Seat covers

[Bitsyncmaster]

Just saw these. Has anyone installed these on a D? Or if a set for another car how was the result?

http://www.lseat.com/products/1981-1983-delorean-dmc-12-custom-real-leather-seat-covers-front.html

[content22207_2]

Same telephone area code, but not the same number, as LeBaron Bonney, which has been making seat covers for half a century. Might be worth calling them to see.

If these are LeBaron Bonney: I've got LeBaron Bonney seats in all my trucks, the AMC, and the Checker (vinyl). I find their fit to be at least 90% before finagling. Very high quality stitching. Very durable.

LeBaron Bonney does have a history of selling under other brand names, such as AutoCraft Interiors (do not confuse with Advance Auto's house brand).

Bill Robertson
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[content22207_2]

Reverse phone number lookups put L Seat (Beverly MA) about 25 miles down the road from LeBaron Bonney (Amesbury MA).

I'll call them after the holiday.

Bill Robertson
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[gamerguy51]

was thinking about ordering. mostly happy buyers on ebay. less than half price of other guys. with ebay guarantee you can return anything for any reason and get your money back. :)

[hmcelraft]

There is NO contact information on their web site(s) - except a couple of phone numbers. I wouldn't risk any money on them. The facebook page has a couple of old negative comments, too.

[Lou and "Boo"]

Strange, I used the contact us link on their website yesterday and got a prompt reply to my question.

[content22207_2]

Just got off the phone with LeBaron Bonney. L Seat is not affiliated with them.

While I had LeBaron Bonney on the phone I asked them about DeLorean seat covers. They said they've looked into doing DeLoreans but determined there wasn't a market, plus their fabric inventory is not a good match (LeBaron Bonney specializes in vintage fabric -- very vintage fabric -- and vinyl). They would be more than happy to make a one off fabric or vinyl set, but think you'd be better off at Merry Motors in Salisbury -- that's where they send all their DeLorean requests.

I called Merry Motors (http://www.merrymotors.com/) but got an answering machine. Based on their website I suspect they outsource their seat covers to an independent shop rather than sew them in house.

For $300 somebody may need to just buy a set of L Seat covers and see what they look like. Use a credit card and you can contest the charge if they turn out to be crap. If you're a good customer 99.9% of the time the credit card issuer will come down on your side.

Bill Robertson
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[content22207_2]

If you've got an F150, go with LeBaron Bonney.

Bill Robertson
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[Lou and "Boo"]

I know you don't like to hear from me Bill, but I may buy a two tone set from them this summer and can post some product info and pics.

[Rich_NYS]

I know you don't like to hear from me Bill, but I may buy a two tone set from them this summer and can post some product info and pics.

Looking forward to hearing more about these. If I get my car on the road in time for a tech session this year, I might buy a set and con Bill into helping me install them.

[content22207_2]

Bring them to a DMA event. We did my seats at a Spring Fling and Louie Jugeau's seats at a Fall Foliage:

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Make sure your seat rail studs are intact and their nuts turn off OK before leaving the house. There might be access to a welder at Spring Fling, but definitely not at Fall Foliage.

Bill Robertson
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[Bitsyncmaster]

Looking forward to hearing more about these. If I get my car on the road in time for a tech session this year, I might buy a set and con Bill into helping me install them.

+1

I wonder if the whole cover is leather.

[81dmc]

Saw them on ebay about a week ago. You can even buy these perforated and/or embossed for a rather small up charge.

[Ras12]

Merry Motors is a great old school mechanic. One man show hence the reason he doesn't answer the phone all the time. Used him before along with other DMC owners. Don't believe he does any interior work, just mechanical.

[content22207_2]

Reverse lookup of the L Seat phone number comes back to an (unlisted) land line, so there is some sort of physical presence in Beverly MA.

Google search of upholstery shops in Beverly MA returns dozens of hits. None of them match the phone number on the L Seat website.

Website domain was registered by proxy. Has been in use since 2011.

Bill Robertson
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[content22207_2]

When I called LeBaron Bonney they were already acquainted with DeLorean seat covers (they didn't say "a Delorean -- never been asked that one before"). They also had a ready answer why they didn't do DeLorean seat covers -- they've already explored the possibility, either of their own volition or at someone else's request. At some time one or more owners could have been looking around that part of the world for seat covers (alternatively Houston or Hervery could have made the request -- LeBaron Bonney is well known in the classic car community).

