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Old 11-24-2003, 10:48 AM
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My Leather sests are start cracking

i have 97 acura cl prem

both side of leather seats are start cracking....

guys know how to repair or way to slow down cracking....

please help....
Old 11-24-2003, 10:53 AM
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Don't use the seats...Sorry man it sucks but there isn't much you can do short of seat covers to keep your seats new. So if you can find some nice seat covers that you like then go for that, but if not your just kinda SOL. Make sure to not stand on the seats or put anything but your ass on them as well. NO SHARP OBJECTS! hehe good luck, i hope your seats stay nicer than mine.
Old 11-24-2003, 11:17 AM
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Re: My Leather sests are start cracking

Originally posted by boxsterm3
i have 97 acura cl prem

both side of leather seats are start cracking....

guys know how to repair or way to slow down cracking....

please help....
You can have a leather repair shop try to save it, but it might just cost as much as having them recovered.
Old 11-24-2003, 11:38 AM
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how much would it be to recovered just the front 2 seats?
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$850-1000 about.
Old 11-24-2003, 01:03 PM
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damn thats hella expensive
Old 11-24-2003, 01:57 PM
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Originally posted by infamouz trunkz
damn thats hella expensive
i bet you could do a 2-tone trim that would look hot
Old 11-24-2003, 02:23 PM
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u wanna buy my seats? 2 tone perforated black on black.
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how do you prevent leather from cracking?
Old 11-24-2003, 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by lithium
how do you prevent leather from cracking?
Not sitting on them, ok that doesn't make sense, condition condition and cover. But if it cheap leather, which i am guessing is like ours, it a losing battle.
Old 11-24-2003, 06:12 PM
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maybe you could go to a junk yard and find an acura with good seats...(I am also having this problem)...just a suggestion
Old 11-24-2003, 06:23 PM
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saw 2 sets on ebay a week ago try there. or use a lot of conditioner.
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Its like 679.00 for 2-tone seats from http://www.autoleathers.com

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Originally posted by r0dxx
Its like 679.00 for 2-tone seats from http://www.autoleathers.com

how much is install?
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Originally posted by lithium
how do you prevent leather from cracking?
u tint your windows.. and shampoo and condition your seats often.
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Originally posted by fusionnv
how much is install?

its probably not that hard to install seats is it?
Old 11-24-2003, 08:45 PM
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679 is just for the seat covers. you have to actually take off the current leather and rewrap the seats in the new leather with hog rings and shit. i personally don't have the balls or the patience to do that. if your in california, talk to teamblurrycl-he has the hookups.
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those 2 tone seats look pretty hot....but then im gonna just wait n install my freinds 00 prelude seats in...i hope it fits thats all
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A sunshade will also help
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saddle soap 2% tint 35% on the windshield and a sunshade..mine is gettin pretty bad tho time to get some black leather
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Originally posted by EPS Sniper
679 is just for the seat covers. you have to actually take off the current leather and rewrap the seats in the new leather with hog rings and shit. i personally don't have the balls or the patience to do that. if your in california, talk to teamblurrycl-he has the hookups.
Its really not that hard to do super simple
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Originally posted by legendaryCL98
u tint your windows.. and shampoo and condition your seats often.
um what kind of shampoo and conditioner?


Does rubbing leather oil help?
Old 11-25-2003, 02:14 PM
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$599 for the 2 front seat covers....

http://www.atd1.com/leather.html
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Originally posted by lithium
um what kind of shampoo and conditioner?


Does rubbing leather oil help?
hmmm.. my bottles say leather shampoo.. and leather conditioner... im not to sure about oil...
Old 11-25-2003, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by EPS Sniper
679 is just for the seat covers. you have to actually take off the current leather and rewrap the seats in the new leather with hog rings and shit. i personally don't have the balls or the patience to do that. if your in california, talk to teamblurrycl-he has the hookups.
i can get a whole car wraped for around 6-7 bills. i'm talking about front & back seats and panels. it's vinyl though. i just saw some of the cars from my team that had it done. pretty good work.
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Originally posted by legendaryCL98
hmmm.. my bottles say leather shampoo.. and leather conditioner... im not to sure about oil...
What's it called?
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Originally posted by lithium
What's it called?
EAGLE 1 is the name
Old 11-30-2003, 03:29 PM
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Are the seats in the CL premium real leather or leatherette?
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Originally posted by lithium
Are the seats in the CL premium real leather or leatherette?
It is real leather, but not of high quality as in the other luxury cars.
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how do you tell if its good quality?>
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This morning I noticed I had terrible gas. I was walking, so that prohibited me from doing any sort of "gaseous exchange" with nature...so I released some toxic fumes into my cl's seats. Do you guys think that would cause any premature cracking? I decided, oh shit ( not literally ) I better condition the fuckers now.


EDIT: by the way, will sweat affect the conditioners?
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sweat will, farts won't
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