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03-14-2008, 03:26 PM
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Thinking about installing a leather kit
Has anyone installed a leather kit for their interior recently? I am debating on doing this, however, I haven't been impressed with the pics I have seen of the leather kits installed, there always appears to be areas of the seats that are somewhat wrinkled, is having a wrinkle here or there inevitable with a leather kit? I am looking to have them look like new oem seats without having to pay the $1200 + for each seat from the dealer.
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03-14-2008, 03:49 PM
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I've got an old writeup of my leather seat install in my Legacy <here>. In the pictures there, you can see a few places where they're off just a bit. The middle parts are supposed to look that way - they're "gathered". You can buy them plain, as well.
Besides that you won't have it available until it's done, the driver's seat is the one you're going to see the most. It should be done last, when you've got the most technique down. You probably won't do the whole car in a day. This job is a lot of work on your hands! The hog rings can be a real workout. I received many compliments on the leather. Naturally, you'll know where every flaw is, but most people won't see them! I'd consider opening the seats up, either reskinning them or just replacing the original leather, if I decided to install seat heaters.
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Disclaimer: The above post is on the internet.
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03-14-2008, 03:51 PM
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I have had leather interiors professionally installed in a few of my cars over the years. When I first picked up the first car I had redone, I noticed some wrinkling in the leather.
The installer told me that nothing was wrong or installed incorrectly, but that the leather was new and hadn't shrunk to its final shape. After having the seats in the car for about a week (during the summer), all the wrinkles had disappeared and everything was perfectly smooth and taut. When I had leather put in the Legacy GT in the late winter, there were no wrinkles in the leather when I picked up the car. The same installer had used a heat gun to shrink the leather to its final form. Dayle has leather kits for the SVX that closely match our interiors and I am sure that if a professional installer did the work and used a few of these tricks, wrinkling wouldn't be a problem. .
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016  2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ... 203,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback  2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields.  4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . .
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03-14-2008, 04:07 PM
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John, I've heard that a heat gun or a steamer helps to work out the leather interior (even heard of some people stuffing cotton in there to get rid of the wrinkles!!). I've considered dayles but his "slate gray" OEM style seats seem to light compared to the stock 92 Claret's gray...my 92's gray that I am certainly sure are quite faded are darker than his. I'd prefer to go with a dark charcoal...I am currently looking at www.leatherseats.com and www.adt1.com for possible leather suppliers.
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#5
03-14-2008, 04:11 PM
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Strike 1! just got off phone with leatherseats.com and they do not offer seats for our cars, guy was pretty fond of our cars.
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03-14-2008, 04:23 PM
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Dayle will ship you his leather color sample swatches for a refundable $25.00. Click HERE for more details. Usually leather gets darker over the years as the oils age and it attracts dirt and other pollutants. I once ordered a headrest new from the dealer for my pearlie and was surprised how much lighter it was than the factory leather which was about 10 years old. I returned it and eventually found a used one with the right amount of "aging" on it. .
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ... 203,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . .
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#7
03-14-2008, 09:17 PM
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same can be said with the pleather armrests found on the L models. I recently installed a piece for someone, and was suprised at the color diffrence
The suede does the opposite, and fades over time The wrinkles are normal. Look in the old sales brochures at the NEW svx's...the seats have all kinda of baby fat to them. 
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#8
03-15-2008, 06:18 AM
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speaking of which anyone have pics of new OEM leather seats?
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#10
03-15-2008, 04:53 PM
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There are members here that have had them installed. They look good and they were happy with them.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#11
03-15-2008, 08:14 PM
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Kevin Thomas 1997 2.2ltr Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Wagon (AWD/Auto) 13.03@100mph 1989 2.7ltr Subaru XT6 (AWD/Auto) 15.912@85.93mph 1996 3.3ltr SVX (AWD/Auto) 15.070@91.38mph ***R.I.P*** 2010 RAV4 AWD Sport (13.717 @ 99.19mph ) 2015 Honda Fit LX CVT (15.2 @ 90mph)
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#12
03-16-2008, 05:21 PM
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Follow this link to my locker, then click on "new interior folder and you can see my custom seats from Dayle professionally installed. I had it done a few years ago and they are holding up great. http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?laserx
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#13
03-16-2008, 06:34 PM
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red gray leather
I purchased the red/gray leather from Dayle I think around 7-9 years ago I guess but the leather is of very high grade.People see the engraved svx and thinks its says SVT,also shops charge around 400 dollars to do the job,but I had the entire job done in about 6 hours,I made a small error with the drivers lower leather aligning with the upper seat but thats really small considering I had never did that type of work before.Here is the funny part when my boxes arrived I was really mad because I expected entire seats done up in leather,after calling Dayle who really is a great guy convinced me into keeping the leather,also I installed a brushed alum. dash kit and some fancy floor mats.Last thing my drivers side seat shows a little wear but I plan on replacing the fronts anyway with some Bride racing seats,so ahead and get that leather.
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03-18-2008, 07:51 AM
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Two examples of Dayle's installations can be seen here http://motorsportwarehouse.com/svx.shtml
Gene
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