It is entirely possible a local upholstery shop agreed to make a set, then realized a market existed for others, especially if they did some Google searching (if you search "DeLorean seat cover", the first two hits are DMCH and Hervey, followed by forum discussions). Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out there is a demand for these things.

2 week lead time certainly seems like a Mom & Pop operation.

Irrespective, until somebody buys a set we won't know if they are any good (we won't even know if L Seat is reputable).

Bill Robertson
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[Rich_NYS]

I vote for Bill to request free swatches, buy a set, and report back here!

[Ras12]

If I sell my spare Caddy parts this weekend I will "recycle" my money and volunteer to be the test dummy.

Wife won't be happy but I will take one for the team!

[cdrusn]

Those are half the price of DMC or Hervey so buyer beware. I hope they are the real deal. :race:

[Rich_NYS]

If I sell my spare Caddy parts this weekend I will "recycle" my money and volunteer to be the test dummy.

Wife won't be happy but I will take one for the team!


:cheers:

[Kerichbe]

If I sell my spare Caddy parts this weekend I will "recycle" my money and volunteer to be the test dummy.

Wife won't be happy but I will take one for the team!

Careful, they may require you to supply the cow, to keep the price that low!

[81dmc]

Careful, they may require you to supply the cow, to keep the price that low!

All he has to do is drive down here and buy one cheap. He may need to bring scuba gear though.:clown:

[Ras12]

They have 3 greys so I requested all samples as well as charcoal black. They responded ASAP and said they would mail them out. I will look at the return address to see where the samples came from and let everyone know. so far the "cookie jar" is looking good for our seat cover test run.

[dmcken]

cheers for info ,,anyone taken a chance on these yet,,,have contacted via e mail for pic fitted to a dmc but none available respond easily are available via e bay surely that would give some comeback if something was wrong,,cheers

[Lou and "Boo"]

I think the $300 price is a REASONABLE price, not a low price for seat covers.

$600-$700 is insanely pricey for a set of seat covers IMO.

Just sayin'.

[sdg3205]

You almost always get what you pay for.

$300 for two full seat covers is cheap. I would expect $700 to get me impeccable quality skins and fit/finish. I'd pay $700 for that kind of quality.

[Ras12]

I volunteered to be the "test dummy." Still waiting for samples of the 3 grays. Supposedly they mailed them a week ago but I still haven't recieved them. I did follow up via email and they confirmed that the samples were mailed and also confirmed my address. Hopefully the samples will be in this week and I can order them ASAP.

[DMC5180]

To put some perspective with the stated pricing.

$300-$400 for two seats DIRECT from The Manufacturer is probably a fairly typical price unless your talking exotic materials.

$600-$700 from DMCH,HERVEY,DPI etc. are with middleman margin markups built in. That's just normal business practice.

What do you think the vendors costs are on a full set of covers made in supplier low volume quantities?

It's not rocket science


Dennis

[content22207_2]

If these seat covers turn out to be legit, I would not be at all surprised if they are made by a mom & pop upholstery shop.

If the upholstery samples have a street return address it will be a simple matter to Google Earth the facility.

Bill Robertson
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[Rich_NYS]

If Bill is able to put a set of these on in an evening, we'll know they're legit.

Conversely, if it takes me a full weekend to install them, we'll know they're legit....lol.

[Lou and "Boo"]

If this turns out to be legit I will be ordering a two tone set.

[Rich_NYS]

I don't think they'll have the same OEM "wrinkled" look that the DMCH covers have.

[Lou and "Boo"]

Hey look that way in the website pic no?

[Lou and "Boo"]

I want the two tone black and dim grey .

I emailed them to ask them for the two tone price and to ask what a diamond stitch means.

[Rich_NYS]

Hey look that way in the website pic no?

No, unfortunately.

Here's a pic of the DMCH covers:

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[Lou and "Boo"]

I see what you mean, they have the texture but not the wrinkles .

[DMC5180]

I want the two tone black and dim grey .

I emailed them to ask them for the two tone price and to ask what a diamond stitch means.

Diamond stitching is just a diamond quilt pattern stitched into the center insert panels, typically.


Dennis

[Lou and "Boo"]

I asked them for an example but haven't heard back yet. Any google pics to post here showing the different stitching.

