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Originally Posted by jsilverman_nyc
I'm definitely getting new skins for them to match my interior color. I only planned on re-padding if I had to, but I'd prefer to get ones that still have some life left in them. How's the blue pair feel? Also, do you have the mounting bars as well? I'm actually fitting these into my 73' 280 sedan, but I was told that they should fit fairly easy as long as all the hardware and mounting bars are there. Thanks for the fast reply btw.
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Yes, two additional vertical bars screw into the rear seat frame, and then two shorter pieces bolt on to the existing vertical bars present in all seat frames. All the holes are already there in your seat, so it's plug and play. Then there's a triangular plastic piece on each one that's basically for being able to remove the headrests from the seat without removing the rear seat frame, and a little spring that pushes it back into the up position if it's been pressed down - you press down on a certain spot on the top of the seatback to release the lock. I can grab a spare seatback and put some photos or a video together for you to show the process. I think I am short on springs because they tend to go springing somewhere and end up lost forever but that's my problem - I'll worry about ordering some more.
All of the pads are perfect except for that one shrunken one that has had the old shrunken hardened leather skin peeled off. I imagine I'll probably fix that one myself as donor front headrests aren't hard to come by. If you're going to reskin anyways, I'd recommend the blue pair simply because somebody else might have a want for the existing OEM bamboo or parchment skins. There is likely some light surface corrosion on the posts near the bottom and/or the bars that install in the seatback - it's very common. So I'll also get some closer-up pictures for you this weekend; perhaps tonight.
P.S. I highly recommend World Upholstery for new skins as I am very impressed with their new leather seat skins; GAHH also does an outstanding job. They'll also do vinyl. My example:
http://gallery.w116.org/dl/35519-4/photo_3.JPG
http://gallery.w116.org/dl/35517-4/photo_1.JPG