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12-31-2011, 06:29 AM
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My experience
Arrived in a reasonable amount of time and communication via e-mail was very prompt. Piece looked nice, like a factory replacement part. The original velcro had a small amount of foam around it, the replacement does not for some reason. Pretty straight forward installation although I had a tough time removing the leather where the pull string exits in the lower rear on both side. It was pinched between two parts of the seat frame. Luckily I was able to insert a large screwdriver and pry the components open enough to release the leather, otherwise it would have ripped by just pulling. The instructions don't mention anything about dealing with this issue, perhaps mine was an isolated case. The long narrow leather strips that protect the underside of the foam from the top of the frame were not as long as what shows in the picture and didn't protect the foam from the forward part of the frame which I though was where the protection was needed most. I had to remove these and re-glue them further forward. It would have been nice if they were like the picture.
Seat is very firm now I'll need more seat time more before I make my final judgement on how I like this this. I'm glad I only did one side for now. The side bolster is definately better supported and the leather is much more taunt in this area now however I now have wrinkles in the center section that I didn't have before and they don't seem to be going away. Perhaps the vendor can chime in and provide some guidance on how to prevent this or cure this.
Seat is very firm now I'll need more seat time more before I make my final judgement on how I like this this. I'm glad I only did one side for now. The side bolster is definately better supported and the leather is much more taunt in this area now however I now have wrinkles in the center section that I didn't have before and they don't seem to be going away. Perhaps the vendor can chime in and provide some guidance on how to prevent this or cure this.
01-11-2012, 05:30 PM
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Arrived in a reasonable amount of time and communication via e-mail was very prompt. Piece looked nice, like a factory replacement part. The original velcro had a small amount of foam around it, the replacement does not for some reason. Pretty straight forward installation although I had a tough time removing the leather where the pull string exits in the lower rear on both side. It was pinched between two parts of the seat frame. Luckily I was able to insert a large screwdriver and pry the components open enough to release the leather, otherwise it would have ripped by just pulling. The instructions don't mention anything about dealing with this issue, perhaps mine was an isolated case. The long narrow leather strips that protect the underside of the foam from the top of the frame were not as long as what shows in the picture and didn't protect the foam from the forward part of the frame which I though was where the protection was needed most. I had to remove these and re-glue them further forward. It would have been nice if they were like the picture.
Seat is very firm now I'll need more seat time more before I make my final judgement on how I like this this. I'm glad I only did one side for now. The side bolster is definately better supported and the leather is much more taunt in this area now however I now have wrinkles in the center section that I didn't have before and they don't seem to be going away. Perhaps the vendor can chime in and provide some guidance on how to prevent this or cure this.
Seat is very firm now I'll need more seat time more before I make my final judgement on how I like this this. I'm glad I only did one side for now. The side bolster is definately better supported and the leather is much more taunt in this area now however I now have wrinkles in the center section that I didn't have before and they don't seem to be going away. Perhaps the vendor can chime in and provide some guidance on how to prevent this or cure this.
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01-11-2012, 05:41 PM
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Instructions on page two are good enough to get an average Joe through the install. The only thing I would change is getting off the recline handle, I found it much easier to grab the clip with a pick from the backside, rather than try to push it out through the tiny access slot.
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-Jared
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01-11-2012, 09:00 PM
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Wrinkles
Bill, thanks for the input, anybody else got any input on this method? How would you go about wetting it? Lay a wet towel over that area and let it sit for a while? I could mist it with a spray bottle but I would think the water would just run off. I really think the heart of the problem is the foam dimensions and the real solution is to remove the cover and add a thin layer of additoinal foam in the area of the wrinkles.
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Bill, thanks for the input, anybody else got any input on this method? How would you go about wetting it? Lay a wet towel over that area and let it sit for a while? I could mist it with a spray bottle but I would think the water would just run off. I really think the heart of the problem is the foam dimensions and the real solution is to remove the cover and add a thin layer of additoinal foam in the area of the wrinkles.