New Leather Interior? August 11, 2007, 10:19:34 PM I'm most likely going to get a T-Bird with a fabric interior.. I don't like fabric. lol.I got this idea; To take the leather interior from another car and put it into a turbo coupe from another website where a guy took the interior from a 2001 Monte Carlo and put it in.. Absolutely beautiful. Here's the link.Has anyone else done anything like this?If anyone knows any tutorials or has any tips that would be awesome..Thanks Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #1 – August 11, 2007, 10:25:56 PM I transplanted leather seats from a TC and XR7 into mine. Dead-easy swap... Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #2 – August 11, 2007, 10:39:47 PM Those chevy seats look very granny to me, dont look like theyd keep you seated on a tight curve too well. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #3 – August 13, 2007, 04:09:38 AM Quote from: Quietleaf;168116I transplanted leather seats from a TC and XR7 into mine. Dead-easy swap...Could you show me some pictures?? I'd like to see how it looks Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #4 – August 13, 2007, 08:41:43 AM Jons (quietleafs) seats are sweet! Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #5 – August 13, 2007, 03:42:45 PM If you find some TC seats you could buy leather upholstery for them here. I haven't used them but someone on NATO did and had pretty good results. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #6 – August 13, 2007, 04:08:40 PM I've been looking for a way to replace the leather material in my '86 XR-7 since I first bought it. I want it to look factory, but I'm not willing to spend $1,000 for it; I think that's absurd, in fact.The Monte Carlo seats look great in that car, but I don't like the way he had to chop the arm rest on the door panel. That looks goofy. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #7 – August 13, 2007, 04:48:53 PM Quote from: cougarcragar;168501I've been looking for a way to replace the leather material in my '86 XR-7 since I first bought it. I want it to look factory, but I'm not willing to spend $1,000 for it; I think that's absurd, in fact.The Monte Carlo seats look great in that car, but I don't like the way he had to chop the arm rest on the door panel. That looks goofy.FWIW, my brother had a first gen SHO a few years ago that the driver seat was pretty much beyond help but the passenger seat was like new. He got a shop to quote him on re-skinning it and decided it was more that he wanted to spend. The shop then told him that they could do it on vinyl instead for much less. I am very picky about my stuff and I was extremely impressed with the results. His SHO seats had perforated leather on most of the surfaces and they matched the original perfectly and were just as soft.After seeing the results of his car, I would have a hard time paying the money to have my seats re-done in leather. And I am sure that over time the vinyl will wear age much better anyway.Brent Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #8 – August 13, 2007, 05:01:17 PM Quote from: BCA;168505And I am sure that over time the vinyl will wear age much better anyway.Indeed. The "Montana" color vinyl material on all of the seats is still in as-new condition. It's amazing how resilient and durable it is. The '86 spent most of its life in Florida, so the leather has the look and feel of particle board. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #9 – August 13, 2007, 05:04:08 PM My 84 T-Bird has an all vinyl interior. When it was new and for about two years the out-gassing of the vinyl smoked up the windows something awful. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #10 – August 13, 2007, 07:41:01 PM 03-04 Cobra Mystichrome seats! Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #11 – August 13, 2007, 09:03:33 PM Holy hell.. Nearly one thousand dollars.I think i'd have more fun going to a pick-a-part kind of place to rummage around for something decent and saving a kajillion dollars. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #12 – August 14, 2007, 08:35:54 AM That's what i did. :hick: Perfect Dark Blue Leather seats out of an 88 XR7 for less than $60!And the last time i went, They had a freaking 97 BMW (Not sure what model) with leather interior but someone had got the drivers seat and rear already.Never know what you'll find at the junkyard, I love scavenging around. :hick: Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #13 – August 14, 2007, 03:08:37 PM You never know what you can find until you start looking. I saw a set of 25th anniversary seats this past week with leather inserts. The leather hadn't been taken care of so it had cracked bad, but no tears and no wet mildew smell. The car was all closed up, the yard took care of stuff like that. Quote Selected
New Leather Interior? Reply #14 – August 15, 2007, 08:20:36 PM What interiors will fit into a turbo coupe? Basically anything with nearly the same sized seats? Quote Selected
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