Any ol time Scotter :)
Kate
"Scotter" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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| Thanks, Kate, for this info!
| It's nice to have confirmation that these guys were telling the truth.
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| Scotter
|
| "SVTKate" <whoever@whatever.complaint.dept> wrote in message
| news:MmU0e.8252$S46.3414@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| >I had one of my seats repaired a few years ago and hung out at the
| > upholstery shop while the guy did it. I had known him for years so it
gave
| > us time to catch up.
| > What you said is absolutely true. The bolsters are glued. I helped him
get
| > the cover off of the seat and then we turned it inside out.
| > It's a rather involved project. He pointed out to me how they are
| > assembled
| > at the factory when I ask him about recovering with better leather.
| > He said that because of this replacing the leather is a time consuming
| > process that if not done properly can come out very poorly.
| > He then explained that he personally didn't want to go there LOL.
| >
| > Kate
| >
| > "Scotter" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
| > news:qMN0e.29306$Ux.18216@tornado.texas.rr.com...
| > | From what I've heard from 3 different installers around town is this:
| > Ford
| > | (not sure if all Ford or just Mustangs) does their leather seats
| > different
| > | than other automotive mfgrs in that they glue the leather directly to
| > the
| > | foam and supposedly this makes it harder for aftermarket installers to
| > put
| > | in new leather because the new leather is typically ordered to exact
| > size,
| > | not large enough to just put on top of the old leather. So I guess old
| > | leather needs to be carefully stripped from the foam and then new
| > leather
| > | glued down and even stitched in some places. I was quoted prices
around
| > town
| > | anywhere from $300 to $700. And every one of them, when I told them it
| > was
| > a
| > | Mustang, cringed and one guy said he wasn't sure he could even get it
to
| > | look very good.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Scott Swain
| > | 512-497-4841
| > |
http://oceanMedia.net
| > |
| > |
| > | "Rein" <rruiterNO-SPAM@NO-SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
| > | news:d26741pfd697sho1q4lqigskh4isi461a9@4ax.com...
| > | > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:01:56 GMT, "Scotter" <spam@spam.com> wrote:
| > | >
| > | >>YES!
| > | >>The leather shop did a great job!
| > | >>I paid somewhere around $600 at autoleathers.com to get custom
| > tan/black
| > | >>leather for front and back.
| > | >>And Cecil's Auto Trim charged me $450 to install it.
| > | >>
| > | >>If you are in Austin and want someone to redo your leather, these
guys
| > do
| > | >>a
| > | >>great job.
| > | >>I'll post some pictures soon. Ah it smells and looks like a new car
| > again!
| > | >>
| > | >
| > | > 600 for the leather sounds good, but 450 to install it ? Did they
have
| > | > to do any stitching ? I've seen this done on tv in the various car
| > | > programs and it didn't all seem that difficult.
| > | > How's the leather ? Probably better quality than oem.
| > | >
| > | > Remove NO-SPAM from email address when replying
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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