I recently picked up some front seats for my 89 Brougham from Missouri. I saw a picture of the car in question on a site called "CoPartFinder.com". They had a huge listing of cars in junkyards all over the country, and pictures of interiors and exteriors to boot.
I've always wanted to get new seats for my car. Reupholstering would have been expensive, and likely not up to Cadillac standards, but finding seats for my car in good shape, and in the right color and style seemed impossible, but lady luck smiled upon me and I picked up a set of front seats for a song, 150 each. Shipping to MA from MO was only 100 bucks via DHL. 400 smackers all together, and considering I would have gotten a half-assed uphostering job for probably double that, I think I made out like a bandit. The seats are like NEW! Here's some comparison pictures.
Before: The seats are ripped, worn, discolored, and overall beat. The car used to belong to a pair of brothers who were mechanics. You can tell they sure weren't easy on these poor seats. The worst damage out of the frame on the far right of the passenger seat. I was trying to hide it when I took this picture.
After: These babies, well, I think they speak for themselves.
The only difference is that my old passenger seat had a power recline switch for just the back. This new one has the standard six-way power seat, but to recline it there is a regular lever. I may switch it over some day, but seeing as how I'm never in the passenger seat, I don't really care.
I'm actually interested to know, how many other Brougham owners have a power recliner on their passenger seat vs. the lever? I wonder if it was a rare option...
I've always wanted to get new seats for my car. Reupholstering would have been expensive, and likely not up to Cadillac standards, but finding seats for my car in good shape, and in the right color and style seemed impossible, but lady luck smiled upon me and I picked up a set of front seats for a song, 150 each. Shipping to MA from MO was only 100 bucks via DHL. 400 smackers all together, and considering I would have gotten a half-assed uphostering job for probably double that, I think I made out like a bandit. The seats are like NEW! Here's some comparison pictures.
Before: The seats are ripped, worn, discolored, and overall beat. The car used to belong to a pair of brothers who were mechanics. You can tell they sure weren't easy on these poor seats. The worst damage out of the frame on the far right of the passenger seat. I was trying to hide it when I took this picture.

After: These babies, well, I think they speak for themselves.

The only difference is that my old passenger seat had a power recline switch for just the back. This new one has the standard six-way power seat, but to recline it there is a regular lever. I may switch it over some day, but seeing as how I'm never in the passenger seat, I don't really care.
I'm actually interested to know, how many other Brougham owners have a power recliner on their passenger seat vs. the lever? I wonder if it was a rare option...