[Gary]

I bought these last month. It took a few weeks to arrive as it seems that they make these as ordered. I first thought that it was only one cover since the package was rather small. Turns out that they were vacuum sealed. I haven't had time to have them installed yet but they seem to be well made. I am impressed with the stitching. Its all leather, no vinyl except for some small bottom tabs. One thing I noticed when taking them out of the bag is that they didn't smell like leather. More like mild chemical smell (most likely from the tanning process) These are surely not going to give my car that new car leather smell. Anyway, the leather has a very nice grain to it. The stitching is spot on. No wrinkles sewed into the seats. Although you can see wrinkles from them folding the covers in half for shipping. I hope that they will smooth out perhaps if lay them out in the sun. The leather itself is kind of thick, very sturdy. These are not you soft and supple leathers found in more expensive cars. I would compare the leather quality as to the material found on some office chair you would buy at your local office max.

Take a look. I'll post more when I have them installed.

So what I got were; two sets of covers. No backs (you have to use your old ones), no wrinkles sewed in. Mine are all black. Oh and an extra 300 bucks in my pocket.

The return address is

Ping Yang
Lseat.com
8527 Leader ST
Houston TX 77036

(860) 506-5888

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So far I'm happy with them.

Gary

[bastien-fma]

Thanks for the feedback Gary.
I am impatient to see it in your car !

[content22207_2]

I'm guessing Chinese nationals now (US based importer of Chinese manufactured covers).

Notice the inappropriately large (for the neighborhood) return address house. Same thing happened when Chinese nationals purchased my sister's little 1,100 square foot house in the DC area -- they tore it down and built a three story monster that is totally out of place for the neighborhood.

Phone number comes back to an unlisted landline in Bristol CT.

FWIW: Front tires on my school bus were made by Yang Min.

Bill Robertson
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[content22207_2]

Houston property was purchased by Yang Ping in 2011. Original house was 2,068 square feet, single story, built 1966. Current house appears in 2012 tax records as an "improvement" of 4,539 square feet. Tax appraisal (structure) jumped from $81,475 to $158,011.

Bill Robertson
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[content22207_2]

Any owners in Houston want to knock on his front door?

Bill Robertson
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[Ras12]

I am still waiting for the gray samples so I can order the seat covers too. I contacted Lseat again and they said they mailed out the samples a while ago but will remail new ones again today. As soon as I get the samples I will install them. I already have the passenger seat out ready to go.

[Lou and "Boo"]

Looking at that purchase I think I may order the two tone covers when the samples get here.

That Porsche link really scared me out of thinking of buying these but this new review seems good.

Maybe it's worth a shot....

[Lou and "Boo"]

I asked them for an example but haven't heard back yet. Any google pics to post here showing the different stitching.



This is the image they sent back to me showing the double diamond stitching.

They are very prompt to return emails.

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I just emailed them now asking if they sent the samples and saying I'm interested in a black
And grey two tone set but I need to decide what shade of grey to select.

[Gary]

Some more pictures of my covers out in the sun.

I'm laying the covers outside so the wrinkles can smooth out. I thought I would take some nice images in the full light so you can see the leather in greater detail. Note the extra seam on top of the headrests.

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After they were out in the sun for a while I noticed some moisture had collected under where they lay. I'll let these air out some more before they are installed.

Gary

[DMC5180]

Deleted request for inside out shot. I just saw the photos you posted earlier.

Dennis

[Lou and "Boo"]

Look pretty damn good to me!

Still waiting on the samples. Is that the "dim grey "?

[Lou and "Boo"]

Any owners in Houston want to knock on his front door?

Bill Robertson
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Not understanding why you don't ....

[Ras12]

Samples arrived from Texas will be ordering the seat covers tomorrow.

[DMC5180]

Would you mind posting photos of the samples?


Dennis

[Lou and "Boo"]

Yea , please post pics and your judgement of quality

They must be pretty good if you made up your mind that fast.

I am waiting on my samples. Not sure which grey to go with for my two tone order.

Did you do 2 tone? Black? Grey? If grey, which one?


I still look forward to someone installing them and posting a review once installed and used for a little bit.

[Kherns]

Just received them, they do not look bad at all....I think they though have succeded to send me the wrong color :/:lol:
This one does not look like Dove Grey :smokelot: Anyway I'll put them on and see what happens I do not want to go in the hassle of shipping back and forth...
Not original but should not look that bad...L_seat would be better for only black leather seats....http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=44061&d=1467104403&thumb=1&stc=1

[dmcken]

Just ordered a set fingers crossed

[Ras12]

Attached are photos of the sample sheet they sent me. I went with the DIM Grey not the DOVE gray as I thought the Dove was too light.

