interior challenge restoration?????

[jaimster]

hey guys im a newbie with infiniti even though ive had quite a few nissan models in my day . was surfing the internet came across a online police pound auction - short story fell in love with a '95 j30 bidd it on line won the car now its ion my garage had it towed to the house .mechanicly got a new battery and motor running the body it aint so bad , the interior it is bad this is area where i m looking for some help
has anybody ever replaced the floor carpet on it since there are no carpet kits anywhere .
door assembly panels need to be redone its all tore up .
leather seats need to redo both front ones too.
any ideas sudgestions greatly apreciated

[Kompresshun]

Welcome to NICOclub!

I'm not seeing any carpet kits either, but sometimes you can find shops in your area that can clean and "re-dye" your carpet.

Are you wanting to restore your seats to factory condition, or would you be interested in just getting some custom fit seat covers for it? eBay has a lot of custom fit kits for different models and even though they're not real leather, they're still a pretty decent replacement if you're trying to save some cash. Other than that, i'd keep an eye out in our classifieds section and at local junk yards for a good donor car, that might have some of the pieces you're looking for.

Here's a link to our classifieds section: classifieds.html

Good luck with your recent purchase and let us know if you have any other questions. Oh and you might try posting some pics up too when you get a chance. That way maybe we can get a little better idea of how bad the damage really is and if there are any other easier ways to repair it.

[jaimster]

thank you A33
i worked on it yesterday since it rain all day here in Dallas, would like to restore it as much as possible to factory love the leather seats wondering if i can take them off and just replace the riped leather sections with new material any idea where i could get material and yea the carpet maybe cleaned reddye its a great idea.
worked on the mechanical yesterday struts dront and rear need that boot or i believe finiti calls it "bumper stop" all 4 strusts have them ripped fallen apart so im planning on replacing them as well as the rack and pinion boot too. turned engine on again sounds strong execpt for noise think its coming from power steering pump.
yea im gonna take some pictures and post them . thanks again A33

[colincliff2]

With respect to the seats, I've found it's usually cheaper to replace the entire seat. I've found quite a few J30's in junk yards with nice looking leather seats. Most yards want $50-100 per seat.

[jaimster]

yea colincliff2 thats a good idea i though maybe i wouldnt find any good leather seats at junk yards out here in the dfw north texas area . im have taken off the covers already 2 of the seat heaters are no good i got to replace those . also tomorrow im meeting with a guy to get a price to repair the 2 front seat leather covers some of the panels will have to be replace . well see how that goes i took some pictures with the camera soon as i find the usb cable for the camera i will upload the pictures
anybody knows of junkyards around this area in the DFW area north texas that have j30 ?

[jaimster]

yea colincliff2 thats a good idea i though maybe i wouldnt find any good leather seats at junk yards out here in the dfw north texas area . im have taken off the covers already 2 of the seat heaters are no good i got to replace those . also tomorrow im meeting with a guy to get a price to repair the 2 front seat leather covers some of the panels will have to be replace . well see how that goes i took some pictures with the camera soon as i find the usb cable for the camera i will upload the pictures
anybody knows of junkyards around this area in the DFW area north texas that have j30 ?

[colincliff2]

I always use car-part.com to search the wrecking yards. Found a pair for $70 on there - sent you a message with the details.

[jaimster]

i looked at used parts on carparts.com i also found a guy outhere in the dfw tx area he's gona re-do both my front seats with vinyl leatherlike for 300 dont think i can beat that. im also looking for door panel assemlies for both fornt doors they have top match the grey leather color though. thanks colincliff2 will post pictures later how it looks before and after .

[EriCCirE]

I would be very interested in also getting a set of seat covers.

You shall find this thread entertaining:
http://www.mobilesoundscience.com/f14/t ... omods-912/

[jaimster]

WOW! great job that looks like lots of work and patients . almost started attenting to do my self too
however decided for that price im better off letting somebody that does it everyday day do it i will post before and after pictures soon as i get them

[jaimster]

hey EriCCire i will let you know how those seats come out and i can get you the guys phone # so you if you are interested.