P2 seats' leather ages/lasts much better than P80 Volvos

[gmh]

Right here in the second page of this thread:

You can try here http://www.elwoodindustries.com/id2.html

Might be cheaper and easier just to buy a good set of seats from a parts yard or forum member though.

[sleddriver]

Hi, What kind of solutions are available, leather or vinyl, that could replace the seat part?
Hopefully low cost.

Years ago, I bought a sewing machine, hot-rodded it, then a bunch of Sunbrella fabric and proceeded to sew a few thousand dollars worth of sailboat luggage.

Perhaps it's time to sew myself some new seat covers. Still have the machine. Once I make a pattern, the rest is easy.

I'll also have to refit new cushions as the foam is shot after 20yrs in the H&H here. My take on my situation is the leather over-stretched both due to my 250#'s and the foam aging. A smaller, lighter body won't cause that as fast.

Having owned a SAAB 900T for 14yrs though, I have to add that the cloth seat covers never wore through, nor did the foam collapse to the degree it has in the sled. Interesting that....

[bmdubya1198]

Right here in the second page of this thread:

You can try here http://www.elwoodindustries.com/id2.html

Might be cheaper and easier just to buy a good set of seats from a parts yard or forum member though.

That would be the one.

[j-dawg]

I'll also have to refit new cushions as the foam is shot after 20yrs in the H&H here.

Squirt some steam into it!

[sleddriver]

Very interesting JD...never heard of that before.

[abscate]

Just raising awareness that there is a thread on reskinning a P80 seat and swapping passenger parts with driver parts with pictures here.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84734&p=466785#p466785

June, you have some dirt in the creases of your steering wheel on the front side of the spoke. You need to open that carefully with a spudger and clean it with a QTip

[June]

Just raising awareness that there is a thread on reskinning a P80 seat and swapping passenger parts with driver parts with pictures here.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84734&p=466785#p466785

June, you have some dirt in the creases of your steering wheel on the front side of the spoke. You need to open that carefully with a spudger and clean it with a QTip

Cosmetics likely, pancake shows worse on ac and radio knobs worse. I will have to check it out and try Qtip thanks. June

[abscate]

Just raising awareness that there is a thread on reskinning a P80 seat and swapping passenger parts with driver parts with pictures here.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84734&p=466785#p466785

June, you have some dirt in the creases of your steering wheel on the front side of the spoke. You need to open that carefully with a spudger and clean it with a QTip

Cosmetics likely, pancake shows worse on ac and radio knobs worse. I will have to check it out and try Qtip thanks. June

Dont you dare. You've been victimised by the abscate Comedy show again - your car is immaculate as always.

[June]

Just raising awareness that there is a thread on reskinning a P80 seat and swapping passenger parts with driver parts with pictures here.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84734&p=466785#p466785

June, you have some dirt in the creases of your steering wheel on the front side of the spoke. You need to open that carefully with a spudger and clean it with a QTip

Cosmetics likely, pancake shows worse on ac and radio knobs worse. I will have to check it out and try Qtip thanks. June

Dont you dare. You've been victimised by the abscate Comedy show again - your car is immaculate as always.

June

[abscate]

Wait a bit, you do have piece of dirt...you can get rid of it with a screwdriver, I bet