Also I noticed that the mailing address is Texas but the contact phone number is a Massachusetts area code.


Would you mind posting photos of the samples?


Dennis

[Lou and "Boo"]

Lookin' like 2 two tone will be black with dove grey insert.

[Kherns]

Good luck Guys with L_seat ! I made a recclaim on ebay, and hope I will have a discount !
I'll keep you updated on this !

[content22207_2]

Pay with a credit card (PayPal has a credit card option). If you ever need to dispute a charge, and if you are a regular and loyal card user, 99.9% of the time the card issuer will side with you, particular circumstances depending of course. You are worth more to the card issuer as a future customer than the disputed charge (card issuer receives 2%-5% of every purchase, card depending).

Bill Robertson
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[Lou and "Boo"]

Good luck Guys with L_seat ! I made a recclaim on ebay, and hope I will have a discount !
I'll keep you updated on this !



What do mean a reclaim and a discount?

What happened?

[Lou and "Boo"]

Pay with a credit card (PayPal has a credit card option). If you ever need to dispute a charge, and if you are a regular and loyal card user, 99.9% of the time the card issuer will side with you, particular circumstances depending of course. You are worth more to the card issuer as a future customer than the disputed charge (card issuer receives 2%-5% of every purchase, card depending).

Bill Robertson
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Good advice Bill ! TY !!

I always make purchases with my credit card or Paypal. Buyer protection. eBay offers buyer protection too.

I didn't think these were available through eBay.

[content22207_2]

You are worth more to the card issuer as a future customer than the disputed charge

Card issuer will simply deduct the disputed charge from the merchant's next payment. Ultimately the merchant absorbs the dispute.

Bill Robertson
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[Kherns]

What do mean a reclaim and a discount?

What happened?

Sending an email saying via ebay product is not what was meant to be, and asking for "give me some money back" .
I have just sent that so I am waiting for an answer now.

[Lou and "Boo"]

Sending an email saying via ebay product is not what was meant to be, and asking for "give me some money back" .
I have just sent that so I am waiting for an answer now.

Keep us posted and see if they say they used the wrong color or if they say the samples
are a Bit darker than stock

Thanks

[Kherns]

So they said me that color was right...but refund me 50$ on Paypal. Said also dim grey would have been better. Anyway happy ending for me. They were prompt To answer.

[Lou and "Boo"]

So they said me that color was right...but refund me 50$ on Paypal. Said also dim grey would have been better. Anyway happy ending for me. They were prompt To answer.

So i guess I'll be ordering the two toned black with dim grey insert.
Still waiting for samples....

[Kherns]

Yeah minimal risks taken !
Have you ordered on ebay or on their website ?

[Lou and "Boo"]

Yeah minimal risks taken !
Have you ordered on ebay or on their website ?

I think I will be ordering through eBay to get the extra eBay buyer protection.

Is there a price markup on the eBay listing!

[Kherns]

What do you mean by mark up ? Ahha sorry I'm French !

[Lou and "Boo"]

What do you mean by mark up ? Ahha sorry I'm French !

Just wondering if the price on eBay is higher than thier website.

Some places do that to cover eBay seller fees....

Ill check it out in more detail once I get the samples....

Just checked, eBay is 325 base price +19 shipping

Thier website it s 299 base price and doesn't say how much shipping is

That extra $25 is to cover eBay seller fees.

But it maybe worth it if there's an issue if I need to ask for a refund like you did.

[Bitsyncmaster]

It was $300 on ebay when I first posted. I guess all the action has pushed the price up to $325.

[Lou and "Boo"]

May be worth it to see if things calm down a bit ?

[DMC5180]

Remember eBay takes 9% for seller fee. And then you have Paypal merchant fees or CC fees. The seller loses up to 14% total of the selling price to fees. So prices are inflated to cover those charges. All part of the cost of doing business these days.


