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I bought the Alfaholics kit for my previous car - a '72 Spider. I did the installation myself and is was very doable, if a little time consuming. The end result was FANTASTIC - and it looks 100% stock and as good as brand new. The quality of the vinyl was great.
It definitely does not need to be professionally installed. There are a few bits and pieces you need in order to do the work - the most important being hog ring pliers and some hog rings to attach the bottom part of the seat cover to the seat frame. The seat back is easy. You just need contact cement to glue attach the vinyl to the back of the seat back.
When I had the covers off - I used the opportunity to sand down the frames and spray them with some rust-killer / primer / black paint stuff. Leaks and water getting into the frames had caused some corrosion on the seats - particularly the seat bases. So figure some time to do that as well. Something a professional might skip over.
Nick
I bought the Alfaholics kit for my previous car - a '72 Spider. I did the installation myself and is was very doable, if a little time consuming. The end result was FANTASTIC - and it looks 100% stock and as good as brand new. The quality of the vinyl was great.
It definitely does not need to be professionally installed. There are a few bits and pieces you need in order to do the work - the most important being hog ring pliers and some hog rings to attach the bottom part of the seat cover to the seat frame. The seat back is easy. You just need contact cement to glue attach the vinyl to the back of the seat back.
When I had the covers off - I used the opportunity to sand down the frames and spray them with some rust-killer / primer / black paint stuff. Leaks and water getting into the frames had caused some corrosion on the seats - particularly the seat bases. So figure some time to do that as well. Something a professional might skip over.
Nick