nubuilder
Why buy new when you can restore?
I woke up this morning at 5am to drive to Chisago City, MN (by Saint Paul, MN) to get a pair of leather front seats for the S10. They are gray, full power, and heated. The seats aren't in that bad of shape for being from a '99. There are spots where the leather is rubbed off, but there are no tears. I may or may not look into how much reupholstering and covering may be. Cost of seats = $75 for the pair.
I also wanted to get the drive shaft tube assembly that goes from the front diff to the pass. wheel. The advantage to this (which is only found on the Oldsmobile Bravada) is that it is stronger and does away with all the vacuum lines running to the front diff. If something were to go wrong, gear oil could get sucked up into the vacuum lines and into the HVAC system. Once that happens, its time to replace everything. I ended up getting the part I wanted in addition to an aluminum 3.42 (I'm guessing) front diff which is of no use to me. Cost = $50 for the assembly.
These were taken right after getting home. Since these, I have wiped them down with a cleaner/conditioner.
I have the trim piece that holds/covers the buttons. I'll need to figure out a better way to mount the switches.
Bottom of Driver's seat. I guess that when the seat has the memory function (which I will not be using) it gets a "brain" underneath it. Hanging in front of the brain is a connector that I have absolutely no idea where it goes. Any ideas? (the pass. seat does not have this from what I can see)
I'd really like to take all the mounting brackets off and repaint them, but they appear to be riveted on, so I don't know what I'm gonna do. I'm also going to contact a local shop about replacing the leather on the seat bottom only for both seats and possibly re-foaming the driver's seat. The seat backs and headrests are in good condition and are just a little dirty.
What do you guys use for conditioning your leather seats? I've never had leather before so I don't know what is best to use on them.
I also wanted to get the drive shaft tube assembly that goes from the front diff to the pass. wheel. The advantage to this (which is only found on the Oldsmobile Bravada) is that it is stronger and does away with all the vacuum lines running to the front diff. If something were to go wrong, gear oil could get sucked up into the vacuum lines and into the HVAC system. Once that happens, its time to replace everything. I ended up getting the part I wanted in addition to an aluminum 3.42 (I'm guessing) front diff which is of no use to me. Cost = $50 for the assembly.
These were taken right after getting home. Since these, I have wiped them down with a cleaner/conditioner.
I have the trim piece that holds/covers the buttons. I'll need to figure out a better way to mount the switches.
Bottom of Driver's seat. I guess that when the seat has the memory function (which I will not be using) it gets a "brain" underneath it. Hanging in front of the brain is a connector that I have absolutely no idea where it goes. Any ideas? (the pass. seat does not have this from what I can see)
I'd really like to take all the mounting brackets off and repaint them, but they appear to be riveted on, so I don't know what I'm gonna do. I'm also going to contact a local shop about replacing the leather on the seat bottom only for both seats and possibly re-foaming the driver's seat. The seat backs and headrests are in good condition and are just a little dirty.
What do you guys use for conditioning your leather seats? I've never had leather before so I don't know what is best to use on them.
