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Post by bren on Dec 27, 2013 10:50:40 GMT -5
Got our new seat covers for Christmas. Decided to go with the Red theme. I started in on them a little.  |
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Post by dubfreak1 on Dec 27, 2013 16:24:11 GMT -5
Looks really good! The Bus and the 67 are going to be twins. Almost
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Post by bren on Dec 30, 2013 10:02:30 GMT -5
Twins. Exactly!  Hog ringed the "burlap" to the springs. The burlap is acually a heavy vinyl with an sturdy backing. Nice stuff. I think it will really make a difference in how the seats feel.   On the seat bottoms I spray glued on a layer of automotive type carpet over the burlap and the hog rings. I wanted to prevent the hog rings from ever showing through. Probably overkill but I had the material....  Then spray glued on the foam, layed on a sheet of super thin plastic and installed the bottom cushion cover. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.  Now on to the seat back. |
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vwrick69
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Post by vwrick69 on Dec 31, 2013 7:10:52 GMT -5
Nice job!!!! Yours looks better than mine.
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Post by bren on Dec 31, 2013 19:28:14 GMT -5
Thanks Rick. But I doubt it. Got the passenger seat back done yesterday. Now I just need to cut in the holes for the headrest.   |
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Post by johnw on Dec 31, 2013 23:12:05 GMT -5
Wow... That is looking great Bren. John W.
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Post by MadMike on Jan 2, 2014 6:22:40 GMT -5
Good job Brenn ;)Looks comfy  |
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Post by bren on Jan 7, 2014 19:07:51 GMT -5
Shoot. Wish I would have known about this before I installed the seatback cover on the passenger seat. Was not happy how the passenger seat back ended up. Seam was right over the holes for the headrest. Contacted SewFine and they told me about this tutorial. Learned two things; hog-ring cushion to frame, and strap down the cushion portion to the frame at the top. Never would have thought about that trick. Seat-back for drivers seat is going back to them. I found some sewing needle holes on the face and asked them about it. They call them bullet holes; said to send it back for repair. They apologized and said should not have gone out like that. Very professional about it. Got to like that kind of customer service! Tutorial: www.sewfineproducts.com/install/bug/49-64.html |
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Post by gokart on Jan 8, 2014 8:50:27 GMT -5
Looks great! and thanks for the tip. Someday I'm going to re-do Ruby's seats.
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Post by dansam on Jan 11, 2014 11:41:59 GMT -5
WOW The quality of the install looks exceptional. I know who I want to recover my seats  |
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Post by bren on Jan 11, 2014 11:58:35 GMT -5
It is mostly the materials. I think sew fine is really high quality.
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vwrick69
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Post by vwrick69 on Jan 20, 2014 5:50:59 GMT -5
It is mostly the materials. I think sew fine is really high quality. I agree!!!! Sewfine is who I bought my interior from. High quality, easy to deal with, and fairly easy to install. |
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Post by bren on Jan 26, 2014 19:05:23 GMT -5
I have not found it easy to install. Not that it is made poorly. It is just a lot of work to get things to stretch to where they need to go. Also, bus seats are more difficult since you can't remove the seat back from the bottom. Today I got the seat back re-installed. (I had to compress the seat back springs. Had done it with only zip-ties previously. Decided to use wire instead. Was afraid the zip-ties would not hold up over time.) Then I installed the seat bottom foam and cover.  |
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VDub63 ( Steven )
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Post by VDub63 ( Steven ) on Jan 26, 2014 20:39:20 GMT -5
Looks good
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Post by bren on Feb 2, 2014 18:49:32 GMT -5
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