Very time consuming and some parts were a HUGE PITA. As mentioned, I have pictures in my build thread of the process.

 

You're better off with the '05+ design. There are reasons Acura changed it going into '05.

Build thread link?

 

Yes the link is https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...878670/page13/

Should direct you to the correct page, just scroll down.

And Yes, the 05+ design is better, however, the 04 seat bottom doesn't have a place to secure the 2nd strip to the cushion. I pulled it tight on the back side and used 3M adhesive glue on any open spots on the cushion away from the head pad element to secure the leather. Minor tweaking needed, but it's not impossible to work with regardless of what cover they provided.

 

Another candidate for the DIY thread of the year award! Glad I'm letting my guy Paul do it.
Nothing like an interior that looks (and probably smells) like new.

Thank God my rear seats don't need replacing. Just doing the seat bottoms on the fronts for now.
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Thank you sir, I appreciate the kind words.
I know most won't attempt to this the job on their own. The seat bottoms are the easiest to do. Paul won't take too long to do them.

 

Done !

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After:


Any questions?
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Looks great!!

 

DMZ,
Looks great. Paul had showed me a pic of the seats the other day. This will be the next item to be done after Paul completes my AV6 trans reswap next week on my 05 and all is good. I need to replace all the seats in mine.

 

I'm curious if you have 'Umber' Jerry--I had it in my 09 4G and loved it, back to a 3G this time around (my second), Alabaster Silver with Ebony (also second of the same color combo). I've always been curious how Umber might look paired with the Alabaster Silver.

 

that looks great

 

I replaced my entire front seats myself. Wasn't too bad. Even recycled a lot of the hog rings. Took me about 3 nights working about 2-3 hrs each night. The airbag on the seat back cushions was probably the hardest part. I took tons of pictures on my phone when I replaced the seat cushions to make sure things when back the right way. I eventually deleted them, like an idiot. I even marked down where the hog rings went back in.