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Slapshotman7
10-14-2006, 03:59 AM
Ok, So I have done some searching and havent come up with any clear answers to what I was looking for. Well, I am not a big fan of my 2005 GTS sedans stock cloth seats, the cloth styling doesnt appeal to me and the comfort factor lacks also. So I'm looking for some opinions and answers. So far I have come up with a couple of ideas/options. I'm not trying to go very expensive with these, just something to get the job done, attempting to save up enough to buy a bike for spring. So...

1) Seat Heater package from www.dreamka4u.com, I live in Vermont and heating my *** in the cold winters is a plus. Has anyone purchased this or something similiar and could give some information on; Install - professional (costs) or DIY (difficulty), and how well it works (worth the costs?)

2) The searching I did do led me into the direction of Tiburon seats. What would fit into my 05 sedan, what would be needed to complete the install (yes, the seat would help.), and difficulty. Also comfort wise how does the leather Tiburon seat compare?

3) If I do end up replacing the front seats it would look awful (at least to me) to have leather front seats and cloth rear seats. So to cure this problem I would need some leathers seats for the rear. I have seen that the GT hatchback seats could fit but there are problems. I want to know what kind of problems I would run into and how hard would these problems be to fix? Secondly, what other options for leather rear seats are available (perferably nothing to expensive) such as would Tiburon rear seats fit?

4) If you have replaced either the front or rear seats, what did you replace them with, what was the cost, likes and dislikes, would you do it again?

Other than that, if you have any additional input, it would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

SuperGLS
10-14-2006, 11:17 PM
1. Nobody has bought them yet. However, ever since I've had the Elantra I've been looked into seat heaters. There is a company on eBay that has some pretty nice ones available but not with the OEM-like integration that the ones from Dreamka4u have.

2. Tiburon seats do fit and you would have to modify the brackets and you could lose some seat mobility (there should be some info about that somewhere around here). The Tib seats have more bolstering, which I think helps, although I really don't recall if they are any softer than our seats.

3. You could use an OEM leather rear seat from a GT sedan and there will be no problems. Just take the cloth out and put the leather in (I've done this on my car, check out the DIY section). The only problem is that the Tib seats are black and the Elantra leather seats are gray. Other options incluse Katzkin leather seat upholstery, but I think you can only buy that as a set of front and rear. Check out www.autoleathers.com.

GOod luck.

Gman
10-17-2006, 12:13 PM
like james said, just get the leather out of a GT sedan. He and I both done this mod. You just take your seats out, put the leather in. Could not be easier.

start looking around www.car-part.com for GTs in your area or have a set shipped. I like to buy in person so you can check out the leather ot make sure it is ok.

03GTE
10-17-2006, 12:15 PM
i have the 2 front leather seats for sale out of my GT good conditon with no rips.. if you want them...

i put seats out of a subaru STi in there! hah! lol JDM black version

NY2002ElantraGT
10-17-2006, 12:27 PM
Tib makes cloth seats too. if you go with Tib cloth front seats. Or you can get the front GT seats from 03GTE and get OEM GT sedan rear seats..... that'll work.

03GTE
10-17-2006, 12:31 PM
Tib makes cloth seats too. if you go with Tib cloth front seats. Or you can get the front GT seats from 03GTE and get OEM GT sedan rear seats..... that'll work.

good idea.

Slapshotman7
10-17-2006, 10:59 PM
Thanks, the new seats will be the way to go, I talked to my local upholstery shop and they quoted it at $600-$800 to put the seat heaters in, so I've started looking for the seats, I have found a pair on eBay for $20 (search Elantra + seats). Theres a junkyard around here that has tiburons im gonna go look for some front seats. What have people paid for the front seats?

03GTE - How did those seats fit? and what you looking for on the front seats? Shipping to 05465