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Old 08-07-2012 | 04:58 PM
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Very little progress as they still haven't delivered the piping .
Just took the citroen rails off ,cleaned and painted the frames and porsche rails.

Old 08-08-2012 | 01:36 PM
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Piping arrived today ,starting to make some progress.
Unfortunately i can't get all the creases out because the piping is hollow not reinforced like the factory one.


Old 08-08-2012 | 02:51 PM
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I <3 my early script sport seats.
Old 08-08-2012 | 05:10 PM
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Looking good so far, those script centers came out looking new.
Old 08-08-2012 | 09:50 PM
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I inserted some wire into the piping and the second bolster came out much better. Maybe one day i will redo the other one but for now it's too much work.

Old 08-12-2012 | 07:26 PM
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It's one thing doing repairs but doing the whole covers from scratch is crazy ,this is the last time i try something like this. Now i know why upholstery kits cost so much.
Unfortunatelly i can't get them perfect ,it's very hard as is.





Old 08-21-2012 | 02:12 PM
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Well they didn't come out as good as i hoped but they're done and it only cost about £50 and many hours of work . Maybe i will try to fix the little problems in the future but for now i'm done sewing.
Only the script fabric remains original ,all the vinyl is brand new.


Old 08-21-2012 | 08:53 PM
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Awesome job. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
Old 08-22-2012 | 09:02 AM
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Great Job....looks like a great winter project.
Old 08-22-2012 | 09:08 AM
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if you can stretch out the vinyl somehow they will look great.
Old 08-22-2012 | 10:27 AM
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I would maybe try to heat up the vynil with a heatgun but be careful doing it. I'm sure after use they will look fine.
Old 08-22-2012 | 10:36 AM
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It's not that simple ,it's actually too stretched ,heat will make them even worse. I need to redo some of the stitching but my fingers are massacred right now from all the sewing so i won't be touching them for a while
Old 08-22-2012 | 07:26 PM
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wow those look amazing! congrats!



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