'95 Leather Front Seat Repairing?

[LarryNH]

I have a '95 MTX with Mocha leather seats. The rears are perfect. The fronts are cracked and showing black, as I am sure most 12 year old cars are now.

Anyone out there know where I can either get someone to do a new leather upholstery job on my seats or where I could find the proper leather covering in a kit to do it myself. I just can’t handle the slip over seat covers. I think they look so cheesy.

Any help would much appreciated.

Have a great day

 

[MD Ever]

I read somewhere that Katzkin makes a kit for the gen II. Might want to check them out. Otherwise...trim $hop.

 

[RAYJAY]

katzkin

 

[sdpatt]

I had the leather panels in my driver's seat replaced at an upolstery shop for about $75.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

How good did it look? Could you tell the difference from original panels?

 

[LarryNH]

Thanks for the info. One thing I am not sure about is that both the trim shop and Katzkin list '93 and '94 SHO but no mention of '95. From all I have read, I thought that the Gen II would all be the same.

Does anyone know if there is a difference between '95 and the earlier Gen II front seats? Mine are the full electric with the air pump to puff up the lumbar and sides of the seat.

 

[SHOtimer]

'92-'95 seats are all the same, excluding leather colors...

Doug

 

[luigisho]

Take it to a car upholstery shop and get a quote. Then compare to Katzkins and your own labor.

 

[sdpatt]

How good did it look? Could you tell the difference from original panels?

Just like the originals, but with a higher quality of leather.

 

[LarryNH]

Thanks for all the info. Now I have a few options to choose from.

Have a great day all. High 70's up here in the Northeast today. OH Yeah!!! Summer is coming. :wave:

 

[nissanchick27]

I am starting to get into uhpolstery and redoing the car seats but I dont really trust myself doing someone elses car yet, I also have to get a new sewing machine because i broke the other one. hahahaha opps! I have redone most of my cars and a few bikes.

 

[luigisho]

If you start offering to do work for others let us know.

 

[nissanchick27]

Ok I will do I am loking a a machine on ebay right now and hoping I get it because that would help out alot. lol!

 

[dantheman68]

If you start offering to do work for others let us know.

x2

i used to have skillz in the sewing buisness... and im not afraid to admit that... but i was younger and forgot alot of it... i shoulda stayed with it, by now, id be cranking out seatcovers left, and right