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Old 04-10-2019, 04:36 PM
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New seat cover means modified.

Even if it is a seat cover, it is still "Technically" modified. Maybe they want only stock seats.

Personally, I would never ship my seat out from far far away. I would rather go local then ship it out. They are no better than your local upholsterer. At least you can actually tell them in person.

Dont believe the HYPE. They probably got mad that the other guy that did your seat did a better job than them.
 
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Old 04-10-2019, 04:56 PM
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I just think that the new seat cover is putting them off. And they're using their mod excuse for a reason to not do your seat. The center part that looks like ostrich may not form correctly.
 
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Old 04-10-2019, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by IzzoQuazzo
I can only go on what you post. You yourself have said that you said it wrong in a couple places. So how are we supposed to take this?

Sorry, I'm going to take their side on this.
Yeah, I was wrong. I guess you've never been wrong about something? Take it however you want and take whoever's side you want. I'm not looking for anyone to take my side. I could care less. What I didn't expect was a reply like your first one, blasting me about knowing more than them. But just like the rest of us, you are entitled to your opinion and say what you want. Guess I was also wrong about expecting a different behavior from a moderator of this forum, no less.
 
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Old 04-10-2019, 07:01 PM
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Yeah you’re seat does look modified. They’re probably concerned it will wrinkle too much and not look good if they did their mod.

You said they wouldn’t do the double decker. Would they do anything else?
 
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I would call and talk to Mrs. Lori. She will be straight with you.

Let us know how it goes.
 
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Old 04-10-2019, 08:31 PM
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Since you have a custom cover, if something happens then they are on the hook for it compared to an OEM cover, chances are nothing bad will happen and if on the chance something does, it can be remedied easily, quickly, and at a reasonable cost to them.

Additionally, a custom cover is of unknown quality or materials, which further increases the chances of it getting messed up and then being on the hook for it.
 
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Old 04-10-2019, 09:37 PM
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I think you're going to find that skratch and Prot summed it up. It's the same in the automotive field. If a dealer sees a modified vehicle, the risk of not satisfying the customer due to something going caddywhompus goes up. When I had them do my seats, I could have swore I saw something on their webiste that stated they only do their thing on stock seats. Just looked at their site and I can't find it now. Of course the last one they modified for me was several years ago and things, like their website and policy, have probably changed since then.
 
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Originally Posted by PopsHD
And Chris at Blackbird Customs says his covers will only fit a stock, non-modified seat, which I can attest too.
I think this part of your original post sums it up. Maybe MCC stated it poorly but if that cover only fits a non-modified stock seat, why would MCC even attempt to do it?
 
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I have nothing but good to say regarding MCC.
 


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