Dennis

[Lou and "Boo"]

That's what I had said, but then Dave posted how at the beginning of this thread they were only $300. You think the company learned from that one sale? I don't know, either way I'm still waiting on the samples. I think I might be splurging on a two tone set but I will email them or message them through eBay first and ask them about that. I still think it's better even if you pay the extra $30 on eBay to have the buyer protection but going through their website I would still be using my credit card which has buyer protection also. Either way, sounds pretty good. But being that I have the light gray vinyl seat covers I might try them first or lay them on just to see how they look once the interior is done.

[Lou and "Boo"]

It was $300 on ebay when I first posted. I guess all the action has pushed the price up to $325.


So basically one month and the price went up $30...

Above explanations are both possible.

[bueller]

Curious if anyone received a set that they were happy with from lseats. I've asked two times for samples to be shipped and both times I've received nothing despite them saying they would send them out. Given this lack of response when trying to gain me as a customer, I'm concerned that their service after purchase would be even worse if something wasn't right.

Would love to see if there are any happy customers that got colors that matched the interior.

Thanks,
Matt

[Lou and "Boo"]

I did receive my samples but I haven't ordered and covers yet.

[bueller]

Do any of the samples match well with the original color?

[Lou and "Boo"]

In my Oct 81 grey interior , the Dim Grey matches my original door panels and my sem color coat Acura grey dyed dashboard exactly.
I just ordered a pair of covers in two tone and I gotta say. I went back and forth with questions via email and the person emailing back was prompt responsive and polite and very specific and helpful. I got every specific confirmed and this is the order comments that basically sum up my preferences


Nothing will be perforated leather All regular solid leather. **** Need two tone color. Black body with DIM GREY inserts. *** Headrest in Black *** Dim Grey insert to start just below lower fold in neck of headrest. ****Thread color match leather color (black on black, Dim Grey on Dim Grey) THANK YOU ! Louis Duet

And I just got this email after I let the customer decide person know I was thankful for their attention .

You are welcome. You satisfaction is our priority. I appreciate you can post and recommend us in the dmctalk.org after you received order and satisfied with it.


So now they are ordered and in the process.

[bueller]

Thanks for the update. I'm really leaning towards getting a set myself. Let us know once you've received them and what you think.

Thanks,
Matt

[Kherns]

I have installed mine and they look quite good though the color was wrong.
They are very stiff, and thick leather, hence very hard to put, and they have not fit totally.
At the bottom of the upper seat cover I can see a litle bit of the foam underneath, nothing major for the price.:giggle:

[axh174]

I have installed mine and they look quite good though the color was wrong.
They are very stiff, and thick leather, hence very hard to put, and they have not fit totally.

Any pics so we can see how well they fit?

[Kherns]

Gonna do that tomorrow !

[Lou and "Boo"]

Thanks kherns, looking forward to the pictures.
Any install pics? Like along the way?

I am following the slipmesomeskin instructions and I have the old covers off and they are in the dump by now (or on their way to jersey) and I'm awaiting my new covers.
:)

[Kherns]

Forgotten to take pic my bad...will make some.or Maybe a video..I made them installed by a professionnal.
He told me he struggled to do it...

[Drive Stainless]

At the bottom of the upper seat cover I can see a litle bit of the foam underneath, nothing major for the price.:giggle:

This is true on the DMCH seat covers also, at least for me. I used a little black dye to avoid the sharp contrast between the black leather and the yellow foam.

[Lou and "Boo"]

This is true on the DMCH seat covers also, at least for me. I used a little black dye to avoid the sharp contrast between the black leather and the yellow foam.
Matt, can you post pics of the area you are referring to?

[Kherns]

THis is how they look in dove Grey.
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And here is the litle yellow gap I talked about.
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[Lou and "Boo"]

Ok, not so bad . I look forward to receiving mine :)

[Chris 16409]

Hmmmmm. I may be ordering a black set. Is there any foam built into the leather?

[Lou and "Boo"]

Covers arrived today !!!!

[Lou and "Boo"]

Two tone black and dim grey. Black stitching on black leather and dim grey stitching on dim grey leather .

The head rest is black but the light glare makes it look grey in this picture


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And yes they do have the 1/8-1/4 inch foam backing as well as all the pockets for the metal bars.

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[Chris 16409]

Let us know if you get the wrinkles out. They look really nice though.

[Kherns]

Nice choice, want to see them installed !:rock_on:

[Lou and "Boo"]

Nice choice, want to see them installed !:rock_on:


Installation is planned for Tomorrow morning I will post pics :)

[Lou and "Boo"]

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My friend Tom and I got the passenger seat covered today and part of the drivers seat . We didn't have much time due to other commitments.
Here's a couple pics

Note: I specifically requested for the head rest
To be black and for the grey to stop and the bottom flap and for the black to be above that.

