Pick and Pull Trip

[silver2k2]

I went to pick and pull today.

There was a nice 80k mileage 96 Q45 I wanted to snag the FPCU from.

I had been before to see this car, and was considering taking the black leather seats and redying them.

The seats are mint and heated.

Well I went back today and somone had punched holes in the driver seat

I am still considering swapping the front cushions from the passenger seat to my driver seat

I got the FPCU and a front Bose amp from the car to have for backups

I saw this brake rotor on the rear of a 91 q45 amazing

[goody90q45]

It's time for new pads.

[maxnix]

I went to pick and pull today.

I had been before to see this car, and was considering taking the black leather seats and redying them.

To a darker black?

To bad you didn't take them first time.
Modified by maxnix at 11:08 AM 1/12/2009

[bullittandy]

Wow.

[silver2k2]

I was going to sand them down and dye them tan. I have seen it done before with black to grey.

I know I should have picked them up last time, I didnt bring my flex joint, and with the battery gone out of the car I couldnt move the seat to get to the last bolt.
Modified by silver2k2 at 8:14 AM 1/12/2009

[bullittandy]

I think it is immoral to damage a perfectly good part in a junked car trying to get a part. Seats are the first to go and it drives me crazy to see a greasy CV laying on a perfectly good seat.

I take great care to make it easier on the next guy.

[silver2k2]

Somone just destroyed this one for fun, I was very upset

[Rex]

Somone just destroyed this one for fun, I was very upset

Worse yet, they were probably mad they couldn't remove it, so they destroyed it so no one else could have it .

[qship96]

or they needed the seat motor and didnt have the $ at the time, so destroyed seat so nobody else would get it before they returned?

[LeroyBrown]

some people in general deserve to blow a big one.

[maxnix]

I was going to sand them down and dye them tan. I have seen it done before with black to grey.

That would have been an interesting experiment.

000 grit?

[maxnix]

I was going to sand them down and dye them tan. I have seen it done before with black to grey.

That would have been an interesting experiment.

1000 grit?

[silver2k2]

I went to 600 last time and it came out good with leatherique. The Dye held up but my leather was so poorly taken care of in it previous ownership it began to crack thus the need for a new seat.

The Project may still live on. I think I will take the passenger seat which is still in the car, and swap the cushions to the driver side. I am going to thin the dye and spray with my new minijet HVLP

Going from black to tan isnt ideal but I have never seen a seat in this shape, let alone heated. This car was pristine 96t, all dealer maintained, new shocks and boots, dealer air filter, oil filter etc. I was stoked to get the bose amps and FPCU for 22 bucks

Fun Times

[maxnix]

Good score.

Dying a tan seat? Hmmmm.......

I can see a light sanding and oiling or Lexol would leave a baseball glove finish.

[silver2k2]

or they needed the seat motor and didnt have the $ at the time, so destroyed seat so nobody else would get it before they returned?

or they needed the seat motor and didnt have the $ at the time, so destroyed seat so nobody else would get it before they returned?

I will be just swapping cushions, if somone on here wants the motors or computers they can have them

[silver2k2]

Good score.

Dying a tan seat? Hmmmm.......

I can see a light sanding and oiling or Lexol would leave a baseball glove finish.

From the Leatherique FAQ

Doing color change on automotive leather is very normal and is done regularly. When a drivers seat begins to wear due to neglect, an affordable repair is to buy a good condition seat from a salvage yard. Rarely will the seat be the correct color. By doing a leather color change on the replacement seat, it will fit nicely into your car’s original color scheme.

I will document the project so everyone can see how it turns out

[maxnix]

I will document the project so everyone can see how it turns out

Looking forward to it! Going darker I can see, Going lighter not so believable without severely bleaching the leather and harming it.
Modified by maxnix at 8:07 PM 1/12/2009

[Denver90Q]

You could probably get most of the old finish off with some acetone and a scrubber pad since leather is surface dyed. But you probably would have to re-oil it. I would use paint brush or pad to apply first coat of dye as it has better and more even coverage and sand between coats.

[silver2k2]

Yeah I am pretty sure it will work good since it is surface dyed. Dont you think a automotive HVLP gun will outperform a paint brush for consistency?

[maxnix]

Yeah I am pretty sure it will work good since it is surface dyed. Dont you think a automotive HVLP gun will outperform a paint brush for consistency?

I think it is an aniline dye with the color all the way through. You can tell if the leather is not white where it tears or cracks.

[silver2k2]

I thought it was semi aninline topcoated leather, regardless I am sure I can get enough of the color off to successfully recolor it.

I will let you all be the judge.

I am suprised no one has said I cant swap passenger to to driver seat backs yet. I will loose lumbar for sure, of course it doesnt work now anyways.
Modified by silver2k2 at 11:39 PM 1/12/2009

[maxnix]

So they punctured the driver's seat back also and not just the seat pan?

You could get both and put the good back and seat pan covers on the driver's seat and retain lumbar adjustment if the donor one works..

[silver2k2]

Both were destroyed top has multiple puncture wounds and the bottom had a huge tear ( about the size of 50 cent piece)

[maxnix]

What a turd!

[rhinoone]

Just curious, have you check out the price of replacement seat covers in the color you want.

Depends on what your spare time is worth vs the cost of the seat covers.

[silver2k2]

Yep 499 for a full set. They only like to sell full sets.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

Then I have to disable the seat which will take close to as much time as the project. While trying not to destroy the foam, and seat heaters. I have hog rings and pliers from the last car I did this on. I did not enjoy this job, I think the tool I was missing was as steamer

I already have all the supplies to paint and sounds like a fun project. We will see. worse case I "waste" a weekend day, to me a Saturday in the garage playing with airtools is therapy. It all depends on your perspecteive

[mxr662]

is the complete drive shaft and rear diff in that car?

[silver2k2]

As of last Sunday. There is also a new active there if you want the roll bar

[unknown007]

Is this at the ninfiniti place?I want the Q45a rear sway bar.

[Kiven422]

Holy shiza you guys are in my area... Man I visit friends in Antioch... and I Sunrise was my main pick-n-pull.

Better get that A bar before they rotate the car out and crush it.

I have to tell so many people NOT TO DAMAGE ANYTHING, because someone may need it.

BTW Silver2k2... I've seen your car around before