Good morning FABO. My new seat covers will be arriving soon for my 68 Dart 270. I need to get hog ring pliers. What do you guys recommend? Straight or angled pliers? Also, what size hog rings should I get? Thanks.
Hog Ring Pliers?
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I have 316 stainless hog rings small med and large 12bucks a pound I buy them in 50 lb boxes for my fishing gear I seen some places want a buck each for them lol a pound would do 5 or 6 cars . I never seen anything I couldn't hog ring with straight pliers and I have them also I think they are 20 bucks . if this is any help .
I would think some small and some med size would be what you need .
of course this isn't garbage harbour freight stuff either .
I would think some small and some med size would be what you need .
of course this isn't garbage harbour freight stuff either .
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440plus6
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The hog ring pliers were cheap enough that I bought both the angled and the straight to make sure I would be okay.
Snake
Mopar Nut
In the past I have used vice grips it works,but this time I got the hog ring pliers,It made the job way easer,now the sit on the shelf.Use the factory size rings for sure.Good luck,be sure to let them set over night,just befor installation put them in the dryer.
@Alaskan_TA does seats and not to far from us give him a shout.
You actually put the skins in the dryer before installing? I sometimes read to put interior parts or vinyl roof material in the sun but that ain't happening around here. It's gray skies and cold here in the winter.
I have new Legendary seat covers and bought a set of angled and straight pliers off Amazon. Have not installed them yet.
WoodenNickle
Just Damn.....
I'm just gonna guess...
You put the covers in the drier to make them more pliable???
You put the covers in the drier to make them more pliable???
I did OK with hog rings from tractor supply (interestingly the smaller ones I used were called "pig rings")...
...and pliers from harbor freight, although the first pair broke. I took them back within a couple days with the receipt and got an exchange.
Interestingly our local tractor supply carries rings but not pliers, and our local hf carries pliers but not rings.
...and pliers from harbor freight, although the first pair broke. I took them back within a couple days with the receipt and got an exchange.
Interestingly our local tractor supply carries rings but not pliers, and our local hf carries pliers but not rings.
1968FormulaS340
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You guys can hate on me for this but, skip the hog rings and use zip ties. Zip ties allow you to do the install loosely and take up the slack evenly while making adjustments.
This gives a great end result and the zip ties will outlast the new material.
Been doing it this way for 30 years on my cars and those of friends.
This gives a great end result and the zip ties will outlast the new material.
Been doing it this way for 30 years on my cars and those of friends.
WoodenNickle
Just Damn.....
interesting... I have 2 projects coming up. I may try the zipties on one.
Snake
Mopar Nut
I think i said to put them in the dryer befor install ?
Ditto.... start with longer ties then progress to smaller as you start cinching things up .
Buy them in bulk and its not too costly.
WAY LESS CURSING TOO !!!
What do you use to pierce the vinyl to insert the ties? An awl? It would just take longer to do, but a very good idea.
you can use any sharp object but most of the time you are not going through vinyl but the muslin (for lack of the correct term) type of fabric that the rods go through. you could still use hog rings on the edges but zipties are WAY easier to use on the center section of seat bottom and backs
Its been a few years and a lot of beers since I recovered a seat so my memory is vague.
Its been a few years and a lot of beers since I recovered a seat so my memory is vague.
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interesting, gonna give that a shot on my other seat.
I used a sheet metal seamer (wide *** flat jaw) to pull the vinyl enough to get a ring in.
That lessened the likelihood of ripping or puncturing the vinyl in an undesired location.
A medium pair of channel locks came in handy as well to help the seamer get around the corner of the seat structure.
That lessened the likelihood of ripping or puncturing the vinyl in an undesired location.
A medium pair of channel locks came in handy as well to help the seamer get around the corner of the seat structure.
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