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<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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > </x-charset>