Meanwhile…in the confines of our basement, my wife has been dealing with the shortage of leather that I requested from my upholsterer. She has so gratefully volunteered (again) her services in sewing the leather panels for the rear seat delete. (I did get her a new sewing machine for the carpet and rear seat delete!)
Originally, I was supposed to have all smooth leather for it, as I asked for 2 extra hides, got 1 and some leftovers. I’ll just have to make due utilizing a combo of both smooth leather and basket weave. It looks like I might have just enough leather to cover the panel. I have tried no less than 15 times to fit the necessary leather layouts and finally found one layout to fit on the leather that I can get by with.
