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>From: parkkj@orion.crd.ge.com (Keith Park)
>Anywho.. The problem I see is that in every T3 I owned and my Opel as well,
>when you sit down some of the horsehair (or whatever) comes out. I know in the
>Opel its all gone so I assume I'll need to do something to the T3 seats I'm
>doing. I have the covers (from Bill&Steve's) ready to go but need advice on
>what to use for new stuffin and where to get it.
>
>Anyone out there done this??
>
>I'm doing the rear bench as well although the stuffin seems to be all there in
>that. Should I replace it as well??
I'd like to see some good ideas, too. Here's what I have done.
Buy carpet remnants and cut pieces to put over springs. Lay them face down
so as the spring cuts through the carpet it will have to work it's way all
the way through before your patch loses its structural integrity.
Find an upholstery shop and buy fiber padding and good quality foam to
cover, in that order, your carpet. The padding I can find here is a green
fiber stuff that I find impossible to describe in words.
Take apart your seats and watch carefully how they were originally done. If
the replacement covers are good, you can duplicate the OE work. Do not use
hog rings. You can reuse the wire and rods used in the OE front seat
covers. Check out all the seat internal mechanisms while they are apart so
you can fix anything that is broken now. If you have broken springs, you
are probably best off finding a part with intact springs.
This is hard work and will take time. You will be glad that you are doing
this on one set while there is still a set in the car.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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