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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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Herow Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knows some tactics for attaching EL Wire to leather seats (The two main seams on each seat). I already sowed some to a shirt...but I don't know how to approach this with leather, I was thinking hot glue, but I think that might be a bad idea.... Any advice?
Old Sep 11, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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exposed el wire FTL
Old Sep 11, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Is that Harrisons car in that picture on your site?
Old Sep 11, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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i think hot glue might mess up the leather when u remove it... won't it?
Old Sep 11, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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I don't think hot glue will hold to the leather seats as the leather will move as you get in and out. I'm not sure if the glue would hold very well to leather itself.
Thinking, thinking, thinking....
Maybe you could use the thread holes where the seat was put together to run a thread loop and sew it to the seat using those holes?
Old Sep 11, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TWEAKED_ICE
exposed el wire FTL
exposed? Hell El wires in general. I think they look tacky. Looks like an autozone mod.
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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mayb use existing thread hole in the leather to sew it on...lol
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:04 AM
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Who knows....I'll deal with it next week...I'm sore after putting my underbody kit on, 12 out of 16 tubes on...
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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16 tubes? is it numerous kits, small tubes, what?
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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16 tubes seem like hella
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by STNC
Is that Harrisons car in that picture on your site?
Yes, that is a picture of Harrison's car on our website. He's a good friend of mine.
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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what ever happened to him?
Old Sep 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Lol, he quit SL to stop being tempted to mod his ride
Old Sep 13, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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The thing is, I dont want this to be permanent, at least not for now
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I think you're boned then. I just can't think of a way that would be durable and removable. Anyone else got anything?
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