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Old 01-29-2012, 02:25 PM
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Does anyone know how the plastic trim pieces detach from the base of the front seats on a 957? How about the plastic door sill trim and the plastic trim that goes half way up the B-pillars? TIA!!!
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Jay, I may be going out on a limb here but are you trying to address the rocking issue of the passenger seat?
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Old 01-30-2012, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy E.
Jay, I may be going out on a limb here but are you trying to address the rocking issue of the passenger seat?
Actually I'm thinking about changing my stone grey seat bases/backs for black ones and potentially a few other pieces - if I can figure out how to do it without making it look like the car was in a crash and I couldn't find the right color replacement parts...

I really just want to break up the monotonous grey for EVERY PIECE of the interior. That said, my interior actually is two tone right now - dark/light grey as it came from the factory, but it's still too much grey for me. I thought a little well-placed black might help a bit (but I'm a bit nervous about making it 3-tone) so I'm just thinking about it at this point. I should probably see if I can photoshop a couple of pics but I don't have the software...
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Hey thanks John - very helpful & much appreciated...
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Are you thinking of swapping out the Alcantara pieces or just the pleather/leather?
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Originally Posted by Andy E.
Are you thinking of swapping out the Alcantara pieces or just the pleather/leather?
Just the hard plastic seat bases and perhaps the seat backs on the back of the front seats - the part with the pocket attached. Don't think I'll mess with the alcantara but black alcantara inserts instead of grey might look good as well. Can't imagine that would be an affordable change for me though...



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