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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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its looks good... only thing i would recomend... steam those seats... are are kinda wrinkly... just a little.. not bad.. but a good steaming should do the trick to smooth it all out...
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Originally Posted by tweetertc
its looks good... only thing i would recomend... steam those seats... are are kinda wrinkly... just a little.. not bad.. but a good steaming should do the trick to smooth it all out...

Steam the backs you mean? Not the leather..
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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Looks great.
Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:39 AM
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i actually did my own upholstery with a lot of help from my cuzin. it took a total of 2 days time if ur going to do it urself. or 1 whole day since i was on call for work on and off. the 2 front seats are probably the easiest when i was going through them but the back was a pain. heres the site though on my photobucket .

http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...imazn/?start=0
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Eris
Originally Posted by tweetertc
its looks good... only thing i would recomend... steam those seats... are are kinda wrinkly... just a little.. not bad.. but a good steaming should do the trick to smooth it all out...

Steam the backs you mean? Not the leather..


actually no... i meant the leather itself... if done right it will tighten the leather pulling out the wrinkles...
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 02:56 AM
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do you pull the leather tight and put the hog rings underneath the the seat to fasten?? are they needed anywhere else?
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:59 AM
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you can't do this if you have the SRS sidebags can you?
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tweetertc
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its looks good... only thing i would recomend... steam those seats... are are kinda wrinkly... just a little.. not bad.. but a good steaming should do the trick to smooth it all out...

Steam the backs you mean? Not the leather..


actually no... i meant the leather itself... if done right it will tighten the leather pulling out the wrinkles...
That's really cool. Do we need to take the seats back off or just steam lightly?
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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you can't do this if you have the SRS sidebags can you?
You bet you can!
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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SWEET!!! Another mod i have to do.... nice... Thanks for posting up pics unlike some others on this board... lol..
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Eris
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its looks good... only thing i would recomend... steam those seats... are are kinda wrinkly... just a little.. not bad.. but a good steaming should do the trick to smooth it all out...

Steam the backs you mean? Not the leather..


actually no... i meant the leather itself... if done right it will tighten the leather pulling out the wrinkles...
That's really cool. Do we need to take the seats back off or just steam lightly?


just steam them in the car if you want... just be careful and dont hold the steamer on the seats to long... and grab a rag to wipe off extra water...
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 02:11 AM
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I want to do this as my seats are wearing out on my 05 tC! Did he order it from the dealer or what? My friend and I talked to a local dealer that has it installed on their tC and he said it's aftermarket and runs about $1400 but includes install.

I found the katzkin leather package on creativecompacts website for around $500-$600...
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