[DeTomaso] New leather seat covers

[Douglas Kelm]

On the subject of recovered/replacement seats, let me offer this shameless
plug for some seats I have for sale. Another alternative to Recaros are
Fiero seats, a very high quality seat made for GM by the Lear Corp - yes,
the jet and OEM seating company. When I had my Pantera, I was very gungho on
replacing the stock seats with a more comfortable/supportive seat and to
that end purchased an excellent pair of Fiero seats ('84-'85 version with
the speakers in the headrests) and had them recovered with Mr. Mikes very
high quality seat covers (Vetter style in black with pistol grip, waffle
pattern, seating surfaces). I also designed and fabricated adapter rails to
interface with the stock Pantera seat tracks so that these seats are a bolt
in, plug and play item for the Pre-L (and maybe the L - if they use the same
tracks) Pantera. Mr Mike gets $700 for the cover kit. I will let these seats
(which are brand new, never installed in a car) go for $850, which means for
$150 you get the seats themselves (mint condition Fiero donors), expertly
covered,  with adapter tracks, and the Fiero pigtail radio speaker connector
for $150. There is one thing you should be aware of with Fiero (and probably
Recaros, too) seats: they have about 2 3/8 inch LESS head room than stock
Pantera seats. So if you are over 5'10" tall your head might hit the roof.
Which is why I never installed them in my car. Or rather, I should say, I
did install them momentarily to see if they fit me, which they did not!
BUMMER! After discovering this, I had visions of installing them in a street
rod, nut that did not materialize. Bottom line, if you're thinking about
going the Fiero seat route. you should consider these seats I have. I can
email you many pictures of the seats, including side by side comparison with
stock Pantera seats, if you wish. For info on Mr Mikes seat covers see:
www.mrmikes.com .

Doug Kelm
ex #2886 Yellow 1972 Pre-L


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt Hall" <cuvee at sbcglobal.net>
To: "J. Sean Keane" <spleen at spamcop.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New leather seat covers


> Hey...
>
>   I think before I spent $450 a seat, for stock seats I'd look in to a
more comfortable and supportive seat! Unless you just have to have stock
seats. I have a pair of Recaro's and love them! I would never go back to
stock.
>   Just for fun check out this web site Aardvarc Racing www.2002parts.com
These are the style seats I have, BMW.
>
>   Good Luck
>   Curt
>
> "J. Sean Keane" <spleen at spamcop.net> wrote:
>   Hi,
>
> Has anyone found a source for leather seats covers to reupholster the
> seats in the Pantera? I see that Hall has a set for $450, but I don't
> want black. Any ideas, other than having them done custom at a local
> upholstery shop?
>
> Regards,
>
> J. Sean Keane
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