rustneversleeps
Post: 22
Location: Portland,TX
 | | Subject: Seat covers Tue 03 Nov 2009, 10:56 am | |
| Thinking of getting my Thing some seat covers.
Atleast I'm goona drop the hint to wife and kids.
Gotta a birthday coming up next month.
Anyone have a prefered place to get VW seat covers.
Been seeing around $190 for set,not including pads and misc.
Are Thing low backs the same as bug/ghia low backs.
Can they be recovered by a novice???  |
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Terry
Administrator
Post: 1192
Location: Lone Oak, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Seat covers Tue 03 Nov 2009, 6:25 pm | |
| I wish you luck with the hints. Those don't work at my place. 
I don't know of a place I've used that reasonable, so I'm considering doing my bay seats myself. They are leather, but I think vinyl will do. I have a sewing machine and it would give me something to do when it's cold.
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RATWGN
Post: 410
Location: Mesquite, TX
| | Subject: Re: Seat covers Tue 03 Nov 2009, 7:32 pm | |
| | Last month for my birthday, I "hinted" for a pair of rear tires for the RAT and got dinner at Bone Daddy's and went to bed at 10:00...........I wish you well my friend!!!!!!! |
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Droptop-79
Post: 124
Location: McKinney
| | Subject: Better than a tie Wed 04 Nov 2009, 9:10 am | |
| Greetings,
I have had good luck with TMI covers. I have probably redone 25 or more interiors with TMI's stuff. The ones I did 10yrs ago still look really good & show little wear. Their customer service has been good as well. I have not done any things so you would need to see what they have.
http://www.tmiproducts.com/classicrest.html
Custom made at a good shop is likely the best quality but will also put the biggest whole in you wallet.
Be well |
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rustneversleeps
Post: 22
Location: Portland,TX
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rustneversleeps
Post: 22
Location: Portland,TX
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Droptop-79
Post: 124
Location: McKinney
| | Subject: helpful hint Sun 08 Nov 2009, 2:12 pm | |
| One thing that has saved me a lot of time getting the seams
to line up & the cover to sit on the pad correctly are trash bags. 
Once the pad is in place & you are ready to install the cover, take a trash
bag & slip it over the padded seat & frame. Then slide the cover over
the seat frame, pad & bag. You can move the cover around & adjust the
seams to where you want them. When it's where you want it, just reach under the
cover & rip the trash bag off the pad while holding the cover in place.
(sometimes I will slit the top of the trash bags so they are easier to remove)
Sounds a little odd but works.
Have fun. |
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