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As far as I know, the TIII seats are unique, no direct swaps. That said, my '71 SB had snap on back covers, obviously from some year of Beetle. The PO had used foam rubber to pad out around the headrest so it didn't look too bad, although the covers were getting some cracks and small rips in them when I re-covered the seats. If you can find a good set cheap in a junkyard, you could use them. Otherwise, spending money for non-fitting covers doesn't quite make sense. You can get good-quality TIII seat covers and everything you need from any number of sources, cost is from about $50 for cheap stuff, on up. The only question is whether a PO changed out the seats for another year's. Don't let the hog-ring thing slow you down, unless the old coversΟ萛ally trashed, look at them for how the new ones go on. The hog rings just tie things together, you can use my old standby, needle-nose vicegrips if you don't have the hog-ring pliers. The only snap on covers I've seen have just been for the backs and it's usually the base that gets worn out worst. It was a great relief when I finally got that old horsehair out of there, duct-tape only does so much. Much more comfortable with a proper foam cushion in there. If and when you put new covers on, pick a day that's > 80 degrees, and lots of sunshine, that heavy vinyl is hard to work with in colder weather. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/