Got a question for a mod I want to do
07-04-2008, 10:04 AM
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Got a question for a mod I want to do
Ok. so there's a little something I have planned. I want to dye the middle pleather pieces of the seats. Question is .. Is that vynil. cheap leather, soft plastic.. what is it ? Just so I know what dye to buy.. Anyone have any info on this ? Thx
07-04-2008, 08:52 PM
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RE: Got a question for a mod I want to do
don't do it. The guy that owned my previous car did this and the seats looked great for a few weak. After that, the materail gets really dull and rough and nothing will bring the shine back. After a few more months, the material starts to crack. I would not recommend doing this at all.
07-04-2008, 11:27 PM
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Can you post some pics ? Or you already changed the seat covers ? I'll take your word for it, but I would like to see the end product.. you know, the messed up part. Thx
07-05-2008, 03:02 AM
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RE: Got a question for a mod I want to do
I assume you'd have to take your seat covers off when dying them... so might as well just replace them with custom ones that won't look like cr@p after a few weeks.
07-05-2008, 10:59 AM
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ok, ok You guys changed my mind.. I guess I'll go to a shop and get that middle piece replaced with red leather on all the seats. Anyone did this ? How much am i looking at ? If it's off the wall I might as well just save up and buy some catskinz
07-05-2008, 12:16 PM
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RE: Got a question for a mod I want to do
The seats are coated with a protective layer.
http://www.analogstereo.com/pdf/om/m...anual_2006.pdf
Page 191 under CLEANING
This is what makes dying the seats a PIA.
Also weaing white clothes after dying is a no-no.
http://www.analogstereo.com/pdf/om/m...anual_2006.pdf
Page 191 under CLEANING
This is what makes dying the seats a PIA.
Also weaing white clothes after dying is a no-no.
07-05-2008, 09:30 PM
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RE: Got a question for a mod I want to do
Thanks for the compliments. I don't have pictures of the seats. It ws a '76 ElDorado convertible and I sold it 4 years ago. I refinished the car but never redid the seats and that always bothered me. Glad to hear you changed your mind. If you really want that look, you can either get custom seat covers or have an uphostery shop swap out the center section. I saw someone on another forum that did that. She had a red interior and changed the center section to black. It looke nice.
07-06-2008, 01:37 AM
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RE: Got a question for a mod I want to do
i thought insted of dying the seats i would replace them, (a wild hair while riding bike today) with the orginal Cobra R seats, wow, like 4 grand from ford. neeeeevvvveerrrrr mind