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Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess MegaDork
3/4/20 10:25 a.m.

I'm happy with them.  I had to clean up a seam here and there and move a piece, but still, much easier and way cheaper than even buying the material.  That pic was just after installation.  They look even better now that the leather has had time to relax.  The head rest is the same color/material, just the lighting in the pic makes it look darker.  The other thing I noticed is that they picked up dirt fast, so I Scotchguarded them, then hit them with some Lexol leather conditioner and they are great. 

Curtis73
Curtis73 MegaDork
3/4/20 11:43 a.m.

Looks like I'm going to have to go leather AND pick from a pool of specific seats if I want to go this route.  angry

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia Dork
3/4/20 1:10 p.m.
Curtis73 said:

I did see the link for Acme, thanks.  They look possible, but they have a very limited supply in the seats I'm looking for.  Lots of classic stuff, heavy on the American, but possible.  Browsing their site, most of the stuff is 40s-early 90s... which is fine, if I want to limit my seat selection to a 90s Chevy or Mazda, but they don't have any of the covers for the Volvo/Impreza/VW I'm leaning toward.

TL;DR, if I limit my seat purchase to just the seats they offer, I can't get what I really want and it limits things to a very narrow range.

I posted the link for ACME , but I think they have more than is on the website , you might ask ......

Robbie
Robbie MegaDork
3/5/20 9:38 a.m.

What about doing it yourself? If you have a seat to cut up for patterns it's not hard, just takes time. 

Then you can use whatever seat and material you want. Just about any sewing machine should be able to handle cloth upholstery.

Curtis73
Curtis73 MegaDork
3/5/20 2:10 p.m.

I am a pretty good seamster, I just don't really have much time in my life... as in zero.  I work 9am to 11pm 7 days a week.  Thank goodness I love my job.

Still, a good option.  It's an excuse to replace the dull needle in my Elna.

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