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bonnietiler
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Fitting Leather upholstery
« on: Jul 29th, 2010, 6:55pm » |
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Do tell...Is it an easy or an "OH NO"!!!..job to replace Velour trim with leather
And Yes...I have just bought my Scorpio..and yes it has Velour trim.
Please advise
Brian (bonnietiler)
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #2 on: Jul 29th, 2010, 8:32pm » |
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Have you bought this one off
Ebay
If so, well done. I was after buying it too. Only 25k on the clock.
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bonnietiler
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #3 on: Jul 29th, 2010, 9:00pm » |
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I have indeed....
Being delivered next week,,
They assure me that they've known the car all its life and that it has absolutely no rust..
Bit of a risk mind....buying a car from a photo?
I'll let you know...gulp...
Brian
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #4 on: Jul 29th, 2010, 9:21pm » |
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I am very jealous 
I have a full leather set, facelift bumper in black and grille and lights spare ready to fit as well.
Oh, well you win some you loose some 
Looks like a straight car but only in the flesh can you really tell.
My gut feeling is that it is A1.
Did you have to pay the buy it now price or did you haggle?
Hope you enjoy your new toy 
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #5 on: Jul 29th, 2010, 9:39pm » |
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I paid what they asked and got a discount on the delivery, which from Cornwall to Manchester is quite a bit of fuel...I think I got dazzled by the low miles, it's not fully loaded though....No headlight washers/passenger seat adjustment/headlight alignment motors etc.
But that's only the sort of stuff that you play with once then never again, well I do anyway, as long as the car looks like they have described I shall be well chuffed....But it will have to have full leather!
Brian
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #6 on: Jul 29th, 2010, 10:32pm » |
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Yes Brian, i did notice the spec was somewhat on the lower end of the spectrum. However, i think the 25k will more than make up for it 
I may just come and say hello, as i too live in Manchester.
Hope it is as good as the description and the pictures.
Adam
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #7 on: Jul 30th, 2010, 9:55am » |
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the leather swap is fairly easy, the bolster can be the awkward bit believe it or not,
other then that if your can has manual seats and the leather is electric then you wont have the loom to power them
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Mike H
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #8 on: Jul 30th, 2010, 3:20pm » |
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Bit unusual? Ultima with cloth seats?
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #9 on: Jul 30th, 2010, 4:29pm » |
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It was a no cost option to have leather.... Most of the 12v had cloth and also the lower spec cars.. Not Everyone liked(s) leather.
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #10 on: Jul 30th, 2010, 10:22pm » |
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Including me I'm afraid. 
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Re: Fitting Leather upholstery
« Reply #11 on: Aug 4th, 2010, 4:36am » |
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I did the swap from velours to leather seats 2 weeks ago on my own. Takes about 3 hours to do it alone. It sure helps to have a second person for the rear seat.
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