Help me decide what to do with my seats

**rafiki** · 02-24-2010, 08:33 PM

those ebay covers suck.

**joonsup** · 02-25-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by rafiki

those ebay covers suck.

i was waiting for someone to say that. personal experience? or just your opinion

**N2MYE30** · 02-25-2010, 09:30 AM

Id rewrap them with new material. Its the best time for a color change...unless your goin with color match.

**blocke** · 02-25-2010, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by joonsup

Just picked up a set of black sport seats. they are in ok condition. no missing chunks of cushion but definitely need to do something about the appearance. I also got the rear seats as well.

I did some searching and I found that some people went with the duplicolor vinyl and fabric spray so I'm wondering if I should do that...

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyloem.html

OR

Go with these instead?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...Q5fAccessories

Comments, suggestions greatly appreciated.

I wouldn't do either. Get them re-upholstered.

**joonsup** · 03-01-2010, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by N2MYE30

Id rewrap them with new material. Its the best time for a color change...unless your goin with color match.

well i just picked up the black sport seats with good cushion, no chunks missing. but you can tell that the seats are 20yrs old. so i just want to restore the black color which is why i was thinking of the paint. re upholstering would cost a ton and in the future i plan on getting racing bucket seats so I dont want to invest a ton of money on something i won't be keeping for a long time know what i mean?

**KenC** · 03-01-2010, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by rafiki

those ebay covers suck.

A friend had them in his car. For the $, they're great. They fit like a glove and are nice quality.

**KenC** · 03-01-2010, 11:19 AM

Are your seats vinyl or leather?

Post up some pics.

**joonsup** · 03-09-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by KenC

Are your seats vinyl or leather?

Post up some pics.

ill take a couple pics this weekend. i initially thought they were vinyl so I had planned on spraying them with the duplicolor vinyl spray. However they are leather so I took them to a place in socal and got them reupholstered in vinyl for under $300. They look pretty good but it seems like they aren't "tight" as the original seats before being reupholstered. Not sure why that is...fabric, quality of work, cushion, etc..

**Zoeb2s** · 03-09-2010, 05:01 PM

Originally posted by joonsup

ill take a couple pics this weekend. i initially thought they were vinyl so I had planned on spraying them with the duplicolor vinyl spray. However they are leather so I took them to a place in socal and got them reupholstered in vinyl for under $300. They look pretty good but it seems like they aren't "tight" as the original seats before being reupholstered. Not sure why that is...fabric, quality of work, cushion, etc..

maybe because "brother" was rushed :crazy: