Seat cover install
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Le Mans Master
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Seat cover install
Hey gang, I had a question for those that have installed seat covers. Did you remove the seats to install the covers or did you leave them in the car while installing them? (Ihave the neoprene style covers)
thanks.
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You have to remove the seat!! My wife did my seat covers in about five hours from start to finish. Vette essentials has a How do on there site here it is!! (Not sure about the neoprene seat covers)
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
Last edited by (Lucy); Mar 9, 2011 at 01:55 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: ALL governments are legalized mobsters, so doesn't matter where I live :(
You have to remove the seat!! My wife did my seat covers in about five hours from start to finish. Vette essentials has a How do on there site here it is!! (Not sure about the neoprene seat covers)
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
lol, just kidding. I suspected as much but wasn't sure. The instructions I found were shoddy at best do now I know.Thanks dragon
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theres been a few topics that suggest you dont need to remove the seats.
depending on what kind you have of course. I highly doubt the neoprene ones need removal.
Recovering one from the ground up, yeah. you would need to.
depending on what kind you have of course. I highly doubt the neoprene ones need removal.
Recovering one from the ground up, yeah. you would need to.
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If you choose to remove the seats, that would be a good time to perform the rocking seat mod/fix as well!
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I've installed both the Wet Okole's and the CoverCraft neoprene seat covers and both required removal. You could probably get away with just unbolting them to get the bottom straps secured but I just take them out since it's 90% of the way there and much easier to put the covers on out of the car. Plus, I like to vacuum thoroughly the carpet while I have the seats out anyway.
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You have to remove the seat!! My wife did my seat covers in about five hours from start to finish. Vette essentials has a How do on there site here it is!! (Not sure about the neoprene seat covers)
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
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Thank you gentleman...the seats will be coming out...maybe I'll even find a pot of gold underneath my seat, or at least some loose change to cover the cost of coffee!
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I re-uphostered my seats with new leather/vinyl. Not sure what neoprene covers entail. Do those go over the old upholstery?
To remove the seats takes 5-10 minutes. That is a good time to clean the carpet under there also.
It took me about 1 hour per seat to re-uphoster them using a hog ring pliers and hog rings.
Entire job took under three hours. You could not remove the old uphostery and install the new without removing the seats.
To remove the seats takes 5-10 minutes. That is a good time to clean the carpet under there also.
It took me about 1 hour per seat to re-uphoster them using a hog ring pliers and hog rings.
Entire job took under three hours. You could not remove the old uphostery and install the new without removing the seats.
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I doubt you'll ever get the covers installed without taking the seats out of the car. Easy to do - just take out the four bolts holding the seat to the floor and then unhook the electrical connections.
A word of advice - be sure to cover your sill area with a blanket or some rags so you don't accidentally scrape them up with the seat rails.
A word of advice - be sure to cover your sill area with a blanket or some rags so you don't accidentally scrape them up with the seat rails.
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Any advice on how to get the over the seat belt and between the seat and the console and fitted properly under the seat would be appreciated!
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From: Hazel Green, Wi www.doubledmods.com
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On to the seats! I started by unpacking the new Coverking covers
next I removed the seats
remove caps on front of seats
pull the pins
remove 4 nuts on all for corners
unplug any connectors should you have power seats at this point
pull seats out and place on desired working area
remove caps on front of seats
pull the pins
remove 4 nuts on all for corners
unplug any connectors should you have power seats at this point
pull seats out and place on desired working area
Seat is now out and ready for covers.
slip bottoms on over the stock covers
insert back through seat
connect the to main straps on left and right of seat pulling them nice and tight
there is two more straps to connect on each side. Connect by pulling them tight and hooking onto the seat frame.
pull everything tight and seat bottom is done
there is two more straps to connect on each side. Connect by pulling them tight and hooking onto the seat frame.
pull everything tight and seat bottom is done
next slip top covers onto seats
again pull thought bottom of seat stretch tight and attach to other portion with velcro
teak and adjust the covers at this point pulling them tight
then your ready to drop back into the car
again pull thought bottom of seat stretch tight and attach to other portion with velcro
teak and adjust the covers at this point pulling them tight
then your ready to drop back into the car
rebolt them down and connect any and all connectors at this point. Reinstall caps
repeat same steps for secodn seat and your done
out some will look like this
repeat same steps for secodn seat and your done
out some will look like this
While we were at it for install for this customer we aded a hydrocarbon radio bezel and
remounted his Sirius radio so you could close the ash tray lid and not see it when not in use.
remounted his Sirius radio so you could close the ash tray lid and not see it when not in use.
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