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Old 11-16-2010, 10:04 PM
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I have been struggling with what to do about my seats for over a year. The leather is good, but the front seats were "deflated" looking (as all OB seats eventually turn out). I finally found a local upholstery shop willing to take them apart and re-glue and hog ring them. I'm fairly happy with the results. Not perfect, but so much better.
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Old 11-16-2010, 10:07 PM
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Looks much better, well done.
Old 11-16-2010, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SeanR
Looks much better, well done.
Thanks.
Old 11-16-2010, 11:45 PM
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Looks good. Those are vinyl right?
Old 11-16-2010, 11:49 PM
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Looks a ton better!!!! Glad it worked out as well as it did.
Old 11-17-2010, 02:46 AM
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HUGE improvement!
Old 11-17-2010, 02:53 AM
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Love the earlier style seats, those turned out great!
Old 11-17-2010, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Imo000
Looks good. Those are vinyl right?
Original leather not vinyl. (Full leather interior) Took the picture at night in the garage, maybe the flash put a shine on them.
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Thanks guys. Best money, for the biggest visible improvement -- that I've spent so far. I'm sure you all know the feeling of resolving something that was bugging you. Stereo is next. I'm on the fence about Nak CD400 or Blaupunkt cassette with a special aux in. I'd deff go 'retro' if it weren't for the desire for modern fidelity (wattage).
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Looks great. Nice car BTW, I see you have a baby seat just like me! Another reason why a 928 is better then a Vette!
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Very nice result! You have an awesome car; I'm glad you got the seat issue worked out relatively easily instead of buying another set.
Old 11-17-2010, 11:38 AM
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That is a very nice car . Good color combo
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Originally Posted by Cosmo Kramer
Looks great. Nice car BTW, I see you have a baby seat just like me! Another reason why a 928 is better then a Vette!

Thanks....I've had three Vette's over the years. (Pre kids). Deff need back seats for my two boys. The whole family can fit in the 928. Try that with even a 911 let alone a Vette, etc.
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Originally Posted by Benton
Very nice result! You have an awesome car; I'm glad you got the seat issue worked out relatively easily instead of buying another set.
Thanks. Me too. Granted a new set of Paul or Rob's seats were quite tempting but the problem was my seats really weren't that bad. I could justify a full replacement it if they were destroyed but not in my case.
Old 11-17-2010, 12:35 PM
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Nice job!! Huge difference.

Originally Posted by Cosmo Kramer
Looks great. Nice car BTW, I see you have a baby seat just like me! Another reason why a 928 is better then a Vette!
My sister was brought home from the hospital after she was born in a 1969 427 Corvette


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