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so, im pretty much a diy'er for everything and seeing as how my entire interior is stripped for sound deadening and stereo preparation, i want to customize things. these include, changing from cloth seats to leather or vinyl. wrapping other panels in the same, headliner and pillars in suede.

anybody have some good websites or forums pertaining to such so that i may spend more countless hours on the computer researching?
 

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I believe you would be better off finding seat covers you like, then DIYing the rest of it to match. My reasoning for suggesting this is that the seats see a lot more wear and tear more frequently than the door panels, headliner, etc. Because of this, you would want a stronger material made for seats, and you'd want stitching that will hold up to the abuse and not split. You could do it yourself, but you would probably need an industrial or heavy duty sewing machine to be able to punch through 2+ layers of whatever material you use (leather will be tough)

Headliners aren't too bad assuming you can get it out of the car. You remove the old material from the backer board and then stretch the new material across it after applying the best headliner adhesive you can find. You'll need something to hold it down to conform to and shapes, but that's not too hard. I've seen Soda cans used for that.

Door panels are a little harder, but same concept. Remove the panel. Figure out how to detach the part you want to cover from the rest, Glue/stretch material on and let dry. Re-assemble.

Now make note, these are just generalized and I have not done this before, but have read several DIY posts on these things, and talked to a couple shops about doing the seats in my blazer.
 

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yeah, headliner is already out so that shouldn't be an issue. was going to fabricate some door pods for my morel 8's. the seats are going to be an issue. i like the ltz interior with the two-toned look, but i don't like the brick color. i want something either darker brown or lighter tan. also, was hoping for contrasting stitching. how much can i expect to pay for somebody to do my seats?
 

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You could try some G6 or Saturn Aura seats as well. They should physically fit, and may offer some different choices in material
I can confirm that Malibu and Aura seats are interchangable. Here's Malibu seats in my 2008 Aura. My Aura originally came with light grey interior. I swapped it out with all black.





 
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