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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Okay so I was eventually going to replace my seat because on the side its starting to wear. Well I came home today for my moms birthday and to drive my car a little even though it has a misfire. Well as I was getting out I noticed on the bottom part of the seat right down the middle theres a good 8 inch tear. So my need for a new seat has definitely increased. No where can I find stock replacement seats online. Is there anyways I can just get my seat fixed or will I have to buy a new one? I was looking at aftermarket seats but I'm not sure if black seats would look good in my interior.

These are the only decently priced seats I know of but they only come in black



this is what my interior looks like

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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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if you do replace them I would be willing to buy your wrecked ones.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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oh it will be a few months before i can do anything....being in college and playing a sport i cant work so school ends may 5th so i gotta get 500 for a new opti and water pump and then money to fix this so it will be a while
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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ok, if you take pics of the rips I could tell you how easy it would be to fix.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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and the new rip

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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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if that is the only damage it wouldn't be to bad to fix at all. I would guess an upholstry shop would charge around $200
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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yeah i have a local guy that does custom full interiors on classic cars from like the 30s and such. Would I have to buy new pieces or what?
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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they will be able to order factory leather and just replace those to seat panels that are ruined. I also do custom upholstery.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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cool....why do you have to live so far away lol
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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I know, it sucks. I am never close to anyone on this site that needs upholstery help.
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Arizen------> has nice seat too and they're a sponser sand you can get custom embroidery
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yeah i looked at them but they are more expensive...being a college student on a summer job budget...cant afford to spend 1k on seats when i need another 1.5k on opti, waterpump, extending duals out the rear, and sound deadening...although i could do some of this while at school next year
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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how much are those seats up there that you posted..i like them
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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who makes the seats that you have in the first picture?? those are pretty nice looking.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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hunsaker makes them....its like 310 for both seats and sliders...then 80 for shipping so 410 for a pair of those
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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you should get a set of gto seats. thats what i'm going to do. black with look alright as well imo.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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I'm prity sure GTO seats are to wide to fit in the F-body, not to mention they would be about touching the roof.
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GTO seats dont fit. people have tried since 04......they dont fit.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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The posted seats look real good, but black is definately going to fight your color scheme. Also, see if you can get some references on any seat you want to buy, it is not all about apprearance...you have to ride on those things and ones that skimp on materials or design can leave you with legs/feet going to sleep and aches in places you didn't even know you had. Sometimes price is just paying for a brand-name, othertimes it reflects more engineering or better materials or workmanship.
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get arizen seats.. heres mine.. they flow better, not as much of a race seat throw off.
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