C-5 replacement upholstery
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C-5 replacement upholstery
After 50 years of carefully working on all sorts of vehicles, and home projects, I finally did it................I left a screwdriver in my back pocket, then got into the car.....promptly poking a hole in the seat bottom upholstery. 
I've looked at several online Corvette supplier sites, and it appears that they sell either complete sets of covers, for both seats, or the upper and lower covers for one seat.
Is there any place that sells the covers individually, such as a lower, driver's side cover, which is all that I need?
(the really frustrating part of this fiasco, is that I wasn't doing something for myself, I was helping my wife's cousins with one of his issues. No good deed ever goes unpunished!!)
I've looked at several online Corvette supplier sites, and it appears that they sell either complete sets of covers, for both seats, or the upper and lower covers for one seat.Is there any place that sells the covers individually, such as a lower, driver's side cover, which is all that I need?
(the really frustrating part of this fiasco, is that I wasn't doing something for myself, I was helping my wife's cousins with one of his issues. No good deed ever goes unpunished!!)
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Try taking it to a local upholstery shop. They may be able to repair/replace just the damaged section. There are also upholstery repair kits that you can buy yourself, but you may not be satisfied with the results from that. So sorry this happened. Good luck!
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I say fix/patch the hole instead. There are ways (either DIY or take it to a professional) to make the repair look perfect and completely unnoticeable. Youtube has plenty of instructions. Less expensive route, and less risk of a poor/wrinkly fit by putting on new covers too.
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I say fix/patch the hole instead. There are ways (either DIY or take it to a professional) to make the repair look perfect and completely unnoticeable. Youtube has plenty of instructions. Less expensive route, and less risk of a poor/wrinkly fit by putting on new covers too.
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If you don't feel like DIYing it, I'm sure a professional could handle it and make it look perfect.
