Reupholstering Seats

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 20th, 2005, 12:54 am

Hey guys, gunna start reupholsterin the front/rear seats pretty soon... just wondering whos done it, if you have any tips or anything to look out for.... Let me know!! Also post some pics if you can... show off the hard work

Cheers, JLK

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » March 20th, 2005, 1:57 am

I didn't vote cause I'm still not sure which way I'm going to go yet, though the re-upholstering might get pricey. Something to look through to help you decide:

http://www.leatherseats.com/

http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.ph ... 57&start=0

Hope this helps.

neutral · Post by **neutral** » March 20th, 2005, 4:49 am

Jeff Abram's old site has reupholster DIY how-to with good pics. Jeff doesn't maintain the site any longer but an archived version is still available via this web archive link. A couple of the pics aren't available and others take a few secs to load but if a pic appears not to be there, click it anyway and most of them will still come up in full size. Jeff also has a link to a great book on the subject, "Automotive Upholstery Handbook" which Amazon shows available for just $12 USD. http://web.archive.org/web/200206281415 ... /seats.htm

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » March 20th, 2005, 1:36 pm

You know where my vote goes

I call John's old seats when he finds leathers, or I find some for him.....

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 20th, 2005, 5:34 pm

JWMX3 wrote:You know where my vote goes

yeah we can probs do it cheaper etc but are they gunna look as good as Perrys????

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » March 20th, 2005, 5:39 pm

you never know... they might look just as good if we read up on it and take our time

I still wanna give it a shot

bluebullet · Post by **bluebullet** » March 20th, 2005, 5:55 pm

take a look at my reupholstering in my sig..all white and blue leather

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 20th, 2005, 6:21 pm

bluebullet wrote:take a look at my reupholstering in my sig..all white and blue leather

hey your seats look awesome, did you get them done or do them yourself? any tips?

Too much Time · Post by **Too much Time** » March 21st, 2005, 11:31 pm

First of all, don't buy the book, pic it up for free at the library.
The book is good, but if you don't know a bit about sewing it can be a bit intimidating.
I actually picked up a copy recently and looking to do them myself when I get a chance from school. Not to mention the fact that I have to put my SSbrake lines in before anything else.

I'm not sure if I'll go leather or not, I kinda like cloth to tell you the truth. It feels better in both the summer and winter.

There is also the possiblity of messing up but hey, what are mom's and Grandmas' for? They can sew like champs!

If you do try it, at least try it on spare seats. It would be a nightmare otherwise.

Keep me updated on what you choose to do, I'll be down the same route too.

reaper of souls · Post by **reaper of souls** » March 27th, 2005, 1:09 am

order the replacements from a company called katzskins it's a direct zip off zip on job should take you about a 2 hours to do both seats and thats inculeding taking a break for a beer

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 27th, 2005, 3:15 am

thanks so far for all the options guys, keep it coming!

PS- In the poll I meant:
1) Do It Yourself
2) Order Professional Replacements

Boo Aftermarket Seats!

JLK

Too much Time · Post by **Too much Time** » March 27th, 2005, 4:54 am

YO good glory, i forgot your name

Anyways, I've decided to start the project on parts car seats this week. I figure that I'll have to be studying for exams soon and I'd rather do something constructive on my breaks than play CS (1.5, Source and ZERO) or Halo2.

I'll keep you updated as I go but don't expect too much for the first little while cause I'm still undicided on material.

Hey, didn't Laurier kick Mac in football this year?

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 27th, 2005, 9:13 am

Too much Time wrote: Hey, didn't Laurier kick Mac in football this year?

Yer not my friend annnnnymore!

Yeah, sweet tho cant wait to see your seats, take some progress pics as you go along if you can... im hopefully gunna go check out some 92-93 seats tomorra to use for the proj

JAIMIE

good_glory · Post by **good_glory** » March 30th, 2005, 9:17 pm

friggin hard trying to find a durable fabric around here... any ideas???

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » March 31st, 2005, 2:30 am

Jaimie, not sure but have you thought about going to either a marina or marina sales place. They recover boat seats as well and it's got to be pretty rugged material. Another idea, try Hamilton airport, there has to be a hanger or shop there that recovers aircraft seats as well. Both places may help you out in the material department. Make sure JW lends a hand

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