Subject	Tuner D seats review
Posted by	spyhunterTT(nj) on September 29, 2008 at 5:39 PM
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Message	After graciously getting on Barry's calendar for this past Sunday, the seat skins are installed. FYI, anyone thinking of installing them yourself, be forewarned as it is a significant amount of labor to install. Use zip ties instead of hog rings and get yourself a good pair of dikes and you'll be set. That said, I ordered a set of black suede skins, ribbed for her pleasure with red stitching. The total cost came out to 500 with shipping. The quality of the material is very nice. It is very soft and comfortable. I don't think anyone will be sliding around with these seat skins that's for sure. The suede itself is not real cow hide but more of a material such as nova suede. It didn't not stretch at all which made installation somewhat more difficult, specifically on the bottom where the seat back mounts to the seat bottom. The quality of the seat skin design is good, but definitely not perfect. There are some areas that, in both my and Barry's opinions, need to be addressed. I'm not sure if this issue is specific to just my one off skins, or ribbed skins in general. Issue #1, the red circle. There seams to be slightly too much material at that location and it could have sit a bit tighter. Issue #2, the red square. This is a bit difficult to explain. The rear of the seat skin is anchored via a tube of fabric sewn into the skin that has a bar of metal through it (think of it as a piece of coat hanger). Zip ties or hog rings then anchor the coat hanger through 3 holes in the foam and finally attach to the metal frame of the seat. On the OEM covers, the anchor point on the skin is directly above the holes in the foam. On the Tuner D skins, the anchor point on the skins was on the last rib of the seats which is about 1.5 inches too far away from the holes. It seems as if the person that made them should have added an additional rib and placed the anchor point there. I can probably live with the first issue, but the second may cause problems down the line. Both problems were present on both bottom covers. Here are a few more shots. Overall, i'm fairly happy with the purchase. I saved over 300 bucks (vs Import Extreme) and I guess you get what you pay for. I would probably from tuner d again, provided these issues get resolved. If you're looking for perfection, look elsewhere. Alex
Follow Ups	Tuner D seats review - spyhunterTT(nj) 17:39:47 09/29/08 i managed to use the oem strips - gt300zxtt 17:49:42 09/29/08 doesn't matter about the oem strips - spyhunterTT(nj) 18:04:48 09/29/08 could you not wrap it under the rear tighter? (n/m) - gt300zxtt 19:16:31 09/29/08 how did you feel about having to cut your own holes for - gt300zxtt 19:17:12 09/29/08 heres my first attempt - gt300zxtt 22:42:14 09/29/08 leary, I had barry do the cuts - spyhunterTT(nj) 05:56:41 09/30/08 Nice color combination (n/m) - 94Z32XTT 22:51:02 09/29/08 Good on you, as long as you are happy with them! Personally - 94Z32XTT 23:00:14 09/29/08 give them time to dewrinkle - gt300zxtt 23:21:30 09/29/08 wow is an understatement. - z-spott[HI] 01:38:29 09/30/08 soft and comfortable. grips kind of like velcro (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 05:57:36 09/30/08 I don't understand the ribbed seat thing..someone care to - dogpile 15:33:10 09/30/08 for leather seats, ribbed provides a bit of extra friction - spyhunterTT(nj) 16:45:14 09/30/08 Gotcha. Thanks. (n/m) - dogpile 07:33:16 10/01/08
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