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90lxwhite

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So he/she said that for $750 I could have vinyl side bolsters and cloth middles and fix any foam that needs fixing. I think that's the route I'm going to go. I've been wanting new rear control arms and a rear gear change but both of those areas are "liveable" right now so they're gonna go on the back burnner. New carpet and having the seats done will run be around 1100-1200 I think so now I have a target goal. Now I need to run it by the banker err the wife to see when we can make this happen.
 

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good luck with that. Remember.... its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission
 
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madspeed said:
good luck with that. Remember.... its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission
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Ha don't I know it.
 

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For that amount of money, you can buy completely new foams, brand new covers from TMI, and do it yourself.
 
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madmike1157 said:
For that amount of money, you can buy completely new foams, brand new covers from TMI, and do it yourself.
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Or save the hassle and have someone do it for him... it's good for the economy too
 

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I had my flo fits done in leather about two years ago for about a grand. I'd shop around a bit first.
 

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madmike1157 said:
For that amount of money, you can buy completely new foams, brand new covers from TMI, and do it yourself.
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F TMI. By the time you buy the foam and the covers you're paying $650. That's too much for vinyl seat covers with a zipper on the back. I've read too many post about how the foam makes your head rub on the headliner. It might work out fine but if it doesn't I don't wanna hassle with getting it put together and something isn't right, ie the zipper breaks or my head is rubbing the roof. Because my only recourse would be via email by a 3rd party vendor and complaing on forums and writing bad reviews. I'll pass, I'd rather not roll the dice on tmi and their fancy zipper. It's only $100 less than what my guy's estimate was and it wouldn't be a mass produced cover with a zipper.
 
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madmike1157 said:
For that amount of money, you can buy completely new foams, brand new covers from TMI, and do it yourself.
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https://www.latemodelrestoration.com/Cart

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/tmi-seat-issues.867145/
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...y-car-now-that-i-replaced-my-interior.874984/
 

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90lxwhite said:
https://www.latemodelrestoration.com/Cart
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Why would you try and show us your cart ya lunk head.

We don't have the same cookies in our browser cache that you do. LOL
 

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Why would you try and show us your cart ya lunk head.

We don't have the same cookies in our browser cache that you do. LOL
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Ha oops my bad. Anyways the total was $650. Cache n sht...
 

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madmike1157 said:
For that amount of money, you can buy completely new foams, brand new covers from TMI, and do it yourself.
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The carpet is an easy job, even with a console involved. I have enjoyed doing both the board and bow style headliners, and the board style is easy if you use the right spray adhesive.
I think the seat covers take the most time, skill and puttering. The price always seems excessive at good shops, but if your hands can not take it, it is a rough job.
 

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That is my head hitting the roof you are talking about. The driver's seat had layers of carpet and cardboard under the old foam, so I had not much choice. But slicing out some of the new foam with an electric Bobbit knife first would have been a good idea.

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F TMI. By the time you buy the foam and the covers you're paying $650. That's too much for vinyl seat covers with a zipper on the back. I've read too many post about how the foam makes your head rub on the headliner. It might work out fine but if it doesn't I don't wanna hassle with getting it put together and something isn't right, ie the zipper breaks or my head is rubbing the roof. Because my only recourse would be via email by a 3rd party vendor and complaing on forums and writing bad reviews. I'll pass, I'd rather not roll the dice on tmi and their fancy zipper. It's only $100 less than what my guy's estimate was and it wouldn't be a mass produced cover with a zipper.
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7991LXnSHO said:
The carpet is an easy job, even with a console involved. I have enjoyed doing both the board and bow style headliners, and the board style is easy if you use the right spray adhesive.
I think the seat covers take the most time, skill and puttering. The pric always seems excessive at good shops, but if your hands can not take it, it is a rough job.
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I'm gonna do the carpet myself. I guess im going to use the ACC w mass backing.
 
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That is my head hitting the roof you are talking about. The driver's seat had layers of carpet and cardboard under the old foam, so I had not much choice. But slicing out some of the new foam with an electric Bobbit knife first would have been a good idea.
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Ha that was your head? revhead347 once said that he is 5'7" and his head was rubbing the headliner in his friends 95 cobra w tmi foam with the power seat all the way down. He said his friend had to take it to a shop to have them shave the foam down or whatever. TMI's claims the higher ride height is because their foam is denser than oem. Revhead347 also said that when his friend took his cobra to the upholsterer allegedly the upholsterer kinda turned up his nose at the tmi foam saying it was of poor quality. Maybe it's good maybe its crappy but I'm not gonna gamble on em. If the shop does a crappy job at least I can drive around the corner and address the problem. With mail order stuff you're kinda azzed-out.
 
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I did not get OEM or TMI foam, but I can not rember which popular resto parts place I ordered it from. It is good foam, comfy, and a nice fit. It was just too thick.

I have had good experiences with ACC carpets. They have always been denser than the originals, nicely molded, and plenty left to trim around the edges.
 
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I just got my ACC carpet from LMR!
 

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A5literMan said:
I just got my ACC carpet from LMR!
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Ya diggin it? Is it molded to the shape of the floor pan?
 

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Leather for about a grand, quality custom shop.... check around.
 

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90lxwhite said:
Ya diggin it? Is it molded to the shape of the floor pan?
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Actually still in the box lol. Have to let you know on that.
 

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I got the carpet from LMR.. it was not that easy to install... In fact i effed it up and left it a bit short on the passenger side... it's not really moulded well and was hard to get all folds out of curves. What a pain.. Now I need to figure out how to remedy it.
 
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