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Hawks Third gen. carries the covers for our cars also. Don't know the quality or anybody who has used them though. I was going to try them this winter as my car is a higher mileage car.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=684
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=684
Jan Larsson
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The Jax leather used is much thicker than the OEM GM Leather (which feels more like paper) and should last very long, I have had my Jax covers in there since 2002 and they still look the same.
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Hi,
I agree that the leather in our seats is substandard. I was working on an 92 Lexus with 130K miles on it recently, that car's leather is holding up well.
With my car, the previous owner replaced the driver's seat, now the same wear is happening, on the bolster first, of course. I pull all kinds of gymnastics getting into my car, just so my skinny ass won't touch the affected area. That's BS! If Jax has better stuff, I'd pay the price.
Hi,
I agree that the leather in our seats is substandard. I was working on an 92 Lexus with 130K miles on it recently, that car's leather is holding up well.
With my car, the previous owner replaced the driver's seat, now the same wear is happening, on the bolster first, of course. I pull all kinds of gymnastics getting into my car, just so my skinny ass won't touch the affected area. That's BS! If Jax has better stuff, I'd pay the price.
I've ordered the seat covers from Hawk's 3rd gen. and they look really good. I have yet to install them in the car; just had surgery on my neck, so car will have to wait a bit for upholstry install. What I got was the proper seat upholstry for entire car, front rear, and head rests. An upholstry guy that I showed them to thought that they were leather. They are vinyl that actually look like leather, I can't wait to get them installed. 
Hawk's seat covers
I had my leather like vinyl hawk's seat covers installed yesterday, and I am not at all pleased. They were professionally installed by someone that has done my interior work for 30 years. I am sick at the fit of the seat covers. I am very particular type person, and I definitely don't like that I paid $400 for the covers and another $325 to get them installed in my 46k TTA.
These covers might do for a really high mileage car; but I am definitely not a happy camper!
I had my leather like vinyl hawk's seat covers installed yesterday, and I am not at all pleased. They were professionally installed by someone that has done my interior work for 30 years. I am sick at the fit of the seat covers. I am very particular type person, and I definitely don't like that I paid $400 for the covers and another $325 to get them installed in my 46k TTA.
These covers might do for a really high mileage car; but I am definitely not a happy camper!
Have any pics? Why arent they good?dadsbad said:I had my leather like vinyl hawk's seat covers installed yesterday, and I am not at all pleased. They were professionally installed by someone that has done my interior work for 30 years. I am sick at the fit of the seat covers. I am very particular type person, and I definitely don't like that I paid $400 for the covers and another $325 to get them installed in my 46k TTA.
These covers might do for a really high mileage car; but I am definitely not a happy camper!
Jason
No pics right now. The kit has foam backing instead of the cloth like the leather ones, there's nothing for the velcro to hook to, the hog ringing parts on the seat covers are very inconsistent ( my upholstry guy had to cut a part off my old covers to make them work, the sewing is now what it should be, as there are several places where I now have wrinkles where the original seats were smooth.
I should have known that paying $400 for the covers, front and rear, instead of paying for Jax's covers in leather that everyone really likes. In general they don't fit as well as the originals, but I do have seats without cracks and holes in them. I was hoping for a better look since my car has 46k miles, but live and learn, I guess.
I should have known that paying $400 for the covers, front and rear, instead of paying for Jax's covers in leather that everyone really likes. In general they don't fit as well as the originals, but I do have seats without cracks and holes in them. I was hoping for a better look since my car has 46k miles, but live and learn, I guess.
Man If i had seen this post prior to my purchase I probably would not have ordered it.
I just finished installing the rears on the Hawks Kit. In comparison to what the stockers looked like , these look great. Can they be better, sure. Vinyl needs time to move around and get "settled" You have to slap this stuff around to get a decent fit.I was hung up on the color, but the carpet color is what throws it off, the vinyl itself is very close.
Im doing the install myslef so for the total cash outlay I coulnt have any local upholster do 1 seat
I just finished installing the rears on the Hawks Kit. In comparison to what the stockers looked like , these look great. Can they be better, sure. Vinyl needs time to move around and get "settled" You have to slap this stuff around to get a decent fit.I was hung up on the color, but the carpet color is what throws it off, the vinyl itself is very close.
Im doing the install myslef so for the total cash outlay I coulnt have any local upholster do 1 seat
Louie L. said:Man If i had seen this post prior to my purchase I probably would not have ordered it.
I just finished installing the rears on the Hawks Kit. In comparison to what the stockers looked like , these look great. Can they be better, sure. Vinyl needs time to move around and get "settled" You have to slap this stuff around to get a decent fit.I was hung up on the color, but the carpet color is what throws it off, the vinyl itself is very close.
Im doing the install myslef so for the total cash outlay I coulnt have any local upholster do 1 seat
are you going to sew them onto the plastic bolsters by yourself?
j13smiley said:
I have several routes to take to get this done. Ill know when i get there and can take a closer look on how the plastic bolsters are attached. I have also considered just ommitting them.
I had asked hawks if the upholstery makers would do the job if i shipped them some bolsters. They said yes and gave me instructions. But a day later called and said the company didnt do it any longer.
you'lll need a big ass sewing machine that will be able to sew through the plastic bolster and new seat cover. you won't be able to omit this step.... you'll have to have some one do it.
2 quick notes - the plastic bolters... being plastic, when the needle sews into it there will be a hole (s) left in the plastic. obviously a line of holes going down a piece of plastic can be bad... especially when you sew over again for new seat covers and make a second row of holes in the same place... and the plastic is 17 years old.... get the point? mine were in good shape (plastic was not dried out and brittle) and we sewed them on. the other option we thought about doing was cutting the stock seat covers about 1" from the plastic... sewing the new seat cover to that 1" stripe - thus elimiating haveing to sew into the plastic.
some may want to consider that option depending on what shape your blosters are in....
2 quick notes - the plastic bolters... being plastic, when the needle sews into it there will be a hole (s) left in the plastic. obviously a line of holes going down a piece of plastic can be bad... especially when you sew over again for new seat covers and make a second row of holes in the same place... and the plastic is 17 years old.... get the point? mine were in good shape (plastic was not dried out and brittle) and we sewed them on. the other option we thought about doing was cutting the stock seat covers about 1" from the plastic... sewing the new seat cover to that 1" stripe - thus elimiating haveing to sew into the plastic.
some may want to consider that option depending on what shape your blosters are in....
I ended up omitting the plastic bolsters because of the upholsterer; it will take a while to get used to, but they are definitely better than what was on the car.
As an afterthought i guess they don't really look that bad for a driver but I definitely wouldn't want them on a mint car.
As an afterthought i guess they don't really look that bad for a driver but I definitely wouldn't want them on a mint car.
Johnboy said:
I used hawks for my seat covers. They made me some cloth covers that took the place of the factory leather and the covers look great. My interior guy who had to rebuild my whole drivers seat said they weren't the best he'd ever seen but that they turned out nice once he got them on the seats.
I need to redo my carpet now :nonono:
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dadsbad said:I had my leather like vinyl hawk's seat covers installed yesterday, and I am not at all pleased. They were professionally installed by someone that has done my interior work for 30 years. I am sick at the fit of the seat covers. I am very particular type person, and I definitely don't like that I paid $400 for the covers and another $325 to get them installed in my 46k TTA.
These covers might do for a really high mileage car; but I am definitely not a happy camper!
dang mine really didn't turn out that bad, my car has 61k on it....the cloth covers or so many levels better than the leather that was left that I can not possibly have any complaint
