this thread is here to guide you on replacing the seat covers in your car with aftermarket leather or cloth seats, like the ones you get from tasauto.
here is where you can get replacement seat covers in leather
http://www.autoleathers.com/HTML2/AL.MAIN.FS.html (got mine here)
www.leatherseats.com
http://www.carparts.com/AUTOCRAFT-CU...refId=20005316
in cloth
www.tasauto.com
it's not really hard just time cunsuming. you basically copy the OEM set-up.
you can get away with using basic hand tools like screw drivers, socket set, razor knife, pliers, staple gun, and glue.
here's what the kit contains:
- 2 head rests
-2 arm rests, front and back
-2 front seats
- upper and lower rear seats
- 2 rear side lumbar seat covers
-2 front seat backs with pockets
- 2 rolls of material for the door panels
you can buy an installation kit that includes a video, hog rings, hog ring pliers, and some other tools. it costs $100. i didn't get the extra kit and i was fine reusing the old hog rings and my own tools.
they sent me some leather samples to help me decide on the color. i went with sandstone.
i started with the headrests. the fabric is heald on by black clips. i stuck a flathead screwdriver in the crease and pressed down whileturning a little. this popped the clips apart and i peeled off the old cover.
when you put the leather headrest on, slide it all the way down and pull it tight. pull the black tabs together and fold the male end under itself and clip it into the female clip. you should hear it snap in.
the next thing i did was the upper rear side cushions. here's where you get used to the hog rings. you also remove the plastic covers for the metal brackets.
the hog rings can be removed by grabing and twisting them off the metal rod that they are attached to.
i reused mine by bending them back out with pliers. like this.
take notice of details like this, so that you can wrap it the same way when you put the leather back on it.
when you reinstall the cover, cut a slit for the metal bracket that attaches the cushion the car. don't cut where i did, instead, cut in between the seems. attach this part on first, then slide the rest of the cover on.
when attaching the hog rings to the leather, line it up and poke a hole where the old ring was.
fold the leather over so that when you insert a hog ring it is going through the nylon piping. it's a reinforcement.
when you get close to having all the hog rings in, cut a slit in the leather flap and wrap it around the metal bracket.
that's all there is to that one.
next, comes the upper rear seat. it's held on by clips that attach to metal tabs on the back of the seat.
in the cushion of the seat, there are a few hog rings and few steel rods holding the rest on.
later.
here is where you can get replacement seat covers in leather
http://www.autoleathers.com/HTML2/AL.MAIN.FS.html (got mine here)
www.leatherseats.com
http://www.carparts.com/AUTOCRAFT-CU...refId=20005316
in cloth
www.tasauto.com
it's not really hard just time cunsuming. you basically copy the OEM set-up.
you can get away with using basic hand tools like screw drivers, socket set, razor knife, pliers, staple gun, and glue.
here's what the kit contains:
- 2 head rests
-2 arm rests, front and back
-2 front seats
- upper and lower rear seats
- 2 rear side lumbar seat covers
-2 front seat backs with pockets
- 2 rolls of material for the door panels
you can buy an installation kit that includes a video, hog rings, hog ring pliers, and some other tools. it costs $100. i didn't get the extra kit and i was fine reusing the old hog rings and my own tools.
they sent me some leather samples to help me decide on the color. i went with sandstone.
i started with the headrests. the fabric is heald on by black clips. i stuck a flathead screwdriver in the crease and pressed down whileturning a little. this popped the clips apart and i peeled off the old cover.
when you put the leather headrest on, slide it all the way down and pull it tight. pull the black tabs together and fold the male end under itself and clip it into the female clip. you should hear it snap in.
the next thing i did was the upper rear side cushions. here's where you get used to the hog rings. you also remove the plastic covers for the metal brackets.
the hog rings can be removed by grabing and twisting them off the metal rod that they are attached to.
i reused mine by bending them back out with pliers. like this.
take notice of details like this, so that you can wrap it the same way when you put the leather back on it.
when you reinstall the cover, cut a slit for the metal bracket that attaches the cushion the car. don't cut where i did, instead, cut in between the seems. attach this part on first, then slide the rest of the cover on.
when attaching the hog rings to the leather, line it up and poke a hole where the old ring was.
fold the leather over so that when you insert a hog ring it is going through the nylon piping. it's a reinforcement.
when you get close to having all the hog rings in, cut a slit in the leather flap and wrap it around the metal bracket.
that's all there is to that one.
next, comes the upper rear seat. it's held on by clips that attach to metal tabs on the back of the seat.
in the cushion of the seat, there are a few hog rings and few steel rods holding the rest on.
later.
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