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Old Apr 3, 2015 | 01:41 AM
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I've been back and forth about tackling what some of you have done here on LS1Tech. And that is reupholstering your own seats. I've seen some threads and it doesn't "Seam" that hard hehe but I'm told by relatives and friends that it's a hard thing to tackle. So if anyone who has done this could give me a run down on your success/failures/bumps in the road that'd be great because if I do it myself I'm going to save a ton of money. But is it worth it?
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well it all depends ow skilled you are and how much DIY is involved, if your buying premade covers and just installing them yourself it is much easier then totally making your own covers. I've stripped a seat down before in another car (well the seat bottom anyway), it's all about having the right tools when it comes to installing the new covers.
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Old Apr 3, 2015 | 05:33 PM
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well it all depends ow skilled you are and how much DIY is involved, if your buying premade covers and just installing them yourself it is much easier then totally making your own covers. I've stripped a seat down before in another car (well the seat bottom anyway), it's all about having the right tools when it comes to installing the new covers.
I'm talking about the guys who make them from scratch with their moms sewing machine lol
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Hmm... yeah, that would be tough I would think but hey, you may be good at it who knows?
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