titocruzsd

look in the phone book under "automotive" and then search for a subtitle like "seat covers, upholstery", or just flip to the "upholstery" section. i'm not sure how much it costs to redye the carpet, but it would probably be cheaper just to get it steam cleaned. you gotta call around and get some quotes. although i did read a post somewhere that said you can simply dye it yourself with rit dye from the store, i'm not sure if it'll actually work. i have been wanting to try it though!

Mavurik

I've got to make a list of the things to fix. Right now its just my seats/carpet I'm worried about. I'll have to go check the condition of my carpet when my car comes back. What does steam cleaning do exactly? Cause right now if I sit on my seats with a white shirt it turns kind of black. I'm guessing it's dirt or something in there. Will steam cleaning make this stop? Like will it clean deep inside the seat or just the surface?

titocruzsd

i got my entire car steam cleaned today. i'm not sure if it actually cleans "deep inside" but the MX-3 seats that i had ordered were FILTHY, and now they look GOOD the carpet looks good too. steam cleaning will clean the carpet, but as far as you wanting the carpet "fluffy", i don't think it was ever really "fluffy" to begin with (even when it was brand new). i definitely think you'd be satisfied with the look after a good steam cleaning.

Mavurik

Alright I think I'll just get it steam cleaned. Save some money. I'm going to try my hardest to buy that Japanese bumper though. That thing is sicc. I want to have a Japanese protege

Mavurik

Hey how much did that cleaning cost for you??

titocruzsd

$70 for the entire interior detailing and the place also washed it and shined it up all nice and pretty. i was pretty impressed.

itzkcatz

Well i would take the seats out and maybe find mx3 seats and tracks then i would scrub the carpets while the seats are out put ur new seats in and be happy for the back trunk carpet go to a junk yard and buy one try to buy the back seat too its liek 2 little buttons and pops out .. or get some nice racing seats for liek 300 a piece as for the dings try that ding puller its worth trying if u have a bad dent get a new panel or get a used one from a jumker theres plenty of them in the bone yards ..Jon 93 lx

Mavurik

How hard is it to put on panels??? Also what do the MX3 seats look like?

itzkcatz

im sure its not to hard just takes time .. the seats look nice i just can't find them in black so i think i will buy some racing seats in due time .. i just wanna get all this stuff put in this spring and get her painted if u can just find a rocked pro that has like the parts u need and buy it strip it and sell it to a bone yard for steel im trying to get rid of this volvo 240 turbo i have and ford exp they offered liek 50 bucks for each i think ....Jon

titocruzsd

tomorrow i should have pics of the MX-3 seats i just bought. you can also check out the pic gallery at MX-3.com. they should have some seat pics there. there are also a few links to the seats earlier in this thread.

Mavurik

How much did they cost you?

titocruzsd

they were $100 plus $40 for S&H. i bought them off of a guy from MX-3.com. you can check there, or try car-part.com to search several junkyards at the same time (i found that site thanks to mike_moss). you gotta look around though because some places want as much as $850 for them (i couldn't believe my eyes)! there are prices as low as $25 per seat, but i'm sure they are EXTREMELY messed up! some of the junkyards will try to stiff you on S&H as well. one place i called wanted $150 for S&H! i got mine FedEx'd, and it was 1/3 of that price. if you look around and ask for quotes, ask them if they can also send you a pic. that way you can get a general idea of the condition of the seats.

whyteryce

Taking the carpet out is easy...remove the seats, the door jam trim, and the center console...that should be about it. I did it on my Integra last October and it was fairly easy. Also, you can get a new carpet kit from shadtreeonline.com for about $149.00. It comes premolded to fit our cars perfectly. I put a kit in the Integra and was amazed at how easy and how nice it looked afterwards.

whyteryce

My bad. The carpet kits are $133.00 from www.shadetreeonline.com

titocruzsd

sorry cable, i got my interior done here in new orleans. just check the phone book and you should be able to find a few reputable places. my dad got his interior done in san diego (in national city) and they charged him $40. after they were done, his interior looked GREAT!!