Replacing G8 Drivers Seat Trim with a Caprice Version

My drivers seat trim had basically come off as many have experienced. Here's what it looked like when I removed it from the car.



From conversation here on the forum, I was led to believe that a seat cover off a 2011 Caprice would work. You would end up with some extra holes by the seat adjuster switch and would have to drill one for the lumbar support.

Here's the new Drivers side cover I ordered from Holmart. It was 60% of the price I was finding in the US for the same part, all in.




The new one does not have a box if you will, to hold the switch. I had to trim the little tabs on the new cover to allow the switch to set flush in the new cover. When trying to fit the new switch into the new cover, the holes were not cut properly to accommodate the old switch. So, I got the utility knife out and started cutting. Not the prettiest work but, everything fit okay when I was done. Here some pictures with before and after carving.



Once this was done, I cut the hole for the lumbar knob. I used a 1 1/4" wood bit to cut the hole after drilling a small pilot hole to start. Continued in next post..