[Shotimes] Brand New Leather Seats Group Buy!!

[James F. Ryan III]

Aside from the Gen1's having the "oh-so-easy-to-care-for" PERFORATED
leather, I think the Gen2 seat padding is a little different, but I may be
wrong-it's been a while since I've sat in a Gen2.


James F. Ryan III


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam J. Green [mailto:ajgreen@epix.net]
>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:26 PM
>To: James F. Ryan III
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brand New Leather Seats Group Buy!!
>
>
>I did speak with them, but did not ask about GEN 1 seats.... my opinion is
>that they are the same... no? the only difference I ever noticed
>between the
>two generations was there was no piping on the headrest... but
>i'll call and
>ask...
>
>             -Adam
>
>'94 MTX
>'65 Studebaker
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net>
>To: "Adam J. Green" <ajgreen@epix.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:49 PM
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Brand New Leather Seats Group Buy!!
>
>
>> Adam,
>>
>> I got a quote of $400+ to redo just the driver's seat, so a little more
>> money for the entire interior is great.  But, I don't see Gen1 listed on
>> their web site.  Did you speak with them?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Adam J. Green
>> >Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:03 AM
>> >To: Carl Prochilo; shotimes@autox.team.net; Donald Mallinson
>> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brand New Leather Seats Group Buy!!
>> >
>> >
>> >Yes... full leather fronts, mostly leather backs... the inserts are
>leather
>> >with vynl edging... for another 100 bucks, the back seat will be
>> >100 percent
>> >leather... the shops around here (Harrisburg, PA) want anywhere
>> >from 1100 to
>> >1500 to do it... stiching and recovering....  www.leatherseats.com
>> >"Guarantees" that the seats will be factory and stiched correctly. It
>might
>> >be a pain in the but to re-do our seats ourselves... but what haven't we
>> >done to our SHO's that wasn't a PITA and that we've appreciated greatly
>> >after it was done? I rest my case...
>> >
>> >          -Let Ged der done--
>> >
>> >                   -Adam
>> >
>> >'94 MTX
>> >'65 Studebaker
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
>> >To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:40 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brand New Leather Seats Group Buy!!
>> >
>> >
>> >> Carl,
>> >>
>> >> It has been several years, but I had a good shop repair the
>> >> seat cusion and just the "wings" on the seatback of my
>> >> cloth/leather 89.  Cost at the time was $250 if I remember
>> >> right, for leather and labor.  Now that included taking
>> >> apart the stock seats and re-stitching.  Just replacing the
>> >> covers would be less time consuming.
>> >>
>> >> I think the under $600 price for a new interior is a
>> >> bargain...that was front AND rear seats...right?
>> >>
>> >> I would expect a good shop to charge $200 to $400 to install
>> >> them, but that is just a guess.
>> >>
>> >> Don Mallinson
>> >>
>> >> Carl Prochilo wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Adam,  This assumes that a person buys the kit and then has to
>> >> > install, right?  How does the $600 compare with going to a local
>> >> > re-uphostery shop to repair the seats?
>> >> >
>> >> > In a lot of ways the kit sounds appealing because of the quality of
>> >> > the leather, but installing the kit might be a drag.
>> >> >
>> >> > BTW, embroidering the SHO letters in the seatback might be a nice
>> >> > touch.
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