Mounted Seats for 1980 question
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Mounted Seats for 1980 question
Got my mounted leather seats today. Look great! Thanks Wilcox. I see Wilcox has a install section on their site. Is there a tool I can use to help push these wires into the hooks? Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks.
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You really have to put some muscle into getting this done, and have to flex the seat leather and foam a lot more than you'd like. The motion is sort of towards the bucket and slightly inboard, then towards and to the right. Very satisfying when done.
It takes a bit of mileage to get the seats to drop but man, they look and feel great now...
(new seat on right, old one (pre-replacement) on left)
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Just got the drivers side in. Shaved a little foam away around where the wires fit into the clips. I bent the clips out a little bit to give me a little more room. I had a brake adjuster tool there but didn't need it. They hooked right in. Look great!!!
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Passenger side is in. I knew I would pay the price for the drivers side going in so easy.
Much tougher to get them in.
Would anyone have use for the old seats? The drivers seat bottom is ripped up but the passenger side bottom and two backrests are not ripped. Keep in mind these seats were original.
Much tougher to get them in.
Would anyone have use for the old seats? The drivers seat bottom is ripped up but the passenger side bottom and two backrests are not ripped. Keep in mind these seats were original.