i just finished up the swap. everything went really smooth. my car did not originally have leather so i got the 4 whole door panels to go with the seats that have tilted headrests and rear headrests. let me know what you think.

pics are here on page 2.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=214548&page=2

 

Looks real nice. Now tint them windows.

 

Looks familiar. I likey.

 

Looks good.

SuDZ

 

nice

 

Those poor cows...at least they died for a good cause.

 

i like that look alot!


Ant

 

Looks great!

 

How much does one door panel cost ?

 

Did you feel you car pull harder? Good Job, looks just like my car inside, except my floormats say "touring" on them

 

Yeh... the vinyl cows.

 

headrests in the backseats - very very nice! - u must care about your passengers alot

 

Looks great paul!!

 

nice, how much did the int swap cost you?

 

Your car always looks real nice Paul. That was a good finishing touch for the interior. I have always wanted tilting headrests for my car. I've just never gotten around to getting them. Looks sweet, I know you'll keep it up.

 

I love pioneering.. we can add another swapper to the list.. the i30 leather is so much nicer and the panels look good.

 

Looks really good paul

I guess the wait was worth it

 

looks good. the leather in my 98 is kinda rough (former owner didn't take care of it), but i have convinced my mom to let me switch out the leather when she eventually sells her 96 i30. i can't wait for that day. anyway, i have a couple of questions. if anyone knows please answer:

1. will the 96 i30 seats fit in a 98 max without any modification?

2. is i30 leather really higher quality? I'm not sure that it is. it feels the same as the good parts of my leather, and some of it feels like pleather (vinyl).

3. i don't have heated seats. does anyone know if the power supply to the heated seats comes pre-wired? would it be pretty easy/cheap to install if i just bought the heated seats switches?

 

1. will the 96 i30 seats fit in a 98 max without any modification?
Yes it will fit!

2. is i30 leather really higher quality? I'm not sure that it is. it feels the same as the good parts of my leather, and some of it feels like pleather (vinyl).

Yes it it complete leather rather than partial leather

3. i don't have heated seats. does anyone know if the power supply to the heated seats comes pre-wired? would it be pretty easy/cheap to install if i just bought the heated seats switches?

It will be easy since all you need is a power and a ground.

BUT i might be wrong on this last one.

 

thanks guys! i think it turned out really nice. i am also going to have some more things to work on this weekend...brake upgrade, and UDP. (busy busy busy for the MAX!) to respond to some questions...


$850 shipped from Max4Speed

thanks steve, too bad you already have it made (black on black 5spd from the factory...btw, your car looks great too)

well worth it

maybe i am reading wrong...but dont you have to have the heating element in the seats for the switches to actually turn on and heat the seat? or do all seats have the elements in them?

 

For the heated seat question I would say do a search, I know it's been discussed. However, if my memory serves me, the wiring is all ready in place for the heated seats. I think there is wiring to where the switches would go (in the center console near the cup holder) and to the locations under the 2 front seats. Like Requin6 mentions, you'll need seats w/ heater elements in them - those seats will have a few more connectors than a basic power seat. Hope that helps some.

 

Nice upgrade Dude!!!!!!!

 

looks really good Paul. Hopefully you'll have everything done this weekend and i'll get to see it when we meet up

 

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i don't have heating elements now, but i will when i switch out my seats with the i30's. btw, i know another problem i would run into is figuring out how to put the switches in. it looks like it would be more difficult than in a 95-96 max where there is a coin holder in place of the buttons. does anybody have a pic of the heated seats in a 97+ max?