Making rear seat upholstery.

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termy1971

termy1971

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I bought some new buckets.
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Unfortunately they don't sell a rear cover to match. If they even sold it 300 do a seat cover is ridiculous for 50 bucks worth of vynil. So I decided to make my own. I carefully took apart the old covers and laid them out for a pattern on vynil from hobby lobby. 10yds (more than what I needed) for 43 bucks including the red heavy duty thread. He is one of my iggys helping me trace and cut.
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The piping was the hardest thing. The factory has a small plastic tube. I couldn't find it at any craft store, but 16g speaker wire was perfect! He is the finished project. I just have a little more stretching to do and a few more hog rings, but it looks store bought and
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that was my goal. Not bad for my first time.
 
Wow it looks good! Love iut when a guy does something himself instead of just overpaying for something premade. So many guys are just plug it in an run types,or dont even know what end of the wrench to hold. LOVE it when I find a fellow diy'er!
 
needsaresto said:
Wow it looks good! Love iut when a guy does something himself instead of just overpaying for something premade. So many guys are just plug it in an run types,or dont even know what end of the wrench to hold. LOVE it when I find a fellow diy'er!
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Thanks! I try to do everything myself. It makes the builds more satisfying and personal. You could buy a sewing machine and the material and take a how to class for less then the cost of a cover!
 
Lookin good, I used weed whacker line for piping filler on my last upholstery job, it's cheap and readily available.
 
termy1971 said:
Thanks! I try to do everything myself. It makes the builds more satisfying and personal. You could buy a sewing machine and the material and take a how to class for less then the cost of a cover!
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lol! My mother in law owned a really professional sewing machine,but she went and sold it before I found out. I was planning on using it dang it! It sure doesn't look hard,and sure is a lot cleaner than body work or turning wrenches.
 
That looks awesome, I bought some aftermarket seats as well, going to see if a place can match the cloth that's one my seats, I asked them as well if they make rear seat covers.
 
termy1971 said:
I bought some new buckets.
20160904_123057_zps2zxbhvjy.jpg

Unfortunately they don't sell a rear cover to match. If they even sold it 300 do a seat cover is ridiculous for 50 bucks worth of vynil. So I decided to make my own. I carefully took apart the old covers and laid them out for a pattern on vynil from hobby lobby. 10yds (more than what I needed) for 43 bucks including the red heavy duty thread. He is one of my iggys helping me trace and cut.
20160903_174859_zpshbf2vzsr.jpg

The piping was the hardest thing. The factory has a small plastic tube. I couldn't find it at any craft store, but 16g speaker wire was perfect! He is the finished project. I just have a little more stretching to do and a few more hog rings, but it looks store bought and
20160904_123002_zps1lkidgh4.jpg
that was my goal. Not bad for my first time.
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Thank you for the inspiration! Have to redo rear seat and might go this route. Thank you for posting!
 
Does anyone actually sell the patterns??

I have 2015 Dart Front buckets for my 69 and know the exact fabric to match but have no original rears for reference.

Thanks,
Bruce
 
kybatman said:
Does anyone actually sell the patterns??

I have 2015 Dart Front buckets for my 69 and know the exact fabric to match but have no original rears for reference.

Thanks,
Bruce
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I'm not sure. I dismantled mine and used the original as a pattern.
 
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