I’m reusing the original rear seat frame. It wasn’t in the best of shape in some places.. but overall it was decent
First I removed all the rust and gave it a lick of paint
In just a couple places the wire had worn/rusted through. I fixed this with a few bits of hollow tube around the worn steel and secured with zip ties.
Next was to re-cover the seat. First, the seat bottom. The frame was covered in cotton, and listing wires secured in place (To the frame, the vinyl cover will get attached to these) The edges of the frame are covered in a thick jute to protect the cover from sharp edges.
Then a layer of foam is cut to shape and attached. I found the hog rings basically impossible to apply here, they kept ripping through the foam, so I used small pieces of copper wire, which i threaded through the foam and the seat frame and then tightened.
After the foam, the cover can go on.
Next, the seat back. First was to make a little panel that runs along the top, to keep the padding in place
Then the frame was covered in cotton, and then a good few layer of padding.
Then finally the vinyl went on. This was the hardest part, to get the cover stretched over and secured at the intended locations on the back – I probably used one too many layers of padding.
All in all I think these came out great – looking forward to putting them in the car!
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