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YOUR RESEARCHReskinned Seats?
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Replace 2 inch by 21 piece of leather
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I had a 2 inch by 21 piece of leather replaced on my driver's seat.
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Using the factory leather it is very easy, perfect fit.
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I have replaced the leather on 996 seats before. Using the factory leather it is very easy, perfect fit. I have no idea how hard the aftermarket seat covers are to put on. Another plus for the factory leather is you can but the parts separate, ie seat bottom, back rest, backrest insert...
A good 2" crack that opened up. Seems the Lexol treatment I gave it made it worse.
When getting out of the car, I tend to push off of the seat back with my left hand. Previous owner probably did the same.
The Hawaiian sun and salt air is brutal on everything here...
I had the bolster leather replaced on my 996. A good upholstery shop should be able to do the job with no problem. I think I paid about $250 per seat for the repair.
I've done this a couple of times. I went with the factory leather replacement. I removed the seat. My best advice is to take your time and photograph everything. If you didn't want to suffer through it, I'd take Dennis' advice and get a pro shop to handle it. Oh, if you do it yourself, be mindful not to turn on the car while the seat it out. You'll create all kinds of SRS faults.
I would be interested to know where I could acquire the driver's leather seat cover and what level of DIY skill would be needed to perform the replacement? TYVM! /X3
[QUOTE=exthree;15560445]I would be interested to know where I could acquire the driver's leather seat cover and what level of DIY skill would be needed to perform the replacement? TYVM! /X3[/QUOTE
The leather factory covers can be purchased through the dealer network or online and are sold as three separtate pieces ie. seat cushion cover, backrest cover, backrest insert cover and cost about $1500 each. They are perfect fit and require little to skill to install, just common sense. Aftermarket covers can be found over the internet at much less cost, but I have no idea how hard they are to install, my guess would be that they would be much harder and would require a great deal of skill to install and look nice. A better option for aftermarket covers would be to have a professional shop to install them.
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