FS: Customized Seat Cover for 6GC, USD$250/set + shipping, for hatch/coupe/Vert Options

[schmooot]

Ya my car is a 94.

[RMG6gc95]

Do these seats come with rails?

[Timmyface]

^They are just covers, no seat/cushion is included.

[schmooot]

Yup every seat was much different from mine. Just a note to everybody, pre-face st205 are not very compatible with these covers. Took quite a bit of modifications to make them fit. It's too bad because they are really well made, props to the dog for some great covers

[marshall22]

I have the same seats as schmooot. Is there any way i can get a set with the same specs as his.

[cyberblader1130]

Received, Recovered and Installed. They require some patience i've noticed.
Here they are in my front room.
Front Seats

Terrible Photo but when wiped down with leather wipes they look great!
Armrest


This post has been edited by cyberblader1130: Apr 29, 2013 - 12:57 PM

[Legen-dary]

I received my covers last week and I'm in the middle of doing my front seats. It's definitely a bit more tricky of a job than I had imagined and dealing with those staples is a pain! My fingertips are hurting, lol.

Anyways, I have a couple of questions:

1. On the seat bottoms, the factory covers have some side flaps that wrap down around the frame and each flap had 2 staples in it. The new covers have the flaps but no plastic piece or fitting for a metal bar so basically there is no way to staple those back to the frame. Should there be anything else there?

2. On the seat back at the very bottom rear where the bar threads through, the factory cover has a dedicated fabric channel for the bar that is underneath the outer material. The new cover just has a channel directly in the end of the outer material. This works, but requires poking the staples through the outer material and it tears a bit around them. Just wondering if this is also normal or if there's another way I should be doing it.

I can take pictures if this is confusing..it's a little hard to describe. Thanks.

[schmooot]

I received my covers last week and I'm in the middle of doing my front seats. It's definitely a bit more tricky of a job than I had imagined and dealing with those staples is a pain! My fingertips are hurting, lol.

Anyways, I have a couple of questions:

1. On the seat bottoms, the factory covers have some side flaps that wrap down around the frame and each flap had 2 staples in it. The new covers have the flaps but no plastic piece or fitting for a metal bar so basically there is no way to staple those back to the frame. Should there be anything else there?

2. On the seat back at the very bottom rear where the bar threads through, the factory cover has a dedicated fabric channel for the bar that is underneath the outer material. The new cover just has a channel directly in the end of the outer material. This works, but requires poking the staples through the outer material and it tears a bit around them. Just wondering if this is also normal or if there's another way I should be doing it.

I can take pictures if this is confusing..it's a little hard to describe. Thanks.

1. I drilled holes in the plastic and used tie-wraps to secure it to the underside of the seat


2. I know what you mean, you can't get around putting a couple holes there to get it all snug...just don't pull that part too tight and use a couple extra clips. Personally I just snipped all those stupid little hog rings and used tie-wraps, it saved me hours of intensive labour and it won't rip through as easily as the rings will

edit: Not cheap tie-wraps. I actually us the Ty-Wrap brand ones with the metal catch in them..

This post has been edited by schmooot: Apr 29, 2013 - 2:51 PM

[schmooot]

Armrest

crazy, my armrest doesn't look at all like that. No wonder I had to cut so much material off. Mine is just a lid for the console. Yet another difference for future reference sake.

Not bashing you at all vincent, I love the quality of these...it was a shame to have to cut them up like I did. AT least the info is here now for people to make informed decisions

[MisterRay]

Received, Recovered and Installed. They require some patience i've noticed.
Here they are in my front room.
Front Seats

Terrible Photo but when wiped down with leather wipes they look great!
Armrest

i was going for the black with red stitching! i didnt in the end because i didnt think it was daring enough lol might get it for my next celi tho. looks lovely man. i got red with red stitching (dont know how to put it up in the forum but im uploading pics to my profile

[lynxiesz]

Woah those red seats look pretty damn sick!

[Malek]

Armrest

crazy, my armrest doesn't look at all like that. No wonder I had to cut so much material off. Mine is just a lid for the console. Yet another difference for future reference sake.

Not bashing you at all vincent, I love the quality of these...it was a shame to have to cut them up like I did. AT least the info is here now for people to make informed decisions

Lol it's because your armrest is missing that extension. I personally don't like the extension and took it off. It's like 4 clips that hold it onto the lid.

[vincent_doggy]

If you like DIY, its pretty fun and could kill you a lot of time, need a lot of patience.
Cable Tyre is your best friends for this unless you like to play with those staples, pain in ass.

Regarding the surplus for the armrest cover, those are exclusively for PADDED ARMREST.

[Legen-dary]

Dang I feel like a moron, I didn't even think of using zip ties instead of the staples. That would make things a LOT easier! I was just so focused on trying to rebuild things exactly as they were that I wasn't thinking outside the box. I might use those on the 2nd seat, thanks for the suggestion.

[vincent_doggy]

Don't Use Fingertips mate!

[Legen-dary]

Haha, I was using pliers on the staples. I could only wish my fingers were strong enough to bend them by hand! They're just sore from tugging and pulling on the seat material to get everything into place. That said, the first seat is done and it looks really nice.

Another question: after bolting the bottom piece back into the frame I noticed there is a gap of maybe an inch between the seat back and the seat bottom. I didn't really notice that before I started the recover so I was wondering if that's normal or not. There's really only one way to bolt the bottom in so I think I got it right. Anyone else have a gap there?

[schmooot]

Haha, I was using pliers on the staples. I could only wish my fingers were strong enough to bend them by hand! They're just sore from tugging and pulling on the seat material to get everything into place. That said, the first seat is done and it looks really nice.

Another question: after bolting the bottom piece back into the frame I noticed there is a gap of maybe an inch between the seat back and the seat bottom. I didn't really notice that before I started the recover so I was wondering if that's normal or not. There's really only one way to bolt the bottom in so I think I got it right. Anyone else have a gap there?

drivers seat is adjustable with the dial on the side, it will close that gap up

[Malek]

Got my seat covers!

Look and feel great! The color doesn't quite match the rear but that was to be expected. Ah well, it's close enough haha

Thanks man!

[lukeh998]

Hello vincent,

Hope you get this message, your inbox is full !

Can you please quote for 2 front seat covers in black, with shipping to UK please.

thanks!
Luke

[bnr32celica]

I wish there could be a two-tone. Barring that, black with purple stitching would be cool. My stock leathers are shot, and I need to pull covers for heated seat element install.