What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
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03/12/12 04:41 PM
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Im in southern CT and the guy doing my car subs out the seat covers and headliner. I already purchased the covers and headliner from Dante/Legendary. Can someone tell me about how long it takes an experienced tradesman to replace the covers and hang the (5 bow) headliner in a 71 challenger. The guys labor charges are 650 to do the seats and 350 for the headliner. Are these numbers in the ballpark? The entire interior is out of the car. The seats consists of two front buckets and the rear. The seats are in excellent original condition with just one small rip in the driver seat. Am I right to expect the foam will be fine?? Thanks for any info.
2016 Diesel Ram 3500 Mason Dump 1971 Challenger 2013 Jeep Wrangler 1979 Dodge Ram Power Wagon 400 Mini Pumper My other car is a Fire Truck.
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Re: What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
[Re: fireeng]
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03/12/12 05:42 PM
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The seats if in truly good shape, foam and spring wise, are not too hard to install yourself. $650 does seem kind of high if they don't need a full rebuild...
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Re: What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
[Re: fireeng]
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03/12/12 06:45 PM
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Am I right to expect the foam will be fine?? Thanks for any info.
After 40 plus years, probably not. If you're going this far, you may as well remove the old foam, paint the skeleton of the seats, and install new foam on all the seats. Another 200.00 for bucket foam is very reasonable. The rears can be formed by a reputable shop. If all the aforementioned is done, THEN 650.00 is reasonable. This would include all new burlap, muslin, and cotton. I understand the re-upholstery guy has to eat too but, 650.00 just to install covers is steep.
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Re: What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
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03/13/12 12:05 PM
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$650.00 is way too much just to install the seat covers. At my shop, the cost for the seat covers would be $200.00 - $250.00, and the headliner would be more in the $250.00 range.
what's your hourly rate ?
I'm guessing the shop he uses is tacking on to the charge the place he is subing out to is charging .
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Re: What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
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03/13/12 11:40 PM
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I don't know for sure, but I would guess any fabric store would sell burlap.
Yep, and don't know if this is good or bad but most of the burlap you'll find at the fabric stores is of a much better quality than what they put in the seats of several hundred thousand cars back then and even now (if they still even use burlap?) Oh and you'll have to pay the price.. but it's really not that expensive
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Re: What is fair labor cost to install seat cover/headliner
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03/14/12 02:31 PM
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On the headliner, with everything removed it doesn't take me much more than an hour to install one. Installing all the trim and such may add another hour if that... I'd say 350 is way too high and 650 for seat covers is rediculous too.
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