Im seriously thinking about getting 2-tone katzkin leather. Problem is that i dont want to spend 400 for installlment if i dont have to. Ive heard a few people say they have installed the leather themselves. Im just curious on how difficult this actually is. Im gonna get the tools and video and time is not an issue. I know its time consuming and probably tedious , but is it actually difficult? if its just time consuming im gonna jump on these. However, i dont wanna purchase them and then not be able to do it heh.

 

Grrr...I typed out a nice detailed reply and then I got the "server is too busy" message and it ate my reply. Reader's Digest version for the second attempt here. I've fiddled with nearly all the interiors of cars I've owned and even have a side project of recovering a backseat from an '84 Cressida for my custom loveseat (I know, Ima dork!) and it's more tedious work than anything...just gotta have an eye for detail and the ability to take stuff apart and put it back together. I'd start with the backseat butt cushion since it's the least challenging. Try to keep your listing wires in the same condition as when you pull them out...this helps the finished look quite a bit. Mark the location of the factory hog rings on the cushion when you remove the factory cover..you'll know exactly where you gotta re-ring. Start your ringing with the listing wires of the 'butt indents' then move to the front center were it wraps under the cushion--I'd only put in a couple in back initially so you have tension in the cover but wiggle room to make adjustments--and then work your way out both ends and then finish up the back. By time you get to the front seats, you'll have gotten a crash course on auto upholstery and your biggest challenge will be with taking the seats apart to recover them. Watch the video a few times, study the cover when you remove it (I even took some pictures of the Cressida seat since I knew it was gonna be a low priority project and would probably forget a couple things otherwise), note the location of everything and take your time.

 

it's not that hard, it's just time consuming and your hands will be hurting.. it's fairly straight forward and you don't need that much guidance to install them yourself..

i didn't waste $ purchasing hog rings.. i got some thick metal wire for cheaper and just cut out strips of it and bend it into rings.. works just aswell..

just start with 1 seat at a time, you'll get it done.. it's not that hard..

 

you forgot to tell him that he needs stong hands and that it would be nice to have a friends helping out.

 

NYCe MaXiMa
you beat me to the reply about the hands.