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post Aug 8, 2005 - 3:47 PM
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QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Aug 6, 2005 - 11:42 PM)
How well would a vinyl type cover go? Like if you parted some of it in Carbon Fiber
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Well vinyl will work just fine but it won't last as long or be as comfortable as leather.


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post Aug 8, 2005 - 3:53 PM
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Awesome how-to. smile.gif Does leather require any special sewing machine or anything?
post Aug 8, 2005 - 6:20 PM
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QUOTE(AMCMoe @ Aug 8, 2005 - 3:53 PM)
Awesome how-to.  smile.gif  Does leather require any special sewing machine or anything?
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You'll probably need a strong needle and a decent machine but nothing too fancy.


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post Aug 8, 2005 - 6:35 PM
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great work, man!!!!
ill leave this open for a few days, and sticky it,(you can still post here) so that it wont get lost, and coomer can decide if he wants to move it to the how to section. smile.gif
again, awesome work man! bowdown.gif bowdown.gif biggrin.gif


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post Aug 9, 2005 - 1:23 PM
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how long did this take u?..hours wise give or take?
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Can you post some more info on the actual removing of the levers & bulster adjuster, thats what snagged me up.

And also removing the bottom portion, the clips on the bottom, did you cut? Or is there a trick to it?

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post Aug 9, 2005 - 5:10 PM
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The bolster adjustment is held on with the same style clip as the tilt adjustment. Remove that clip by expanding it with a screwdriver and then pull the lever/knob straight off.



Are you refering to the upholstery clips holding the cover on the frame or something else? If it's just the upholstery clips yeah just cut them and you can replace them with zip-ties.

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post Aug 9, 2005 - 5:15 PM
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QUOTE(Valo666 @ Aug 9, 2005 - 1:23 PM)
how long did this take u?..hours wise give or take?
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All I did was transfer the leather cover from one seat to another, So from begining to end including taking pictures only about 45min. If you were to do all the seam ripping, pattern making, cutting, resewing, you would be looking at 5 to 8 hours depending on your skill and speed.


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post Aug 9, 2005 - 5:25 PM
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Yeah I just started taking mine off. Another tough area is the removing of the bolt for the bottom of the seat that hides behind the seat belt buckle. There are 2 metal edges which prevent it from getting out of the way. What I did was push one of these metal clips down and then it was easy. How did you do it?

Also, what exactly did you transfer? I'm looking to transfer my leather seats' leather to the fabric foam. However I'm having second thoughts because the leather seats do look better (shoulder foams). But my leather seats have metal sticking out the back and a lil uncomfortable.


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post Aug 9, 2005 - 5:43 PM
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QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Aug 9, 2005 - 5:25 PM)
Yeah I just started taking mine off. Another tough area is the removing of the  bolt for the bottom of the seat that hides behind the seat belt buckle. There are 2 metal edges which prevent it from getting out of the way. What I did was push one of these metal clips down and then it was easy. How did you do it?
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Same way as you. Or you could just remove the nut holding the buckle to the seat frame.
This is what you're talking about right?:
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QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Aug 9, 2005 - 5:25 PM)
Also, what exactly did you transfer? I'm looking to transfer my leather seats' leather to the fabric foam. However I'm having second thoughts because the leather seats do look better (shoulder foams). But my leather seats have metal sticking out the back and a lil uncomfortable.
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Same thing you're planning. Leather cover to fabric foam. It's not a huge difference and you can't even tell unless you push the shoulders in. If it bothers you, you can fill the shoulders with polyfill, the stuff in pillows and sub boxes, or you can shape some more High density foam to make up the difference. Also since the bottom portion of foam on the leather seat is about an inch longer you'll probably have a bit of slack left in the covering that you may want to sew up. I pesonally just stuffed it in between the seat back and bottom... seems to work good for me and you can't even tell it's there. The only reason I used the foam from a fabric style seat is because the previous owner stripped all the threads on the seat back for the leather style. If the only reason you're switching to fabric style is because of the metal poking out of the back I'd try and fix that and continue to use the leather style foam.

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post Aug 9, 2005 - 5:58 PM
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I tried to get that nut off and I couldnt, and that was with a breaker bar.

My fabric seats were very comfortable, these arent so what I may end up swapping them, and cutting the shoulder pieces off the leather seats and putting them into the shoulders when they're on the fabric seats.


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post Aug 10, 2005 - 10:23 PM
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so where can u get cf leather


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sorry to bring this back, but this would be a great place on inquiring about finding good fabric for our seats...

what do you guys think?


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post Oct 14, 2007 - 5:17 PM
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x2 on lovo said


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any idea on where to find the foams?


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and... bump before this goes into the dark again


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QUOTE(njccmd2002 @ Nov 4, 2007 - 12:31 PM) [snapback]611015[/snapback]

any idea on where to find the foams?


Yup, part numbers would be good.


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post Nov 4, 2007 - 5:45 PM
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i quoted the foam prices on toyota world. its like 900 for the foams for the front seats only.

This is ridiculous. Its like there is nothing out there to repair our 6gc. expensive OEM, expensive aftermarkets and knockoffs. Nothing decent. not many choices either....


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Hello WannabeGT4.
My friend and I have ordered leather covers to our 6G celicas (T20) from ebay. We will receive it shortly and we would appreciate if you could upload the pictures so they work again on your post.
Can you please do that for us? Thanks.

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post Dec 16, 2008 - 3:51 PM
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What the hell. I haven't changed anything at photobucket. I'll see what I can do to get them fixed.


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