custom red leather interior

Nick M

OP, thanks for sharing.

You said it took you roughly 4 hours per seat. Would you say you do a lot of DIY installations etc?

I am curious if it took you 4 hours and you are very skilled, or it took you 4 hours because it was first time doing something like this etc.

Looks great.

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firulice

4 hours per side sounds about right with taking the seats out, taking them apart and install. Helps to have a second set of hands with the hog rings. Get a good set of pliers. Even the headrests are a challenge and take time. We'll worth the effort though

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street2soul

Spot on!

street2soul

this was my first time installing something like this, so i cant say i am the most handy person for this project. But what i realized was that actual leather install time depends on how perfect you want the seats to be finished. I tried to make it as close to oem fitment as possible so i stretched, heated and massaged these leather alot. I couldve done a quicker job but wouldve left alot of wrinkles and sags. Heck im stil not quite happy with a bit of wrinkles on drivers side so i might take it out and massage a bit more, but u can call me crazy for that lol

Nick M

Thanks for the info

I got a quote from a local interior shop, and they quoted me $85 per hour, with 4 to 6 hours of labor to complete the install.

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street2soul

Seems about right but if they need up to 6 hrs they Better do a good job on it. Leatherseats told me it usually goes for ~300-400 for whole install. Make sure the place will steam the foam. Because some places i originally got a quote from dont even bother steaming. They just skin and install. My car is less than 2 yrs old 15k miles but i was surprised how desperately they needed steaming. All these suspicions of installers not really going thorough made me decide to do install myself

Nick M

Gotcha, makes sense

The shop that gave me the quote has a lot of high end restorations on Porsches on other vehicles, I'd have a lot of confidence in them doing a good job.

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Dwight Frye

The color is a little loud for me but I like it otherwise. I am seriously considering ordering a set + door inserts and replacing the leather and crappy alcantara in my '09 and while they are at it, Dynamatting the hatch, cabin and doors to cut down the god-awful road noise. I might keep it a couple more years rather than thinking about something new.