[Domi]

Two tones look great :)

[Bitsyncmaster]

I may have to get a set of these covers.

[Lou and "Boo"]

They can even do the perforated leather for the insert too.

Customer service was unimaginably attentive, even late on a Saturday night when I decided to email some question about stitch color details before placing my order a customer service rep was prompt and we emailed back and forth and it was like midnight I believe.

[Rich_NYS]

Looks good, Lou!

[Kherns]

Very nice looking.

[Chris 16409]

Lou, do you have any post installation remarks about the seat covers? Did they make the seats any more comfortable? Did LSeat provide hog rings, or did you use zip ties? Did you end up ordering from their website, or through ebay? What's your opinion on how they compare to other options currently available? Thanks, they look very nice.

[Gary]

Just got the seats back from the upholstery shop. They turned out great! The guy that worked on them steamed the foam cushions and added a little extra padding in the seat bottoms. He said the back parts were tough with the deep recesses but got them in tight. See for yourself.

Don't know why images are rotated 90. You get the idea.

[Henrik]

Looking fabulous, Gary!

[Soundkillr]

Just an fyi, the recesses in the center and the center bottom cushion are supposed to be there. When the car was new, the leather was gathered (wrinkled) in the middle. Over the years the seats dry out and become tight. Check out photo archives or concours cars and you will see what I'm talking about....




Just got the seats back from the upholstery shop. They turned out great! The guy that worked on them steamed the foam cushions and added a little extra padding in the seat bottoms. He said the back parts were tough with the deep recesses but got them in tight. See for yourself.

Don't know why images are rotated 90. You get the idea.

[Gary]

The deep recesses I was referring to were the vertical ones. The two long vertical creases. They are hog tied through to the seat-back springs. These seat leathers do not have the crunching leather wrinkles sewed in. Anyway its important to get the covers on tight. My upholstery guy really worked these over to get these looking factory installed. I was concerned at first when I ordered them from an unknown source. But I think they worked out great! If I remember right it was $350 for the covers and it was an even $300 for the install. Not bad for the total cost. Very happy with them.


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[MikeWard]

You almost always get what you pay for.

I would expect $700 to get me impeccable quality skins and fit/finish. I'd pay $700 for that kind of quality.
+1 I would definitely agree with that.

:offtopic: I just had my seats recovered by a trimmer in the UK, he has a stock of NOS material and as such is able to produce covers that look spot on to original.
A major deciding factor for me was that they look original, I'm not a fan of completely smooth covers, and the ruching on the leather of the DMCH covers in my opinion is over pronounced.

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[louielouie2000]

+1 I would definitely agree with that.

I just had my seats recovered by a trimmer in the UK, he has a stock of NOS material and as such is able to produce covers that look spot on to original.
A major deciding factor for me was that they look original, I'm not a fan of completely smooth covers, and the ruching on the leather of the DMCH covers in my opinion is over pronounced.

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Those are beautiful. Does this trimmer have both grey and black NOS material?

[Andrew]

+1 I would definitely agree with that.

:offtopic: I just had my seats recovered by a trimmer in the UK, he has a stock of NOS material and as such is able to produce covers that look spot on to original.
A major deciding factor for me was that they look original, I'm not a fan of completely smooth covers, and the ruching on the leather of the DMCH covers in my opinion is over pronounced.

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Wow! Those look beautiful. How much did they set you back if you don't mind me asking? Did the trimmer both sew and install the covers?

[MikeWard]

Those are beautiful. Does this trimmer have both grey and black NOS material?
Yes he does have both grey and black, however his stock of grey is now extremely low (something which influenced my decision to pull the trigger on a set of these now, while they are still available)


Wow! Those look beautiful. How much did they set you back if you don't mind me asking? Did the trimmer both sew and install the covers?Yes he did, I took the seats down to him and he removed the old covers and fitted the new ones for me. Price wise they are more expensive than the DMCH covers, but in my opinion well worth it if you want the OEM look.

[MikeWard]

Andrew, I can't respond to your PM currently, looks like you need to free up some space.
'The following errors occurred with your submission
Andrew has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.'

[Andrew]

Andrew, I can't respond to your PM currently, looks like you need to free up some space.
'The following errors occurred with your submission
Andrew has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.'

