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Yes, we recommend that you get these installed professionally.
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Replace by great looking new seats
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The net-net was that for about $600 for Ridies covers and a few dollars worth of zip ties (substitute for hog rings) and some new lumbar bladders, my old seats were replaced by great looking new seats.
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Repair i would think
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Unless your seats are torn and beyond repair, I would think that a simple refinish with a product like this
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Replace seat covers
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One of the easiest ways to make your car feel new again is replacing the seat covers.
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If you haven't tried to replace seat covers before and you don't plan on getting good at it, I would probably have a shop do it unless you want people to know you did it yourself.
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The net-net was that for about $600 for Ridies covers and a few dollars worth of zip ties (substitute for hog rings) and some new lumbar bladders, my old seats were replaced by great looking new seats.
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If you haven't tried to replace seat covers before and you don't plan on getting good at it, I would probably have a shop do it unless you want people to know you did it yourself.
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If the interior of your Porsche feels tired, the seats are usually the first giveaway. Worn or faded seat covers can make even a well-kept car feel older than it really is.
One of the easiest ways to make your car feel new again is replacing the seat covers. It completely changes how the interior looks and feels, without going down the full reupholstery route.
If anyone is looking for Porsche-specific seat covers, you can check them out here:
https://ridies.com/products/porsche
Simple upgrade, big difference
"How does one install these? Do you have an installation video? Both my 996 and S2K could benefit from these."
You will have to remove your old seat covers and then install these. For more information, please see this
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I installed Ridies all leather seat covers on. my 2003 Corvette. The leather is so much better than the original Corvette leather, and they fit great. They look like OEM, except better! Youtube videos were a big help. The seats in my 2004 cabriolet are actually in pretty good shape except for the center section in the seat back, which has a split along the stitching. When I get around to this task, I'm going with Ridies, based on my experience. Here's a pic of my seats from my Corvette for reference. Ridies didn't do the embroidery. I got a local shop to add the 50th Anniversary emblem.
Wow, they do look amazing. Thank you for taking out your time and for this great review.
We would love your feedback on corvette forum as well (if you are a part of that).
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Unless your seats are torn and beyond repair, I would think that a simple refinish with a product like this
leatherworldtech.com
would be both easier and WAY less expensive� just sayin� as this seems to be an advertisement�
Just so you know, all our panels (fronts, sides, back) are made up of 100% real leather. We don't mix vinyl. It's hard to beat us for the value of money that we offer.
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Fair enough, but for me, it's great news that these guys make 996 seat leather replacements. I bought my 2003 Corvette with very ratty seats, and was expecting to pay a fortune to get them recovered. I did some research and found a great video from C&S Corvettes that gave step by step instructions to recover my seats. The net-net was that for about $600 for Ridies covers and a few dollars worth of zip ties (substitute for hog rings) and some new lumbar bladders, my old seats were replaced by great looking new seats. Everyone who saw them was impressed.
So, if you don't like ads, skip this post, but if you have issues with your seats, this can be valuable information, especially since most Porsche parts are pretty expensive. This is a project that you can do yourself, as I did. The results can be dramatic, not overly expensive, and get compliments from admiring fans!
Taking the seats out also enabled me to rebuild the lumbar bladders, the associated pump, AND find several dollars in pocket change that had made its way under the seat tracks.
Here's what one of the seats looked like just after getting the leather on. I had to remove the seatback leather to add the embroidered logo, but that was not a big deal. The wrinkles worked out after a few days.
Yeah, Baby! I suspect it's not directly in their wheelhouse, but I'd be tickled if I could do that! Those center sections aren't too hard to remove, and the Pepita would look amazing!
If you haven't tried to replace seat covers before and you don't plan on getting good at it, I would probably have a shop do it unless you want people to know you did it yourself. Just my experience, I am sure there are plenty of people way better at this than me
You definitely did a great job. And yes,
wrinkles do go away eventually after few weeks of usage if the steamer is used.
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They use steamer or heat gun. Also, please know that wrinkles do go away eventually after few weeks of usage. So once covers are installed, just sit on those seats and those wrinkles will go away.
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Yes, we recommend that you get these installed professionally. But a
bout 50% of our customers install these themselves. You don�t really need special skills or equipment (except steamer, hog rings and hog ring plier). It will take few hours though. First seat cover will take a little longer than the 2nd one.
You might want to watch few videos on youtube and see if this is something you can do or not.
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