my wife wants new seats in mine, so I need to show her what can be done. I know there are a lot of threads out there, but it never hurts to see more pictures.
. can't wait to see pics either. not sure i would have patience to do this but maybe
Seats WOW!
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Seats WOW!
Just recovered my passenger seat with Willcox OEM style seat covers and foam.
Took about 3.5 hours, broke it down, cleaned and painted the frames and tracks, installed new foam (used zip ties instead of the wires through the foam, as was suggested here, great tip!) and then the covers went on much easier then I had expected.
Seat looks great...really makes the drivers seat look "bad."
Cannot wait to do the other seat-hopefully this weekend.
Great info by our members, Thanks to all for the helpful tips found here.
Took about 3.5 hours, broke it down, cleaned and painted the frames and tracks, installed new foam (used zip ties instead of the wires through the foam, as was suggested here, great tip!) and then the covers went on much easier then I had expected.
Seat looks great...really makes the drivers seat look "bad."
Cannot wait to do the other seat-hopefully this weekend.
Great info by our members, Thanks to all for the helpful tips found here.
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Burning Brakes
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c'mon cut the guy some slack! not everyone can break away from work during office hours and i'm sure when he gets home at 10pm and has to wake up at 6am and start again... his priority isn't to try to wrestle with taking pictures of his car seats. not to be harsh, but i'm just sayin'.....
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c'mon cut the guy some slack! not everyone can break away from work during office hours and i'm sure when he gets home at 10pm and has to wake up at 6am and start again... his priority isn't to try to wrestle with taking pictures of his car seats. not to be harsh, but i'm just sayin'.....
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Melting Slicks
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I just finished my one seat, (yes, Alan, I am STILL on the seats!) I used new foam, new leather-like seat covers, and they look great. I have been cleaning the bolts and hardware, then clearcoating the parts I had to wire wheel. I will take pics this weekend, I promise. I might even tackle the other seat, too. I never did any seats before, but I wanted to do all that I can on this car, and I am doing fine with recovering. BTW- a hot sunny day sure helps.
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OK- I took some pics of my first completed seat tonight. It still needed more cleaning, but I was in a hurry to wrap up. Dinnertime!!
Last edited by dbeall1968; Aug 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM.
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OK- I took some pics of my first completed seat tonight. It still needed more cleaning, but I was in a hurry to wrap up. Dinnertime!!http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...on=tageditmany
Even after I logged into my photobucket account.
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Here goes hope this works...tell me how you think they look.
Remember I have never attempted to cover a seat before.
I think it looks good so I just ordered a complete new carpet set and rear compartment doors. Can't wait to get them.
Remember I have never attempted to cover a seat before.
I think it looks good so I just ordered a complete new carpet set and rear compartment doors. Can't wait to get them.
Last edited by apdsju87; Aug 7, 2008 at 03:57 PM.
