LadyFordTN

Hello guys, I will be picking up my truck Saturday. One owner with 134,000 miles. There are a few things it will need so advice please.

No cold air so how much does an air compressor run?

Driver side is the worst so would replacing the driver leather electric seat be hugely expensive or is there an easier fix? Its pretty worn with tears. He has custom seat covers that will work

Black paint is faded and would like to paint it next spring but don't want to dump a ton of money. Truck will still be sitting outside. Not even sure if I would want to paint it.

Thanks for any input and advice.

LadyFordTN

Anybody??

berkeleyclassics

I have a 98 lariat, my front seats had a tear so I went to a junk yard and found the covers there. If you don't want to spend a lot of money that's the place to go. It is hit or miss. Try using a buffer on the paint and if you can bring it back with rubbing compound . Good luck.

Tackle

AC compressor is $300 or so for a motor craft one. A paint job is $2-7k. Redoing the seats will be a couple hundred. Junk yard prices might be cheaper.

Jbrew

I agree with the above, -I've been debating going to an upholsterer for the seats. After looking at some of the seat covers you can get, that look great iduno. Yea, not sure what I'm going to do.
One guy I know found an old Singer sewing machine at a garage sale and made his own covers....looked great!

Buffing it out can yield some excellent results. You can get a buffer pretty cheap 30-40 bucks. Then just jump around online to and learn a few techniques.

F150lariatss

Check and see if you can find a Pull-a-part junk yard close by. I called yesterday and they said front seats are only $27 bucks! That's where I'm going as soon as a truck gets junked.

F150-Guy-

The junk yard will be your best friend with that truck. Did the same with my '98. Now I have tow hooks, power mirrors, both 4 and 7 pin trailer hookups, cabin air filter, and a working seatbelt latch.

Warspite

Add www.craigslist.org to your list of sources..... and search for F-150 AND F150 in the auto parts section (even include Expedition) - those bucket seats fit in our trucks. My '98 has crap paint too - clearcoat is shot - but Maaco has a special, so you should get a decent paint job for $500 or $600.