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By BigRig
#1276
Anybody come across this in your supplier list. I have to match vinyls for seat repair and this stuff is thick and grey. All of it is OEM, the seats have never been done.
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By John
#1285
When it comes to seat repairs your pretty much limited the option you find that matches closest. You almost never will find a perfect match unless you find the OEM fabric. But that can be expensive and still isn't guaranteed to be a perfect match because the old fabric will be faded.
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By BigRig
#1287
@John,

That's a good marketing strategy, new material, new design and current technology in fabrics the seat may last longer than just a repair. The requests have been leather of course :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: . I say that because I have not sewn leather and the cost is just too much.
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By John
#1296
yup the dye lot is a problem too.
Leather seat repairs are hard do because usually the smallest you can buy 1/2 hide. Its way more than you need.
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