TMI seats ....how are they

[harpo231]

Anyone got the tmi seats installed ? Wondering if they are comfy and well made . want buckets in the BLUE MULE ..gonna not use cheap lookin console they offer.

[67 chevelle]

They better be for that price

[chevy72blu]

I saw them in LMC recently, too. Havent heard much. They look nice in the pictures

[88Stanger]

expensive is what they are.....

[68Stepbed]

People say they're pricey, but by the time you have an upholsterer rebuild and recover a factory seat with quality components and do the same customization, it's not as far off. Another good point is they're all new seats, not rebuilt stuff.

As for comfort, I've only ridden in a couple, but they seemed to be very comfy and good quality.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

People say they're pricey, but by the time you have an upholsterer rebuild and recover a factory seat with quality components and do the same customization, it's not as far off. Another good point is they're all new seats, not rebuilt stuff.

As for comfort, I've only ridden in a couple, but they seemed to be very comfy and good quality.

This, with new foams and cover, and me still doing all the work, it was +/-$500 to rebuild my bench seat.

I have TMI seats in my mustang. I have about 8K miles of long 10-12+ hour days on the hot rod power tour driving in them, very comfy. I've also sat in their sample seats at shows before, they all felt pretty nice. Their "Sport R" seats are the comfy-est, but I don't like the look with the suede and chrome ring things.

[harpo231]

Ya I dont like the grommets either,seems like on a hot day they could burn the daddy parts !! Goin with the plain and a stock type console havin made

[davischevy]

I have TMI seats in my 65 Chevelle and I am very happy.

[12secondnova]

Originally Posted by harpo231

Anyone got the tmi seats installed ? Wondering if they are comfy and well made . want buckets in the BLUE MULE ..gonna not use cheap lookin console they offer.

Never seen there ''blue mule'' do they offer them indifferent colors? Ive only ever seen the black. I would love to have a set in red

[harpo231]

You can design any color scheme you want

[edhtrd71]

I have a tmi bench seat in my 71 and it is pretty comfy. I don't have any long miles in the seat yet. They are very expensive but the seat looks great. I haven't seen any affordable upholstery shop turn out a seat like this. It looks like a seat you would see in a very high dollar build.

[harpo231]

Thanks Ed... I'm goin all out with this build so I do want a quality seat. Guess these will work...

[flipper58]

I am waiting on a TMI split bench from forum vendor ProPerformance. Mine are black with green/black houndstooth inserts. I ordered the door panels as well, with the same houndstooth inserts. I will post pics once they arrive. Pricey, yes, but once you consider the time and materials for a very good re-upholstery and cleaning up the frame, etc., it's pretty close.
Phil

[harpo231]

Thanks Flip look forward to seeing them !

[flipper58]

Originally Posted by harpo231

Thanks Flip look forward to seeing them !

I meant to post this a long time ago. Getting closer to actually installing the seat this spring.

[FRCvette]

^^^ Nice seat. I want the same seat with white and black houndstooth.

[MfBox]

they look great but i have never seen anyone with them installed in real life.


they also look a little uncomfortable

[Grumpy old man]

I think they look a little weird with the wide raised center section ?, has anyone installed a set and run a center line down the steering wheel to see if they actually are centered with the wheel ? or are they just another generic "custom" seat ?

[davischevy]

Where do these worms come from?

[nicklear36]

I don't know but they look sweet

[Dieselwrencher]

That looks really nice!

[Bird dog]

I just ordered a set of their top line bucket seats (VXR), the center console, door panels, dash pad and sun-visors. I ordered a custom color “smoke grey” with charcoal suede inserts and light grey contrasting stitching. When you price them out with one of their vendors, they’re much cheaper than their web

I had several questions that TMI was very helpful in answering and sending fabric and stiching samples, even though he knew I was purchasing through a vendor.

I’ll post pics when they arrive, they’ll be going in the build as soon as they arrive.

I’ll let everyone know how long they take to show up.

[flipper58]

Thanks MfBox and Diesel. It is coming together. Here are the matching door panels hanging on with some painter's tape. Not a great pic, but I just wanted to see how they looked before I install the power windows, etc.

[FRCvette]

That is going to look so good when complete.

[dan42]

So, how comfortable compared to the buddy buckets? They don't look like they have very much lower back support. I need to replace my buddy buckets with something I can sit in for a couple of hours without getting a backache. It would be nice to be able to sit in them before you buy them...