn't take pictures before installation. FWIW, I can tell you that they looked good and the trim shop was able to attach them okay. HOWEVER: The cushions I got from Ridies had to be trimmed a lot. The trim shop said they spent an extra two hours trimming the cushions. They charged me an extra $75 which I thought was fair. He told me in the beginning sometimes it happens with product other than Corvette America. In the end I still came out way ahead on price. They look good installed. The only minor issue I have now is I'm sitting up higher due to the new cushions and my head almost hits the fabric top.
I didn't take pictures before installation. FWIW, I can tell you that they looked good and the trim shop was able to attach them okay. HOWEVER: The cushions I got from Ridies had to be trimmed a lot. The trim shop said they spent an extra two hours trimming the cushions. They charged me an extra $75 which I thought was fair. He told me in the beginning sometimes it happens with product other than Corvette America. In the end I still came out way ahead on price. They look good installed. The only minor issue I have now is I'm sitting up higher due to the new cushions and my head almost hits the fabric top.
All recovering progress has stopped. The outside seat back foam doesn't fit the seat shell right, there isn't enough of a pocket for the side bolsters to fit far enough into the foam as seen below:
Even when the pocket was made deeper as seen below the covers don't fit:
Is this due to using plain seat frames with sport seat foams and covers? The plain seat bolsters look similar in shape to the sport seat and bladder attachments so I don't understand why the foams stick out so far. They don't look like they were designed or made right.
Yes, at time 28:20 he has the cover over the bolster foam with enough material to attach the push pins. Mine won't fit enough to attach push pins and that's after a 2" deep pocket was made in the foam. Notice the first picture where the foam doesn't fit over the frame as it does in the video. I'll call Ridies today.
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