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Re: [T3] Poor Upholstry fit


<x-charset iso-8859-1>Ther are two types of lowback seats. Square and rounded. It sounds as though
the covers do not match the style.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlin Viss" <notch1500s@hotmail.com>
To: "type3 list" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 4:40 PM
Subject: [T3] Poor Upholstry fit


> I am in the middle of installing new TMI Upholstery on my seats.  Rear
> seats, no problem.  But, I just slipped the backrest upholstery over one
of
> the front seats, and found that the upper corners are very loose, even
> though the covers are pulled down as far as they will go.
>
> So then I looked at my old seat covers (Bought them from WCM, but they say
> TMI on the tag) and the style and shape are different.  The old ones are
> sewn out of three pieces of vinyl:  One large smooth piece on the back,
one
> basket weave piece on the front, and one smooth strip that runs over the
top
> and both sides.  The new ones are sewn out of four pieces:  A smooth piece
> on the back, a smooth piece on either side, and a basket weave piece that
> covers the front and the top.
>
> As I see it, there are three possibilities here:
> 1) TMI sent me the wrong covers.
> 2) My car, though it is a '65, has the wrong seats in it, in which case
West
> Coast Metric sent me the "wrong" seat covers 5 years ago, and yet they
were
> the correct covers for my car.
> 3) TMI changed their pattern for the worse.
>
> Can anyone help me out?  Which covers are correct for my car?  Is this my
> mistake, or TMI's?
>
> Thanks,
> Marlin
>
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