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Seats Are Done (Pics Of Course)


toddj

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Follow up to my seat overhaul...

http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/index.php?/topic/34949-box-of-skins-arrived-from-chee/page__p__494784__fromsearch__1#entry494784

4 months later, my seats are done. Very happy with the work from Chee and a local guy to install them. He steamed the foam, and added some foam to the seat bottoms, he even replaced my cup holders and a few bolts that I stripped on the side boards. All together I saved about $2k from what I was getting quoted from upholstery shops to do all the patterns, sewing, foam and install.

We went with a slightly different color pattern. I gave Chee an idea what I was looking for, and he delivered!

Just realized I didn't take a pic of the side boards. I'll take final pics once I install everything in the spring...

Before :

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After:

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Before:

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After:

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  • 1 month later...

Can someone give me some feedback on chee? Obviously everyone says he does a great job and I'm sure he will, but I'm a bit disappointed in the communication. Sent him my check early feb, and since then I haven't heard back from him outside of him telling me it takes 3 weeks. Is this par for the course? The skins just show up one day?

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Can someone give me some feedback on chee? Obviously everyone says he does a great job and I'm sure he will, but I'm a bit disappointed in the communication. Sent him my check early feb, and since then I haven't heard back from him outside of him telling me it takes 3 weeks. Is this par for the course? The skins just show up one day?

He does what he says. Don't worry you made a good choice. I talked to him once, sent a check, skins arrived, all good.

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He does what he says. Don't worry you made a good choice. I talked to him once, sent a check, skins arrived, all good.

how can I get in communication with this "Chee" fellow? I want to get skins made for my 2005 23 XTI.

thanks

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Email:

Souluckmoua at yahoo.com

Send him you HIN and he can get a price to replace the skins.

how can I get in communication with this "Chee" fellow? I want to get skins made for my 2005 23 XTI.

thanks

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Can someone give me some feedback on chee? Obviously everyone says he does a great job and I'm sure he will, but I'm a bit disappointed in the communication. Sent him my check early feb, and since then I haven't heard back from him outside of him telling me it takes 3 weeks. Is this par for the course? The skins just show up one day?

Yes, this is how it works. Blindly mail off a check and then one day a big box of skins shows up. Other than two or three emails before the order, I never talked to him or heard from him after I sent the check. It's a little edgy but that makes the experience that much better.

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Email:

Souluckmoua at yahoo.com

Send him you HIN and he can get a price to replace the skins.

i did try that about 3 weeks ago. I thought I had his email wrong.

I'll try again.

thanks

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I'm about to send my check out to chee as well. Out of curiosity, how much did your local upholstery shop charge you for the install?

$800 for all the seats. All the seat foam he steamed the foam, and added foam to the existing. The seat bottoms were pretty weak. I wanted 100% new foam, but he talked me out of it by restoring the old, and adding a few layers to to top.

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As promised, here is the finished product installed. Huge improvement in looks and function. Appreciate all the advice from the forum.

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