Seat score!

Started by 48builder, December 05, 2007, 11:03:35 PM

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48builder

I'd been looking for some seats for the '48. I had been looking at Chevy Silverado truck seats, since I wanted integrated seat belts. I won't drive a car with them, and it can be a pain to get shoulder belts mounted and then they get in the way.

I put out a query on the web, and ended up buying a complete interior (all seats and center console) from a 2004 Saab convertible. I found them in Mobile, AL. They are leather, full power both sides with power lumbar and are heated. The best part is they are a perfect color for my car, so I don't have to recover them. And, I think they are the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in.

However, I do have to clean them up a little. Any opinions on the best stuff to use? I was looking at htis stuff on egay. These seats have no big cracks, but they do have the normal cracking that occurs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JAGUAR-X-type-S-type-Vanden-Plas-XJ6-XJS-XK8-leather_W0QQitemZ180186913394QQihZ008QQcategoryZ33701QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
'48 Chevy Custom sedan in progress-Z28 LT1 drivetrain, chopped, shortened, too many other body mods to list
'39 Chevy driver

enjenjo

I've had good success with Lexol leather treatment.
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papastoyss

Don't use a product called Greased Lightning on leather. It will disolve the dye, Wonder how I know ? It's called learning the hard way.
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Danimal

We shouldn't have but in a pinch, white wall cleaner will work. But I wouldn't recommend it on a car you plan to keep!

enjenjo

A comment about the seats, since the belts and harness are built in, they need a much stronger mount that the older seats did. Make sure you take that into account, ok it will be false security.
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2buck

Many years ago I used waterless hand cleaner on the vinyl/naugahyde seats in my car which were solid from working in the junk yard. It was non abrasive and had lanolin added to prevent your hands from drying out.
I recently used the hand cleaner on the steering wheel on my street rod which was covered in some type of vinyl/leather(?) because it was soiled from 20 years of presperation. It cleaned up well, even around the stitiching.
I was going to try to use something similar on the leather seats in my wife's car. :D