First off: RIP Ralph!
It's easy to avoid that thread. There are a bunch I avoid, that's the beauty of it. But just as avoiding those threads is a choice, so is not posting here entirely. Hope you come around more often.
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I’ll just say.. it’s doable. People do it.. I wouldn’t do it. But it’s possible to do. Just depends on your risk tolerance.
Make a plan, have a ton of spare parts. Get AAA. Have a plan B and plan C. Worst case youre towing it to a uhaul and trailering that mofo 2500 miles or so. best case, minor shit goes wrong but you make it. It’s all in the prep work and a little good fortune.
might be cheaper to ship. More fun to drive though.
it’s true I could dye them. Anything Recaro is crazy expensive including these seats haha. I’ve got a few other seat options I’m considering. So these might go back on the shelf at some point.
I think I used 2.5 cans to coat the entire interior panels. It has pretty good coverage actually. But yeah for fabric/carpet I could see needing more. Your seats look great!
I used SEM color coat, landau black. It’s a vinyl dye. Really it’s just flexible paint that adheres vinyl. It’s a 4 step process. Clean with SEM soap, vinyl prep, paint, tac free spray.
I made a video about it. Maybe I’ll post here.
More investigation needed, but there could be a 4 speed in this truck. Got a few proper miles in today and couldn't get it to go into 5th. But I swear I've had it into 5th dry shifting it. Previous test drives have been only into 1-4th. But got a few highway miles into day and couldn't get into 5th. I'm puzzled. But I do have another 5 speed kicking around.