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[Verdoro 68]

A repair solution or reproduction rear seat covers along with headrest covers. The sun bakes the rear seat and hardens the leather and kills the seams. I had a quote of over $1000 just to fix the seams on mine. IIRC, it's a little more than $1000 for for new rear seat covers from GM.

[Ccass]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

A repair solution or reproduction rear seat covers along with headrest covers. The sun bakes the rear seat and hardens the leather and kills the seams. I had a quote of over $1000 just to fix the seams on mine. IIRC, it's a little more than $1000 for for new rear seat covers from GM.

ok, good to know. I had heard issues about stitching coming apart on GTOs. I think it may be a regional issue based on climate. This has always been true. Places like Arizona, California etc with consistent warm dry climates have had their interiors end up pretty nasty while the East coast, great lakes areas seem to have no interior problems at all despite some cold dry miserable winters.

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by Ccass

ok, good to know. I had heard issues about stitching coming apart on GTOs. I think it may be a regional issue based on climate. This has always been true. Places like Arizona, California etc with consistent warm dry climates have had their interiors end up pretty nasty while the East coast, great lakes areas seem to have no interior problems at all despite some cold dry miserable winters.

Chris, living in Ohio one owner car and I had one set of rear seat covers replaced under warranty and they have shrunk again and have torn the stitching. Also the front drivers cover on my car has torn stitching, it's not just in the south or the southwest. It's about sun exposure because my car is seldom garaged and has sat outside for most of it's life.

My rubber gaskets around the glass on the quarter windows is starting to blister and fall apart. 88,000 miles currently, bought car new in February 2006 and have never driven the car in the winter time.

There is a definite problem with these 2 items that is going to be needed restoration parts in the future especially if the cars sit outside. It's doubtful that GM will continue to stock these parts at affordable prices so there will be a definite market for both items as these cars age.

[Ccass]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

Chris, living in Ohio one owner car and I had one set of rear seat covers replaced under warranty and they have shrunk again and have torn the stitching. Also the front drivers cover on my car has torn stitching, it's not just in the south or the southwest. It's about sun exposure because my car is seldom garaged and has sat outside for most of it's life.

My rubber gaskets around the glass on the quarter windows is starting to blister and fall apart. 88,000 miles currently, bought car new in February 2006 and have never driven the car in the winter time.

There is a definite problem with these 2 items that is going to be needed restoration parts in the future especially if the cars sit outside. It's doubtful that GM will continue to stock these parts at affordable prices so there will be a definite market for both items as these cars age.

Ok, that's good info to know the stitching problem could be just about anywhere.

We are currently investigating the rear quarter rubber gaskets. Mine just so happen to be experiencing this problem. One of our guys said that you can spray plasti-dip on these weatherstrips for a pretty nice quick fix but we're attempting to come up with a reproduction for a better long term solution.

[MoonShiner]

Originally Posted by Ccass

We are currently investigating the rear quarter rubber gaskets. Mine just so happen to be experiencing this problem. One of our guys said that you can spray plasti-dip on these weatherstrips for a pretty nice quick fix but we're attempting to come up with a reproduction for a better long term solution.

Awesome.

[MoonShiner]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

A repair solution or reproduction rear seat covers along with headrest covers. The sun bakes the rear seat and hardens the leather and kills the seams. I had a quote of over $1000 just to fix the seams on mine. IIRC, it's a little more than $1000 for for new rear seat covers from GM.

This is very common. Lot's of leather conditioner and tinted windows have thankfully kept mine togehter for over 100k miles. (Knocks on wood)

Here is a how-to on a DIY repair.

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324008

Seat covers would still be great item to have available. Assuming they are still availabe, the GM prices are insane.