copy252

its just a thought so dont kill me or anything but the leather in my front driver seat and passenger seat is starting to crease and crack and look its age (8-9 yrs). so im thinking about getting new leather put on those seats (if they can match the back) or get the front and rear done in a greyish taupe. anyone done this or thinking about it also? whats a fair price for each (front, front and rear). i ask because the STEALER quoted just one front driver piece at A GRAND!!!! so im def taking it somewhere else! also since i would be doing this.... im thinking "ACURA" or the Acura "A" symbol on the head rest facing the front in white or black. whats your take on that? anyways just a thought.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

u try using some leather conditioners and cleaners to bring out the life of the leather??? unless there are tears in the leather, i don't see reupholstering as a option... try cleaning and using some conditioner protectant... it should help.. then go from there...

copy252

no cleaner is going to bring the life into this seat.... and this is just the drivers seat. now you can see what i mean. i gove it a year and itll crack open.











is there anyone who does these type of new leather replacements or am i just fuct?

njzprettyboy

look up auto upholstery in your phone book. i have a guy in nj that will do it, and for a really good price. turn around time is a couple days....he does top notch work, i think full leahter (not half leather half vinyl like OEM) front and rear seats he would do for 13-1400. the stitching will be perfect, like factory too. he also has a lot of colors/textures for you to choose from./

Mikes96TL03CLS

my leather was doing the same thing. My backseat was MINT along with my passenger. My driver was ok, but the part to the left where you get in, was getting worn pretty good. Hey if it's not too pricey I'd do it.

desired_speeds

my front and back seats look like that, old owner had kids. After I cleaned hte leather, it looks 10 times better

Ken1997TL

My driver's side looked like that, cleaned it and it looked far better.

I got some high quality leather and got the seats (front and back) completely redone for just over a thousand.

duck97tl

I have heard of products or services (?) that can extend the life of leather that looks like this, but I can't remember where I heard of it. Anybody know? My driver's seat looks just like that.

Ysidro

Yeah, mine is like that too. For mine, only the driver seat is bad. The passenger and rear are like new though. So now whenever I get in and out if the car, I do it slowly and try not to sit on the edge.

Ken1997TL

If you keep the leather in good shape, you wont have to worry about sitting on it

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

i try to condition the leather almost once a month... and if the car is parked out in the sun, sunshade helps to protect the leather from UV rays...

copy252

yeah yur right but the prob is the prior owners. all my cars ive owned stay clean

ljmushock

there is a set of pretty new/good looking leather seats on ebay for about 350 buy it now... that would take care of your problem!

copy252

ima call the junk yard and see if theres any seats down there thatll work and be saddle color or wtf ever mines called. what is the years thatll fit? 96-98? 2.5 and 3.2 are the same seats correct? mines power so i need that still

Ken1997TL

3.2 and 2.5 (those that have leather) are the same on the drivers side. You wont have a heated seat though if you get a 2.5 or non-premium 3.2 seat

Petie

I got some kind of leather protection package that was 50 or 100 $$ extra when my mom bought her new car.... has a cleaner, conditioner and some other garbage.. anyway, it really makes a difference. If you're considering forking out some $$ to replace the leather, why not drop 50 bucks on a kit and see how it looks.

As for the headrests, definitely do the A inside the circle.... Acura spelled out would be too much.. the A emblem would be clean and classy. Also, if you're going with a darker color for your seats like grey/taupe, get the emblem stitched in a light grey or offwhite.. white would be too harsh against the darker leather and would ruin the clean/classy look. I learned this when I got a windshield decal on my old ride (red '00 grand cherokee). The white stuck out way too much and looked awful. A silver or light grey would have been perfect.

copy252

i called the local junk yard and they said they have a front power heated driver seat out of a 98 TL in my color thats in near mint condition. ima go down on monday and take a look. if it meets standards, its mine! anyone know of a site or link to help with the removeal?