seat skin
05-27-2009, 08:04 PM
#2
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are your seats cloth or leather?
leather seats are easy, take the seat out of the car obviously and then disassemble the seat itself by pulling the tracks off. Then get a pair of pliers once you have the lower portion of the seat pulled away from the seat back and spread the rings apart (cant be reused) and peel the cover off of the foam slowly. To reinstall the cover you need a special tool to put no hooks back into place.
cloth seats follow the same procedure, however, the cloth is glued to the foam and it will fight you every step of the way.
be careful not to rip the covers.
leather seats are easy, take the seat out of the car obviously and then disassemble the seat itself by pulling the tracks off. Then get a pair of pliers once you have the lower portion of the seat pulled away from the seat back and spread the rings apart (cant be reused) and peel the cover off of the foam slowly. To reinstall the cover you need a special tool to put no hooks back into place.
cloth seats follow the same procedure, however, the cloth is glued to the foam and it will fight you every step of the way.
be careful not to rip the covers.
05-27-2009, 08:19 PM
#3
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May's issue of Mustang Monthly has a how to article on redoing the seats. I would suggest getting that issue or see if it is on line.
Here is the article....
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/...ery/index.html
There is NO hog rigs or listing wires on these new seats like the old school seats had, the only thing holding the bottoms on is some large long plastic clip things and it is glued to the foam.
The material is glued on to the foam and has to be removed carefully, the how to article goes in depth on this.
I'm looking into this as well as I want to redo my seats in leather.
Lynn
Here is the article....
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/...ery/index.html
There is NO hog rigs or listing wires on these new seats like the old school seats had, the only thing holding the bottoms on is some large long plastic clip things and it is glued to the foam.
The material is glued on to the foam and has to be removed carefully, the how to article goes in depth on this.
I'm looking into this as well as I want to redo my seats in leather.
Lynn
Last edited by LynnBob Mustang; 05-27-2009 at 08:23 PM.
05-27-2009, 08:34 PM
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05-27-2009, 08:38 PM
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05-27-2009, 08:42 PM
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05-27-2009, 08:54 PM
#9
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dont do that big mistake use a pair of dikes to cut the old hog rings then go out and buy some hog ring pliers trust me i have done a good many of seat covers and i said the same thing but the hog ring pliers make it much much much much much much easier it will save you the number of choice words, pinched fingers, and a few less cuts
05-27-2009, 08:56 PM
#10
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you know in that article he is using an air ratchet to get the seats out. i used one and it wouldnt budge the bolt, I ended up getting out the 1/2 inch impact.
While you have the seats out, you might as well pull the carpet out and clean under it because you will find coins and be able to get the interior looking like brand new again.
i am about due for new foam in my seats as well.
While you have the seats out, you might as well pull the carpet out and clean under it because you will find coins and be able to get the interior looking like brand new again.
i am about due for new foam in my seats as well.
