just ordered katzkin covers...how about the installation? - Honda Prelude Forum

PearLude98 · 02-12-2006, 10:58 PM

alright i just ordered katzkin black leather and black suade center covers. It was a total of $664 shipped.

I spent about two hours searching up old posts about leather covers installation...but i'm still wondering is it really hard to install them? or just a time consuming?

i have a helms manual and the rear seats looks pretty simple..just lots of clips.

my order was:

$599 katzkin covers
$30 suade
$35 shipping
free installation kit
Total of $664

I could go another route of

$599 katzkin covers
$35 shipping
free suade upgrade but no installation kit
Total of $634

I could still change my order, but i was wondering if the installation kit was actually useful. And those that did their covers themselves..would you do it again or pay somebody to do it?

Mojo85 · 02-13-2006, 07:28 AM

where did you order it from? Pics? and quality?

Prelude1897 · 02-13-2006, 02:06 PM

Yeah Anthony, I wanna see pics as well

lilredlude · 02-13-2006, 04:49 PM

i tried to take my covers off to swap 01 seats with 97 seats. the bottoms were easy, the tops were full of springs and a b!tch to do, so i gave up

PearLude98 · 02-13-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

i tried to take my covers off to swap 01 seats with 97 seats. the bottoms were easy, the tops were full of springs and a b!tch to do, so i gave up

is this the fronts or the rears?

i heard that rears are fairly easy, but the front is the hardest.

did you ever finish installing them?

lilredlude · 02-13-2006, 09:51 PM

the fronts, i didn't do the rear, it looks easier tho

PearLude98 · 02-13-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Prelude1897

Yeah Anthony, I wanna see pics as well

well i changed my order...they guy could only do suade combo or inserts..couldn't do the suade body. And to have the suade it'll be +$30 and to perforate the suade also would be +$30...ouch.

so i ended up doing all black leather perforated. It should come in in about a week...not sure when i'll be able to install them because my car is going into the bodyshop next week to get my lipkit painted.

PearLude98 · 02-13-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

the fronts, i didn't do the rear, it looks easier tho

haha ic...are you planning on finishing it yourself ot paying somebody?

Mojo85 · 02-13-2006, 10:03 PM

PearLude98, any pics? quality?

be sure to post pics up once they are installed!!!!!!!!

lilredlude · 02-13-2006, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PearLude98

haha ic...are you planning on finishing it yourself ot paying somebody?

just bought full seats

PearLude98 · 02-13-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo85

PearLude98, any pics? quality?

be sure to post pics up once they are installed!!!!!!!!

haha nothing yet..just finally confirmed my order today.

should be coming in in a week or so.

PearLude98 · 02-13-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

just bought full seats

so what'd you do with the covers? sold them?

lilredlude · 02-14-2006, 07:54 AM

yea, on ebay

skbest11 · 02-14-2006, 02:23 PM

I did this conversion few years ago, and it was bit*c to do it and very time consuming. I had all this scratches and scars due to its hog rings.

however, at the end, it is all worth it. i had this leather seat for almost 4 years, no problem yet. Also this mod is my fav. mod done to my lude

if you search, there should be some pics of my seats and installation pics.

gtf · 02-14-2006, 04:15 PM

how much did the stock covers go for on ebay?

lilredlude · 02-14-2006, 04:57 PM

80+shipping for the stocks on ebay

PearLude98 · 03-17-2006, 11:22 PM

Welp, i finally got my katzkin covers in the other day. I only had enough time to finish one seat...the drivers seat

It took me approx. 5 hours to do just the drivers side...but i was also clueless while doing it. I think it'll take me about 2-3 hours on the passenger side since i have some experience now.

Here are some pictures of the seat though. It black leather with perforated centers.

And not to mention, it makes the seat so much comfier now. It added a lot more cushion..

lilredlude · 03-18-2006, 06:12 AM

hotness

gtf · 03-18-2006, 09:51 AM

looks so nice. i just put katskinz on mine too in my dashboard thread. I feel your pain about how long it took to do . Those "staples" can be annoying. Took me a hell of a long time too becuase it was also the first time I did it. I have a very nice scar on my wrist from the inside of the seat too. Very sharp when you are trying to take the head rest clips out.

KB798 · 03-18-2006, 02:25 PM

PearLude98, that looks great