96 850 - Seat covers or new skins?!

[850oldschool]

When I watch videos of the skin swap it looks like the most frustrating part of it is getting it properly positioned on the foam for the best fit and the least least amount of wrinkles. Is this true?

[abscate]

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[SonicAdventure]

Looking at 850 seats vs. P80 70 series seats bottom sections only, the OEM 850 units have slightly different run of stitching along either side of the center sections. It’s a longer L shape (mirrored on both sides), where the 70 series breaks up those areas with a simple stitch through both sections of those outer panels.

My recollection is that the seat bottom skins were ultimately compatible 850 to first gen 70 series as the wire hangers only are set up for the seams in the center panels, and those are identical. Is that true or does the 850 have wire hangers for those L shaped outer stitches?