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Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e got less interior that all of you!!!
Posts: 402
Reg: 07-2005
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As I may have the opportunity to buy some leather seats soon, I was just wondering the following...
As the drivers seat is a tad tatty, what is the general concensus on a ballpark figure for a leather seat to be re-trimmed? Don't want to pay for the seats and then find out that its going to cost another few grand to fix them!
Thanks guys. |
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 448
Reg: 07-2005
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Ben, I paid a good $3000+ for all my seats to get retrimmed. End of the day, it all comes down to the quality of the workmanship and the quality of the leather. |
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
Iv'e got less interior that all of you!!!
Posts: 406
Reg: 07-2005
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Yikes!!! Leather would be nice, but for that kind of dosh I think that I'd rather get some sparco buckets, a harness and spend the rest on rebuilding my turbos. That's if I had # grand to spend in the first place! |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1330
Reg: 09-2005
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Its really interesting how everyone has different priorities;
After seeing Vinh's sexy as sin seats, i am already saving up for my retrim =3 |
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 643
Reg: 07-2005
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These Sparco Milano Prestige Seats would look good on the Soarers 
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Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1334
Reg: 09-2005
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Very nice!
Whats with the ghey shifter?
Did the yanks get a crappy gearbox or something? |
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 645
Reg: 07-2005
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Callum,
In the USA they get the SC400 up to year 2000 with 5 speed auto and you can see that they have the gate shifter and a different gear shifter.
Oh yer and VVTI V8 engine i think. |
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 449
Reg: 07-2005
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Callum, indeed it does seem very interesting about the priorities. For me, it's looks first. Engine's always gonna be there for me to do up. I just don't like driving around and being just another Soarer on the road  |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1341
Reg: 09-2005
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Vinh, i am more and more begining to think the same way as what you have said above.
Currently, i am more than impressed with the performance of my car. Granted it has more than the average done to it performance wise.
Anyway, i am looking more towards the comfort and quality of my ride now. The money path is focusing more and more towards maintaining and improving upon the interior quality. |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
DieHard
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 713
Reg: 07-2005
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Callum, that gated shifter beats the hell out of our stock shifter... stupid, big thing it is. Soarers should've come with the gated shifter as stock  |
Marc Vipond
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer TT JZZ30
Posts: 74
Reg: 05-2006
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Those are a pretty sweet set of seats wouldn't object to someone putting them into my car! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 3813
Reg: 05-2005
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http://www.toyotaimportsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=6438&page=5&highlight=japan+meeting |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1355
Reg: 09-2005
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Fap... fap.... fap... fa.... |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 3823
Reg: 05-2005
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Ewwwww! HaHa |
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 462
Reg: 07-2005
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Callum if you want comfort and quality, mate DON'T get 20's hahaha. The 20's are so much more rougher compared to my 18's on the road. You feel the bumps on the roads more.. and that ain't because of my shocks or anything. My car's only done 70,000kms or so. |
Sam Lofts
TryHard
nsw
soarer 2.5tt
Posts: 170
Reg: 08-2005
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i have 20s on mine i have also had 18s if there balanced properly and alighned there not bad i dont tell the difference really |
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 471
Reg: 07-2005
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Sam, yes I had them balanced and aligned properly. They are just as smooth when driving on the freeway or something, but what I'm saying is that you can just FEEL the bumps more. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1379
Reg: 09-2005
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Vinh, have you tried 20's and coilovers?
I would be interested to see how a car drives with a set of decent coilovers and 20" rims on, it should all balance out shouldnt it? |
Khalid Sarwari
DieHard
Victoria
T
Posts: 586
Reg: 07-2005
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callum tried that and it sorta balances out but the ride is still a little rough.. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1387
Reg: 09-2005
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Bloody crappy Aussie roads... |
Vinh Bui
TryHard
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 480
Reg: 07-2005
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I'm not really interested in coilovers. Just personally think they're too rough for my ride. |
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