Refurbishing 78 leather bucket seats

I had mine done in new leather a few years ago. The seats with new foam, upper door panels and the console lid cost around $1800 including the SS embroidered in the seat backs.
I ordered new lower door panels and arm rests, carpet kit and a new headliner with new sun visors. all that was about another $1000. I also re-dyed all the plastic parts with SEM camel tan.

You'd save a lot of money if you did it yourself, really not a bad job if you have hog ring pliers. You can buy new foam online.

Evan's 85 said:

You'd save a lot of money if you did it yourself, really not a bad job if you have hog ring pliers. You can buy new foam online.

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And leather hides at $400- to $800 per hide...If you can find a place to buy them...

tc1959 said:

Evan's 85 said:

You'd save a lot of money if you did it yourself, really not a bad job if you have hog ring pliers. You can buy new foam online.

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And leather hides at $400- to $800 per hide...If you can find a place to buy them...

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He acted like the material was ok, other than needing cleaned up mainly, but yeah I hear ya, leather is pricey. I believe they were originally vinyl, not real leather. I have a couple sets of the vinyl gbody buckets myself. They do offer factory vinyl seat covers online, but the colors are limited.

Did GM offer leather upholstery as an option on the Monte Carlo in 1978?

Geo's66 said:

Guys-I can't find a cushion replacement supplier... So, what have you guys done, just take the whole seat to a local seat/upholstery shop?

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Mine was shot. The upholstery shop cut new cushions from blocks of new foam.

PUI lists seat foams for the '78-'88 G body cars with the high back bucket seats. Is this the type of seat that's in your Monte?