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Old 12-24-2008, 05:39 PM   #1
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who has the best seat upholstery kit

Im looking to redo my interior. Does anyone know of a company who has a quality upholstery for stock bench seats. I would like to get a two tone black and silver cloth and vinyl pattern that looks stock in appearance. I know LMC and Brothers has then but I cant see if they are quality. Thanks for your help.
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Old 12-24-2008, 06:15 PM   #2
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

ive been shopping for seat covers a while back and im going to buy mine from Chris CaptKaos. He has a nice selection and i know he stands behind his product
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Old 12-24-2008, 07:48 PM   #3
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

I was very happy with the one that I got from LMC.
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Old 12-25-2008, 07:09 PM   #4
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

Car and Truck Upholstery will send you samples if you email them.

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Old 12-26-2008, 10:00 AM   #5
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

I got mine from board vendor CaptKaos...I love them!
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Old 12-26-2008, 07:03 PM   #6
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

Thanks for the replies. I will check out CaptKaos and see what he has.
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:01 PM   #7
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

i just got in a set of upholstery for my s10 from carandtruckupholstery.com and it is nice. The price was great too. I cant wait to get it installed, but so far the quality seems great and it looks awesome, all the pleats are padded, and even the piping has the original grain on it too.
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:47 PM   #8
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i just got in a set of upholstery for my s10 from carandtruckupholstery.com and it is nice. The price was great too. I cant wait to get it installed, but so far the quality seems great and it looks awesome, all the pleats are padded, and even the piping has the original grain on it too.
I went on carandtruckupholstery.com. I saw a few options in seat covers but could not open them on the web site. I will try again later. Thanks guys.
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Old 12-27-2008, 04:33 PM   #9
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try their ebay store, i couldnt get all of there regular site to work either, The store name is carandtruckupholsterystore if you still cant fine it under that i can pm you a link
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Here a direct link to the Car and Truck Upholstery 73-87 page http://www.carandtruckupholstery.com...s-1973-87.aspx
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Old 12-27-2008, 11:38 PM   #11
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

I would seriously consider supporting a site vendor by checking into his seat covers. For starters, his customer service, prices, and plain old "nice guy" attitude should make it an easy decision. Everyone here knows how anal I can be when it comes to parts for my 73, and I was very happy with the covers. Just my .02

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Old 12-28-2008, 12:38 AM   #12
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

Yo!
I've re-upholstered several vehicles and used Classic Industries repro vinyl for each of my GM products,...excellent quality and wearablilty for the daily drivers I refurbish. Sure wish I'd known about Captkaos at the time 'cause I'd sure support one of our member/vendors first, and it sounds like his selection is vastly superior to that of the usual vendors. I've only been able to find the basic factory repro upholstery in the past,...but that's what I'd intended on installing in my GM standard option vehicles.
If I can provide any advise for removal, prep, or installation, please don't hesitate to ask,...I've done five different types of vehicles, front and rears, some requiring wire stringers and buttons too.
Here's FRANKENTRUCK's:

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Old 12-28-2008, 03:28 PM   #13
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Yo!
I've re-upholstered several vehicles and used Classic Industries repro vinyl for each of my GM products,...excellent quality and wearablilty for the daily drivers I refurbish. Sure wish I'd known about Captkaos at the time 'cause I'd sure support one of our member/vendors first, and it sounds like his selection is vastly superior to that of the usual vendors. I've only been able to find the basic factory repro upholstery in the past,...but that's what I'd intended on installing in my GM standard option vehicles.
If I can provide any advise for removal, prep, or installation, please don't hesitate to ask,...I've done five different types of vehicles, front and rears, some requiring wire stringers and buttons too.
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Best of luck and have fun! Todd.
Thanks Todd for the offer. When I find something I like I may call on you for some help. CaptKaos sent me some info on interior venders he uses. Thanks to everyone for your input.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:16 AM   #14
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

FYI: Car and Truck Upholstery, LMC and a ton of other places sell the exact same stuff I sell. ONLY difference is I don't plan to make a killing on the sale and I don't mind telling you where they came from or who made them. Acme Auto.

This is the site I send all my customers for info. Notice it is the same as Car and Truck Upholstery's link. http://www.acmeauto.us/gallery

Just browsing their site I can tell you my costs are $15 less on bench seats.
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Old 01-03-2009, 07:35 PM   #15
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

pretty straight up info here, i have several bench seats to do. you know the drivers side is like sitting in a hole, cracked falling apart, the other side is perfect, (and since i havent figured out how to swap the passenger side of the seat over to the drivers side)
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Re: who has the best seat upholstery kit

I have cushions for these also (no back on the 81-87 though)
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I have cushions for these also (no back on the 81-87 though)
How do we order from you?
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Shoot me an email: webmaster@73-87chevytrucks.com just put 73-87 Upholstery in the subject.
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Shoot me an email: webmaster@73-87chevytrucks.com just put 73-87 Upholstery in the subject.
FYI: You need to update the landing page of your site. The image links to the right webpage, but the text links to 'htm' instead of 'html'.

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