leather suggestion

[op355]

Hello guys
I am getting my CB7 next tuesday finally.
I believe the car is at complete stock condition and I am expecting overall condition would not be so great.
I am considering changing front, rear seat with leather.
Is there any place that sells premade leather seat covers for our cars?
I did some search, however, only info I can find was for custom leather wrapping which cost quite a lot.
If you guys have any suggestions, please enlighten the noob.
Thank you in advance.

[mtnbikaah]

tasauto.com has leather upholstery kits. I have never used the kit, nor have I even seen one installed, so you are on your own there. Perhaps someone else on here has used it.

These are re-upholstry kits, not "seat covers."

http://www.tasauto.com/Product/Detai...REY&d=1572&p=1

For sedans and coupes it's about $780.

Wagon- $845.

[op355]

Thank you very much for your prompt response.
The price is quite more than I expected.
Maybe I can get buckets for front and get similar color leather for rears.
Now, if anyone has any experience with the product, any comment will be appreciated.

[deevergote]

katzkin also has very high quality kits. A good leather kit is going to be expensive. A cheap one will fit like a cheap one, wear like a cheap one, and look like a cheap one. If you're going leather, do it right. Installation will likely be damn near the cost of the kit as well, and it's a fairly complicated thing to install yourself (you CAN do it, but I personally would not want to...)

[TypeG]

i bought a katzkin kit and put it on myself. it wasn't very hard at all.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=104222

but there's a bunch of places to kit pre-made kits. later.

[deevergote]

Really? I looked at the instructions, and it seemed like a hell of a lot of things that could end up looking really terrible if you screwed up! I also stripped the upholstery off of one of my 86 Accord's seats, thinking I could just make my own upholstery for it (in theory, it was a good idea!)... it's much more complicated than it seems... all those clips and retaining rings and such...

Then again, I don't have the patience or meticulous eye for detail you have, Brian!

[op355]

Thx Deev.
You are right.
We usually get what we pay for.
As far as installation, I can be patient, however, worried about ruining new leather kits by making stupid mistakes.
I will look into Katzkin.

[op355]

Thx TypeG

i bought a katzkin kit and put it on myself. it wasn't very hard at all.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=104222

but there's a bunch of places to kit pre-made kits. later.

Thx Type G.
Great write up with extremerly helpful installation guides.
After reading through the guide, I want to give it a try.
What are the chances that I damage the kit during installation?
If not high, I definetely want to give it a try.

[TypeG]

check out the install vids on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ7CfLEeogc

i didn't know about those vids when i did mine. later.

[kosheen1]

you can still look for CL rear seat, legend coupe front seat or any others like rsx type s ect.

[op355]

Hello Guys
Finally picked up the car today and drove it home.
As was expected, many things need to be done to the car to bring it back to good shape. Instead of doing leather first, I assume it will be better to start with performance related issues first then move to cosmetic issues later.
If my budget allows, for sure leather is on top of my list also.
Thx for all the information!

[keepinitclean]

my parents reupholstered the car like 3 years ago before they gave it to me for $1200