Re: alfa-digest V8 #627

[Iopsycheng@domain.elided]

Carlos,
The leather does not shrink, he is trying to rip you off! I took the seat 
bottoms out of my 1991 164L because the stitching had rotted away. The shop I 
took them to was surprised that they were real leather but the problem was 
restitching would weaken the seams -too many holes, perforated tear offs- 
Anyway the shop offered to match the leather on the bottoms of both seats for 
less than $100.00 because they had originally agreed to repair the leather. I 
took the seats apart myself, not a hard job but you must be patient. If you 
want a detailed instruction I will write one... 
Call a good upholstery shop and explain your problem, if you are willing to 
do the grunt work -removal and reinstallation- the seats act as a pattern and 
the only thing the upholstery shop has to do is cut and sew the leather. Talk 
with some upholsterers, you should be able to do both seats for $150.00 -- 
$200.00.
Thomas Gonnella

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