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rongfk
09-26-2007, 10:35 PM
do you ever get tired of looking at you worn out stock seats? well i did.. OK, so i took my 7 months of experience from working for my uncle dooby at his upholstery shop, and put them to work. so i took a set of ordinary seat covers (black) which the material is similar to the headliner, and cut and raped my stock seats. its not perfect, but a lot better than what there was... the only bad or sloppy part is where the material meets in the back of the seat. i haven't done the drivers seat yet because i plan on modding the seat frame to resemble a race style seat. (yea bootleg, but hey I'll save a couple c-notes)

so, yea let me know what you think about my backyard boogie!

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8369/p1020105pa4.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9296/p1020102rp7.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5553/p1020103fz4.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4315/p1020100fw7.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5573/p1020101ez5.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9564/p1020104pd1.jpg

mothon
09-26-2007, 10:55 PM
looks pretty good besides the back of the front seats.

los_inc
09-26-2007, 11:19 PM
i <3 your dash cover
-los

rongfk
09-26-2007, 11:29 PM
^oh you like that floor mat status, hugh?

pnoynation
09-26-2007, 11:43 PM
not bad. how much material did u end up using all together?

adrians_s13
09-27-2007, 01:16 AM
not bad! I'd like to see some daytime shots...

BustedS13
09-27-2007, 01:24 AM
you have an uncle Dooby?

brian m
09-27-2007, 06:51 AM
and cut and raped my stock seats. i haven't done the drivers seat yet .

Just make sure you wear a condom when you do!:nono:

cwd240
09-27-2007, 07:21 AM
you have an uncle Dooby?

That's the first thing I noticed too :keke:

Suk02Si
09-27-2007, 10:19 AM
You cut and raped your stock seats? ghetto fleshlight ftl.

ManoNegra
09-27-2007, 10:25 AM
Or better yet, get a set of S14 seats. No matter the shape they're in, S13 seats aren't comfortable at all.

blitz240a
09-27-2007, 12:14 PM
Man, I had my fingers crossed in hopes that you decided that grass was gay and decided to get rid of it and upholster your backyard instead. Good jon though...

UfoZ8myCow
09-27-2007, 05:52 PM
The rear seats look pretty good... That front isnt bad except for the back. But Im with the other guys, I would have just gotten something else to replace the fronts altogether.

ixfxi
09-27-2007, 07:36 PM
in the words of ace decina............................................ ........



he once told me



that my seats look like a "homemade batman costume"



finally, i can say the same thing to you! :-)

ReLiC
09-27-2007, 07:45 PM
I like the back seats, but i would have chosen different material. It doesn't really appeal to me. Good job on the work though.

Mano is right, you should have tried it on some messed up s14 seats.

dre
09-27-2007, 08:11 PM
looks good back seats are the shit

ixfxi
09-27-2007, 10:45 PM
i have a question


why is your car door sill red, but your car white? :-)

i agree with what mano said too, s13 seats are the worst seats - ever. s14 seats are better, but still.

Kuzumi
09-27-2007, 10:49 PM
did you have to fix the foam sides? were they worn out at all?

rongfk
09-28-2007, 07:06 PM
yea i have an uncle nicknamed dooby, his shop's name is doobys automotive in simivalley. i chose to use my stockers because it was more conveniant and the seat covers were wholesale threw my dad.i would like to get some nice race style seats, but i cant find them under $200 ea. i used 2 sets of seat covers. they have them in blue, red, black, and grey. i didnt have to fix the foam it was ok, just the material was bad. and yea i agree the front seats look ok except for the backs, i think i said that in my first post. the car was originaly red but i decided to spray can two tone it when i swapped out the front end for a better one which was all mismatched.

i'll try to get some day shots for you guys this weekend.