I found a few threads on here but nothing recent...

i'm interested in reupholstering my leather..has anyone done this?
what did it cost? where did you get it done? DIY?

Thanks in advance!!

 

you can buy the factory leather seat covers (tim from honda acura world is a vendor here who might be able to get it for you) and get a quote from a local dealer, if they overcharge then I'd go to an upholster who does good work but wont charge as much as the dealer

 

PM Tripnbeats...he does that stuff...

 

anyone know about doing a suede headliner...i think that would be cool...plus, maybe i could get rid of thoes stupid velcro pieces holding the headliner up at the moonroof...i cant seem to get them to be quiet...

 

yup wuuzzzzuuppppp lol.....reupholster the leather toooooooooo??? aligator skin? whatta u wanna do i replaced some of mine with bmw leather...... but the only part on the seats that leather is the perforated middle sections the rest is vinyl

 

vinnie they have a TSB about that if u go to the dealer they change velcro to double sided tape triple up and stick it back up.

 

Tripnbeats:
i'm actually just looking to replace my parchment leather with the ebony and leave everything else the same (my TL is NBP) i replaced the floor mats with black so i'm goin for the black/parchment interior
where in NY are you located? and idk if you can do this, but what i REALLY want is Ebony vinyl edges with Parchment leather center. any info i need? thanks brotha!

 

not a problem dude just have to sit down show me what u want and where n its done.

 

I've actually been thinking about doing something like this for a while now. I have a WDP TL with the parchment interior but would love if it was possible to change it to ebony leather or do it the way you said with ebony vinyl edges and parchment center.
How much would cost to do something like this????

 

is that tsb new, i didnt see one here on this site...i have been to the dealer twice for the problem, and they say its fixed both times, but its totally not...

 

really old..... for the 05 model..... what happens is when u dont have the roof visor the air runs inbetween the headliner n frame n wind separates the headliner.......along the edges of the sunroof of the headliner they take doublesided tape triple up on it and stick it inbetween.....say goodbye to the noise n pull down of the headliner.....ill take a pic of what it looks like if ur confused

 

but when i took the headliner out to suede it i did what they did but in 3 spots instead of 2 like acura did..... acura did 2 because the velcro was in the way i took the velcro off and replaced it with double sided

 

here u go http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B04-039.PDF

 

Look at this to get an idea of what you may want...then let my man Trip take care of ya!

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Yo Trip...you owe me playboy! LOL! Just kidding...NOT!

 

i have seen that tsb, all that does is replace the old junk with the same old junk velcro...i would like to see a pic of what you have done, i am interested in fixing it myself so i dont have to give my car back to the dealer again so they can scratch it up....

 

yea ill take pics tonight when i get home

 

thanks brother...

 

I had this done in my current car, couldn't be happier with how it came out and the quality of materials. I have reupholstered 3 cars so far. I have found that this site offers the BEST quality of materials.

http://www.leatherseats.com/

The leather is thick and the seams have a yield strength unlike any I've ever seen. With all of the custom work I had added to it, it ran me about $850.

Installation is relatively straightforward, but it takes a bit of 'play to get the seams to sit juuuuust right at the crease points in the OEM foam.

You can CERTAINLEY do it yourself, but you'll need patience and some strong hands as those hog rings can be VERY tricky at some points.

If you have any questions, let me know...I'm down in NJ, so I might be able to help you if you'd like!

 

yup 850 is what the sets go for but those always have to be adjusted......and for 850 its vinyl with leather inserts. on these acuras we take our time undo everything and stitch what the person wants...the right way without stretches and the seams on the right lines of the foam.

 

Yep, that's REAL custom work there. The $850 kit is real leather throughout, and you can get OEM fit with enough time and adjustment, but it's NEVER going to beat custom tailoring as Trip is claiming to provide.

 

Trip, that's 850 installed front and back seats?

 

Trip- do you do Alcantara?

 

dragon yes..... black thats 850 for one of those kits......they actually suck....but if ur car doesnt have leather and u want them in they are ok we've been doing them for yeeeaaarrss but always have to fill with foam at the end. We cut the parts of leather out that u want modified and sew new ones into place... same with suede alcantara whatever u wanna call it

 

I got both of my front seats re done under warranty. It wore too quickly.

 

dude...picture when you can...thanks

vinnie

 

How did that work out with the side air bags and all? I've been to there website, and apparently they don't have a drop-down option for Accord with side air bags. Why not?

 

airbag has nothing to do with it.

 

yes i took em tonight ill have em up tomorrow morn they came out ehh because u cant really get in there but ill explain where the pics are taken

 

Yes it does. If you buy leather that isn't designed to rip and tear away from an airbag, you not only have the risk of losing your life, but also the airbags won't deploy properly.

You need to have leather that is designed to tear away in the event of a side-impact crash.

 

ummmmm no..... its all the same I have more than 200 seats come in weekly to my shop for airbag replacements from all the dealers because peoples bags deployed. there no such thing as "special airbag leather" or "special airbag stitching"... the airbag deploys at over 200mph... show me a piece of string or fabric thats holding any seat together that can withstand that kind of blow from the inside of the seat and I'll be more than amazed. The airbag is positioned in a specific way under the material to blow that shit wide open.

 

those two spots. that are shown are directly under the sunroof when its totally open. i ripped one of the pieces pulling down really hard to take the pics....OH WELL time for more tape. =)

 

oh and this is the front passenger seat i only had time to bang one out.....now the car is at acura getting a bagillion $$$$'s in work done. =(

 

sorry about the rip....so are you using double sided tape to hold the liner up there or velcro of a different type than that of the factory....i am thinking of going with a different type of velcro....

how did you remove the 3 old squares of velcro that the factory has in there....

thanks

 

i didnt i left it I just added double sided tape with adhesive promoter from 3m

 

anyway of getting a TL type S interior seat look black/grey to fit in my 05? my leather seats r cracking and look fugly - i kno this thread is old, but jus curious

 

pete anything for u man haha Ill hit u up when im in NYC sunday.

 

was that on your 08???

 

you only do work in NYC? You got any recommendation down at ATLANTA? I kind of want my headliner change to Ebony

 

if u do the headliner id get all the pillars in black as well nothing would match otherwise. yea only in ny im here in miami now lookin for property to get something started here....i get guys from alll over the US droppin cars off in ny....it gets crazy this time of year.

 

sounds good