SEAT COVERS QUESTION

[blusmith]

Can I have some feedback from recent purchasers. Im buying from New Zealand so I have to get it right the first time ;
1) Slip -ons vs recover kits ?
2) IAP vs WOrld vs Vicks?
Any tips welcomed
Chris Smith

[toplessexpat]

Surely getting hold of locally sourced sheepskin covers wouldn't be hard?

(and I'm only partly tongue in cheek - I'd love a set!)

Andy

[blusmith]

Thanks Andy I tried that but all the sheep are indoors watching you guys getting thrashed ina yacht race!! CVhris

[toplessexpat]

Thanks Andy I tried that but all the sheep are indoors watching you guys getting thrashed ina yacht race!! CVhris

Oh the opportunities for comeback are endless... we can always switch to worship of the oval ball...

I'd suggest replacing the entire cover by the way...

A

[124JOE]

hey there,in town here they had a seat manufacture they were throwing out messed up covers
so i guy i new grabbed a load out of there trash.he had them 3 or 4 yrs, and mine were shot!
so he gave me the covers"grey leather"i took them to an apolster.they charged me $100 per pannel.
it ended up at $600.

i have quality seats now,but i could live with new covers.

[njoconnor]

If you haven't already, I'd suggest getting a quote from a local re-upholsterer for a shop made solution. I looked at all the seat re-cover kits, then went to a local guy recommended by the folks who redid my floor pan. For $900, he rebuilt the foam in both buckets, re-tied all the lashings, redid the seatbacks, and recovered front and rear seats in a very nice soft-to-the-touch vinyl. I'm a rank novice at anything resembling reupholstery, and I figure that I came out no worse than even compared to buying a kit and either 1) replacing pieces I'd mess up, or 2) hiring a pro to install the seat cover kit. For those in southern Wisconsin/northern Illinois, the local guy is Vic's in Madison. He's getting my new top to install as soon as I buy it.

[RRoller123]

agreed, I had the whole interior redone by an auto upholsterer in original style, material of my choice, at a really good price and the quality was fantastic.

[Jimb]

It depends on what your priority is; get it looking as good as possible for as cheap as possible, or paying what it takes for a top quality job.

And in my opinion, if you skimp on anything to do with restoration, a year from now you'll regret it, and you probably won't even recall what you spent the savings on.

Jim

[blusmith]

Thanks for those replies - I will look into getting them done locally