I cleared out a few messages. It should work now.

[MikeWard]

Re-fitted.

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Very happy with them :thumbup:

[Nate88]

So what does everyone think of a different color other than black or grey? Red perhaps? Might look good with the rest of the interior being black? Other colors? Just looking for opinions, not ready to redo my covers yet.

[kajcienski]

+1 I would definitely agree with that.

:offtopic: I just had my seats recovered by a trimmer in the UK, he has a stock of NOS material and as such is able to produce covers that look spot on to original.
A major deciding factor for me was that they look original, I'm not a fan of completely smooth covers, and the ruching on the leather of the DMCH covers in my opinion is over pronounced.

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Those look totally spot on in picture!
I had a cache of original NOS covers (about 20 sets at one point) so got to study them well.
I love the original wrinkle pattern, which these are and look lovely.
Just a side piece of info... The NOS gray covers stiffened because of the almost "paint-like" dye, vs the black covers which remained much more supple with a more "liquid" dye.
Mike, how does the material feel from this trimmer using original material? Just curious.
To anyone searching out NOS covers, having the gray ones done the way Mike's trimmer did would be an ideal option in my opinion.
Along with the new stitching, you should enjoy many years with these!

[MikeWard]

Those look totally spot on in picture!
I had a cache of original NOS covers (about 20 sets at one point) so got to study them well.
I love the original wrinkle pattern, which these are and look lovely.
Just a side piece of info... The NOS gray covers stiffened because of the almost "paint-like" dye, vs the black covers which remained much more supple with a more "liquid" dye.
Mike, how does the material feel from this trimmer using original material? Just curious.
To anyone searching out NOS covers, having the gray ones done the way Mike's trimmer did would be an ideal option in my opinion.
Along with the new stitching, you should enjoy many years with these!
For reference, these are my old covers. Some would argue that they didn't warrant replacing, but they had some issues which were bugging me. The drivers seat had a wear mark on the side bolster, along with a tear along the seat base, and on both seats the ruching was starting to look a little saggy. All of which in of themselves could have been fixed, but by the time you have paid out to have that taken care of, you're into a couple of hundred already. What can't be fixed however is the scrim foam backing which is sewn into the covers when they are made - the foam disintegrates with age. With all that in mind it made more sense to me to invest in a set of new covers.
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Comparing the old covers to the new, there is no comparison, the leather on the old covers was hard and stiff (despite being looked after whilst I have owned the car).
The new covers on the other hand, are soft and supple, and were assembled with new scrim foam. They really are so much more comfortable to sit on.

The problem with ready assembled NOS covers, is that the scrim foam will have disintegrated by this point, which may explain the hardness you were describing. As it's sewn in when the cover was made, it is not easily replaceable.

There is an old video of Lee at work on Youtube making a new cover for a Corvette. You can see the skill that goes into making a seat cover. He is a craftsman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFpINMjXEUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFpINMjXEU

[Andrew]

Attached are photos of the sample sheet they sent me. I went with the DIM Grey not the DOVE gray as I thought the Dove was too light.

Also I noticed that the mailing address is Texas but the contact phone number is a Massachusetts area code.

Did you receive / install the Dim Grey covers yet? If so, post pictures, it would be great to see the results! :-)

[Andrew]

For anyone who is interested, here is a picture of the L Seat sample card with my stock grey seats. Dim grey appears to be the closest match by far. 52170

[DMC5276]

I see several options from the regular vendors, but want to hear opinions on them before I make a move. My seats suffer from the typical issues: dried out from years in storage, tears, wear, etc. I considered asking around about local upholstery shops, but what are the chances that any have worked on D seats...and with the right results. Any thoughts?

[DMC-81]

I see several options from the regular vendors, but want to hear opinions on them before I make a move. My seats suffer from the typical issues: dried out from years in storage, tears, wear, etc. I considered asking around about local upholstery shops, but what are the chances that any have worked on D seats...and with the right results. Any thoughts?

Hi there,

I went with the DMCH seat covers, and installed them myself. I inquired at a quality upholstery shop for installation, but they had no experience with Delorean seats and therefore quoted a ridiculously high price.

So I figured rather than being their highly priced Guinea pig, I'll trust my own skills to learn to install them using the great instructions available on this forum. It was a lot of tedious work, but they turned out well...

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