reupholstering the seats

[mr2 mk1.5]

Well i plan on reupholstering my seats. They are really nasty looking. Has anyone done this i did a search and reupholstering but i don't think I'm spelling it right. The new seat skins I'm thinking on are gonna be suede "does suede breath well?" or leather I'm leaning more toward suede. I haven't decided what color i want the out side to be. But i know i want the inside to be dark like black. With a contrasting here and there but very lil of that maybe a medium blue for the contrast.

I guess if i remove the current seat skins and make a pattern form them. That would work as well. But I've never done anything like that but it seems right in my head.

[evil_demon_01]

You need to have a look at suede before you set your mind on it, I'm not a fan of how it "changes shade" depending which way it is brushed.
AlsoI would recommend a professional trim shop does the job, Its hard to make it look professional doing it DIY.
What kind of trim do you currently have?

[MikeW]

"Upholstery"

And x2 on getting it done professionally. The extra you pay will be seen in the workmanship(hopefully). Not sure of its "breathability" but suede is ok. Ive never had it in a my car nor known anyone with it so i cant vouch as to how "cool" it is, but it seems to be the new things, so theres gotta be something about it

Maybe, and i might be going out on a limb here(plus its kind of expensive) but look into velvetine[sp?]. Its really soft and plush.

IMO, if you have a beige/tan INT, black(or something dark) will look good. I have a tan INT and i really wanna do a black/dk. green/tan thing. Ive seen it before and it looked nice.

[evil_demon_01]

"Upholstery"

And x2 on getting it done professionally. The extra you pay will be seen in the workmanship(hopefully). Not sure of its "breathability" but suede is ok. Ive never had it in a my car nor known anyone with it so i cant vouch as to how "cool" it is, but it seems to be the new things, so theres gotta be something about it

Maybe, and i might be going out on a limb here(plus its kind of expensive) but look into velvetine[sp?]. Its really soft and plush.

IMO, if you have a beige/tan INT, black(or something dark) will look good. I have a tan INT and i really wanna do a black/dk. green/tan thing. Ive seen it before and it looked nice.

I'll have to look into that "velvetine" too - I've been wanting to retrim mine for a while, just havn't decided what trim to use.
Another trim I've heard of (but never seen) is Pleather, As far as I've heard it's a cheaper alternative to leather.

[mr2 mk1.5]

I hadn't thought about how cool suede would be really in full sunlight or long drives. Be a touch warm i'd think. Maybe leather is best? The inside is currently a light grey but that to will be changed. To what i don't know yet though and know i know how to spell upholstery

[Leung]

i once got a quote from a highly reknown shop that does this work in Cincinnati and they wanted 1200 for just the labor if i supplied materials.

Oh it was to have the front two SE seats redone in black leather.
I only paid 450 for my Accord so 1200 for seats was way more than i was willing to pay. There was a guy a while ago that had faux leather skins he had bought off of Ebay and they looked like really good quality. He talked about getting them but never posted any pics of the aftermath.

[hondawg]

ya i have been asking around town at some upholstery shops...they've told me up to 950 and as low as 550, thats all with materail and labor

[mr2 mk1.5]

well my sister thinks she can do it she's a seamstress "makes midevil dresses for movies".
And will only charge $20.00 plus cost of whatever i go with. If it turns out bad i get it done pro.

[OnBBS17s]

I did that myself. I did NOT make the new covers thought. you can buy the covers and wrap them yourself. Its not that hard. when you take your seat apart you just have to remember where your cut all of the hog rings and then when re-wrapping them just hog ring in the same place. The hardest part of doing this is cutting the old hog rings and doing the headrest (headrest is a bitch)

[mr2 mk1.5]

onBBS17s that looks pro! Good job there. Well guess my sis won't have a prob at all.

[MikeW]

Velvetine is the material thats in the coin trays.

Might be good as door panel material, but i dunno about covering the entire seat in it.

Pleather wont fade or crack with age, but it has that "leather knock-off" look, so...

When you think about it, its not going to be cheap. Especilly if you wanna do all 3 seats, and door panels. Plus if you have it done in something like suede or leather...that stuff's not cheap.

Now if you could somehow find out exactly how much material you needed and took it somewhere, id think labor wouldnt be too much. Probably a days worth of work. Maybe 2. But still at a rate of $50/hr x 12hrs = $600. But thats just a rough shot in the dark.

Id like to see what your sister can do. She might do yours for free, but doubt she'd be willing to start re-upholstering us cb7tuners

[MikeW]

Where do you find entire leather wraps though

[OnBBS17s]

Where do you find entire leather wraps though

It was a fluke how I got mine. My cousins buddy bought this Katzkin kit in 94 and never put it on. he sold it to me for 80$ because he bought and M5....

http://www.shadetreeonline.com/cgi-b...t&search=Honda

http://www.shopsar.com/Honda-Accord-Coupe-s/859.htm


Looks like the range from 650-800.

[mr2 mk1.5]

greencb7inkc well depending on how good my sis does i can talk to her and see what she would charge if anyone would be intrested?