upholstering seats

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

anyone here know how to do it? right now i have cloth, id like to redo them with leather or something. i tried googling, didn't really come up with anything. pimp my ride makes it look easy lol.

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[pitbull12888]

buy the custom made seat covers for it, search for them on yahoo or look on ebay. or there is probally some local interior or design shop around that can stitch some out for u.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

im thinking thats what i might have to do, but has anyone attempted to make the covers from scratch? waht i really wanted to do was take the seat apart and put in some softer and more comfortable cushions too.

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

http://www.leatherseats.com make "covers" - you replace the factory ones with theirs. When you take the factory covers off I'm sure you can add more cushions.

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

anyone here know how to do it? right now i have cloth, id like to redo them with leather or something. i tried googling, didn't really come up with anything. pimp my ride makes it look easy lol.

the way it works is... for a seat cover that fts PERFECTLY like the factory one, you take off the OEM seat cover. de-stitch it and mark each piece... pictures help too. You then use these pieces as a template on whatever material you're using, then stitch them together the same way as the original and... VOILA! OEM quality seat cover. The downside is that you have to disassemble your seat to remove or put on such a thing, but it looks a hundred times better, not to mention more custom, than those crappy seat covers you pull over the top.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

the way it works is... for a seat cover that fts PERFECTLY like the factory one, you take off the OEM seat cover. de-stitch it and mark each piece... pictures help too. You then use these pieces as a template on whatever material you're using, then stitch them together the same way as the original and... VOILA! OEM quality seat cover. The downside is that you have to disassemble your seat to remove or put on such a thing, but it looks a hundred times better, not to mention more custom, than those crappy seat covers you pull over the top.

ah yeah, thats a good idea. the only thing is if i screwed up, id really be screwed over lol. but thats probably the way to go. anyone have any other ideas?

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

^ take it to an upholstery shop and have 'em do it the way i described...

i think they'd be able to handle it for ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[SATX210]

^ take it to an upholstery shop and have 'em do it the way i described...
i think they'd be able to handle it for ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

thats the only way

 

[Army-Killa]

what kinda price you think this guy is looking at im interested to

 

[SATX210]

i paid 450 to have front and back seats done plus 180 for the leather

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

he could always get spare seats from a junkyard to practice on. might cost him more in materials tho if he messes it up.

i'd take it to a shop. upholstery is definately not for the inexperienced //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

ya know i'm thinking about scrapping the whole idea in light that i might sell the car next summer anyways. but if i end up keeping it, i might explore these options some more //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

is the WS6 in your avatar yours?

if so... keep that b!tch lol...

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

lol nah, but thats what i want! got a 2000 grand cherokee right now, but that might change this spring //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif