Georgia Fiero Club Forum
All Things Fiero => General Fiero Discussion => Topic started by: f85gtron on August 01, 2017, 10:30:37 pm
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I'm very happy to report the operation is a success! Mr Mike's seats soon to be transplanted and the patient is reported to be doing well!
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I'm jealous.
Are you keeping the speaker holes?
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Yes, the speaker holes are there, just hard to see. I replaced the factory speakers with miata Clearwater speakers. We'll see how they do. I don't have them in the car yet. Saving that for tomorrow. Pacing myself.
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Nice combo. Expensive but worth it.
Starting to look for seats for my postal jeep. Someone put in a pax seat but the driver is the original non adjustable. I'm looking at pt cruiser, neon, cobalt for seats to adapt.
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I think Mr. Mike's leatherette is only about $400.
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Exactly! $$$ but worth it.
Used late model leather buckets can be had for $60-100 each, but I would not want to put anything besides fiero seats in a fiero.
I've bought cars for less than $400 (not counting auction fees :().
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Those do look nice. Can't wait to see them.
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I went all in for the actual cow's booty. I figure, I'm not looking at how much i spend anymore in terms of putting money in the car, because i don't plan on selling it, so there's no investment or wasted money equation, and I'm building it up for me with that in mind, I waited and saved until I was able to get what makes me happy....be it cow's ass.
It's funny how cow's butt smells better than vinyl.
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I congratulate you on doing what you really wanted. I originally planned on going leather, also, but was talked out of it. Apparently, although you would think that the leather would be more durable and an altogether better choice, apparently the leatherette is better for temperature reasons. I don't remember the entire discussion, but the case was very convincing.
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Here's after install. The weird blue-charcoal grey colour was matched perfectly. Mr Mike calls that colour "midnight". Now, on to the dash!
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VERY nice indeed!
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You're getting me motivated to change, but my seats are still in good condition.
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What are you planning on doing to the dash?
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Don't know yet. Any suggestions?
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If I changed anything about my dash, I'd go to a Firebird dash. I'd also do the center console, doors, and instrument cluster. But that's a lot of work.
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I was thinking if I changed the dash, I'd just go all-in with an Amida g6 dash. Otherwise, just recover the old dash with vinyl. I don't think leather would hold up to the relentless sun my daily driver experiences. Plus, it stretches better under a heat gun for less stitching to make the rounds and fillets that make up the contours of our charming, but whacky 80's dashboard.
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Is Amida still around? Haven't seen him post for a while. No reply in his threads.
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Anyone recall a video of some Fieros racing in Norway/Sweden? One of them had a great interior.
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It wasn't a getaway in Stockholm, was it?
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Believe so.
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I had no idea they used a Fiero for any of those. Maybe I'll look for it another day after the kids are asleep. I'm struggling to stay awake tonight, because I couldn't sleep last night. When the kids go to bed, I'll be done, tonight.
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Can't recall if I saw the video here or on Pennocks.
Another interior. I wouldn't call this a completed project, but there's potential.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/86-fiero-convertible/6253563199.html (https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/86-fiero-convertible/6253563199.html)
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I was numerous samples of Mr. Mike's seats today. My personal opinion, but the best result seemed to be be achieved in cases where the seats had extra padding added in the seat cushion and the seat color matched the center console color. For those who upholster their door panels also, this color should either match the seats or be entirely different. I spoke with the car owners, and those without matching colors seemed to have regrets.