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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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So, I bought leather seats from NewTakeOff.com....

They made it seem so easy to switch out. Well, it wasn't. Took me 7 hours by myself. You have to take off the side parts of the seat, and the bolts are difficult to get to. Then its a bitch to align everything correctly. I did a pretty good job, but I did make a few mistakes. And I can't get the slider handle that goes on the back of the front seats, back onto them.

However...they did a HUGE upgrade to my interior. So...its worth it. But I do suggest two people, maybe even three, if you don't want to spend hours and hours on it. Oh, and have lots of patience.
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 01:04 AM
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PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:22 AM
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i did this to my car, it was the first time i ever attempted something like it. took me just under an hour and a half to complete the whole job.

you took the seats out right?
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:33 AM
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it doest look to hard

http://4.0collective.com/showthread.php?t=6798
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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It's not hard ... just lots of work ... took me about 4 hours with a short brake between each seat .... did it by myself. I changed mine from Black V6 leather to Red GT Leather.



Old Jun 21, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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Looks great ! I am cosidering doing this to mine. Are you selling the black leather ?
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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I did this last year .. already sold the Black Leather ...
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Its just real hard on your hands and patience.
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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And the workshop manual makes it look sooooo easy.
I would guess the airbag leather seats are harder
with all the airbag safety procedures, dmhines?
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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I don't have airbag seats ... but when looking for Red Take-Off Leather ... one cannot be picky. My Leather came off an air-bag seat car but fit my non-airbag seats perfectly. There is no way to remove the Air-Bag label without messing up the stitching.



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