Back seat upholstery ideas

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we are doing the interior in Jason’s project car now.

We have some very nice front seats that jive with our interior ideas.

But we need to have the back seat recovered to “jive” with our new front seats.

To add to the challenge, we’re also working on a 16 year olds budget. Lol.

The yellow tape line is one idea we have. Above the tape line will be the same red fabric as the top of the front seats. The 2” tape line would be the same material as the bottom of the seat, separated with a stitch line to tie into the front seats.

We are not planing on incorporating the checkered pattern in for the case of cost and simplicity.

We have to stay below $500 ABSOLUTELY TOPS.

All ideas are appreciated.

Thank you very much in advance. Eric and Jason.

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I guess the biggest dilemma we have is, what to do with the seat bottom to break up all of the dark grey material. Without breaking the bank.
 
Delete the rear seat and add a custom board covered in carpet with some big speakers
 
prorac1 said:
we are doing the interior in Jason’s project car now.

We have some very nice front seats that jive with our interior ideas.

But we need to have the back seat recovered to “jive” with our new front seats.

To add to the challenge, we’re also working on a 16 year olds budget. Lol.

The yellow tape line is one idea we have. Above the tape line will be the same red fabric as the top of the front seats. The 2” tape line would be the same material as the bottom of the seat, separated with a stitch line to tie into the front seats.

We are not planing on incorporating the checkered pattern in for the case of cost and simplicity.

We have to stay below $500 ABSOLUTELY TOPS.

All ideas are appreciated.

Thank you very much in advance. Eric and Jason.
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I have gotten seat covers and used hog rings to attach it basically just like the original cover.
That gives you more aesthetic choices and they look good nice and tight over the original seat.
Maybe something like this as an example.
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You can always add some monogramming to the seats. When I had my seats redone I asked if I could have the name of the car added to the headrest. The color compliments the outside paint color. The interior colors are black, graphite gray and touches of orange.
 
How about some red piping around the edge of the seat bottom? Or possibly just use red thread in the seat bottom. A subtle detail like that would tie the design together and not break the bank.


Or... for $500, get a used Juki and teach the kid to sew!
 
flingdingo said:
How about some red piping around the edge of the seat bottom? Or possibly just use red thread in the seat bottom. A subtle detail like that would tie the design together and not break the bank.


Or... for $500, get a used Juki and teach the kid to sew!
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I think you may be onto something with the red thread! That could be pretty slick!

The learning/ teaching upholstery as a hobby is a little more than I think I want to take on right now. Lol
 
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