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Offline AD1.8T

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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #10 on: 29 December 2011, 00:31 »
Yeah thats not bad compard to the price of the anniversary covers ! The base cover for 1 seat costs more than what i paid for the lot ! Luckily my foams ok its just the drivers bolster is getting a bit thin so im going to swap them around so it lasts that bit longer :)

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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #11 on: 29 December 2011, 08:20 »
The material cover is around £150  :shocked:


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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #12 on: 29 December 2011, 12:42 »
One for the backrest and one for the bottom part so that would be 300 ish i paid 200 for the seats and side skirts and sold my old seats for £130 hence wanting to hold off on £300 lol and ive got clutch/cambelt to do next month :(

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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #13 on: 29 December 2011, 12:46 »
How much  :shocked: fook  :angry:
+1 :shocked: i was expecting someone to say about 40-50 quid

I believe they used to be around £55 / £60  :smiley:

I paid under £50  for mine  :smug:  that was 3 years ago mind  :grin: :grin:

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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #14 on: 29 December 2011, 15:30 »
Wow it feels so much better to sit on  :cool:


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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #15 on: 29 December 2011, 16:18 »
Wow it feels so much better to sit on  :cool:

Should bloody hope so  :grin: :grin:

Worth the effort now then?

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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #16 on: 29 December 2011, 19:07 »
Yeah defo, there were just 2 clips I couldn't get to right under the back but I don't think they'll matter


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Re: seat base - nightmare job...
« Reply #17 on: 29 December 2011, 20:36 »
good job  :wink:
they do weigh a ton though dont they  :lipsrsealed: