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Had my seats fixed

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We had a guy round doing the leather sofas - repadding and cleaning and he mentioned that he used to work in auto retrimming and restoration etc, so I asked him about my car seats which were damaged in transit and are yet to be fitted.

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I got them back today and couldn't be more pleased with them, it wasn't cheap (200 bucks) but a great result.
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They look fantastic. Worth the cash
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    Can you keep us posted on how these look after a little while though?
    As I've read a lot of these restorations are very short lasting
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    spetz wrote:Can you keep us posted on how these look after a little while though?
    As I've read a lot of these restorations are very short lasting
    Sure will do
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    That looks great!
    Also keen to know how well they hold up!
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    Love those seats
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    Those are ProSeat's yeah? $600 new so pretty pricey. Are there any other companies out there that do something similar to them...? or can anyone find used proseats covers?
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    Last time I checked, 600 is cheap for a full retrim!
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    Bennoz wrote:Last time I checked, 600 is cheap for a full retrim!
    Yep, and I know that pain ... :)
    I just had to add it ......
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    Bennoz wrote:Last time I checked, 600 is cheap for a full retrim!
    Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. The leatherette trim is $600 supplied, not fitted. Gotta do the rest yourself of course or get it fitted by someone else. Anyway, if you meant $600 was cheap to get it supplied, I'm still inclined to agree, either way everything is "cheap" to an Australian whenever everything else is overpriced xD
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    Strkszone wrote:
    Bennoz wrote:Last time I checked, 600 is cheap for a full retrim!
    Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. The leatherette trim is $600 supplied, not fitted. Gotta do the rest yourself of course or get it fitted by someone else. Anyway, if you meant $600 was cheap to get it supplied, I'm still inclined to agree, either way everything is "cheap" to an Australian whenever everything else is overpriced xD
    I know mate, I ran one of the group buys about 10 years ago :lol: -> viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5722

    They were $330 a set back then, old mate Max founded his business Proseat here with FTO covers. Yep they're a c**t to put on, but drive into an auto trimmer & tell me what he quotes you for a full leatherette retrim. You'll be up for $1500 - $2000.

    Considering each seat takes approx 4 hours a pop to do, the price is on point. The DIY guide is actually still up here: http://www.ftoaustralia.com/downloads/L ... 0guide.zip

    Some of the original 04 & 05 installs are starting to look a bit tatty, but to redo the lot for $600 & have it last another decade... money well spent if you ask me!

    FYI, mine still looks hot :tongue:
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    Hmm I really do need to get a set of these...
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    Bennoz wrote:
    Strkszone wrote:
    Bennoz wrote:Last time I checked, 600 is cheap for a full retrim!
    Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. The leatherette trim is $600 supplied, not fitted. Gotta do the rest yourself of course or get it fitted by someone else. Anyway, if you meant $600 was cheap to get it supplied, I'm still inclined to agree, either way everything is "cheap" to an Australian whenever everything else is overpriced xD
    I know mate, I ran one of the group buys about 10 years ago :lol: -> viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5722

    They were $330 a set back then, old mate Max founded his business Proseat here with FTO covers. Yep they're a c**t to put on, but drive into an auto trimmer & tell me what he quotes you for a full leatherette retrim. You'll be up for $1500 - $2000.

    Considering each seat takes approx 4 hours a pop to do, the price is on point. The DIY guide is actually still up here: http://www.ftoaustralia.com/downloads/L ... 0guide.zip

    Some of the original 04 & 05 installs are starting to look a bit tatty, but to redo the lot for $600 & have it last another decade... money well spent if you ask me!

    FYI, mine still looks hot :tongue:
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    Yes, I am familiar with the old group buy... but it was a while ago so I wasn't sure if you still remembered ;D. Yeah, no disagreements here the seats look like they'd be very finnicky to put on, but it definitely is worth it considering they'll last you a decade. I'm still tossing up between getting Recaros or Leatherette retrim at the moment. Not sure which I'll decide to go for.

    Edit: And yes Ben yours does look amazing, I'm very jealous >:(
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