Upholstery
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Upholstery
Where to go to get seats restored vs replace with after market. Opinions please!! Mostly the driver seat worn and rear seat bottom devoid of foam support. Thanks. Oldernu
2nd owner 40 Chevy - myself and two sons came home from hospital in this car, One grandson and one grand-daughter have ridden in car.
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
- escogt
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Re: Upholstery
Have you tried SMS auto fabrics?
http://www.smsautofabrics.com/
I used them when I restored my seats in my '85GT.
http://www.smsautofabrics.com/
I used them when I restored my seats in my '85GT.
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Re: Upholstery
Leather or cloth? If its leather, late model resto sells kits for front and rear that look like the original. If it is cloth they offer a kit but it looks nothing like the original fabric.
89 Saleen SSC #168 10k miles
90 Saleen Vert #93 26k miles
92 Cobra Prototype 8k miles
93 Cobra #3032 Teal/gray cloth 6k miles
93 Cobra #3620 Black/Gray leather 12k miles
93 Cobra #4993 Teal/Gray Leather
93 Yellow SE 5spd, 4k miles
93 5.0 coupe 19k miles
94 GT 7k miles
92 25th 1LE Z28 900 miles
90 Saleen Vert #93 26k miles
92 Cobra Prototype 8k miles
93 Cobra #3032 Teal/gray cloth 6k miles
93 Cobra #3620 Black/Gray leather 12k miles
93 Cobra #4993 Teal/Gray Leather
93 Yellow SE 5spd, 4k miles
93 5.0 coupe 19k miles
94 GT 7k miles
92 25th 1LE Z28 900 miles
Re: Upholstery
Why can't they make reproduction cloth that matches?
93 Cobra Teal/Gray #3223 -Stock (Borla catback)
*various other 93 cobras, #15, #4105, #2587, #539
#2381, #4724, #298, #1153 RIP
*various other 93 cobras, #15, #4105, #2587, #539
#2381, #4724, #298, #1153 RIP
Re: Upholstery
They can put a man on the moon, but they can't match the OEM Ford cloth ... go figure!!
03 COBRA Black with VMP
93 COBRA Black #3754 (RIP)
89 GT Black/Scarlet Red (SOLD)
86 GT Bright Red/Gray (SOLD)
93 COBRA Black #3754 (RIP)
89 GT Black/Scarlet Red (SOLD)
86 GT Bright Red/Gray (SOLD)
Re: Upholstery
They are opal gray cloth with vinyl trim!!SPEEDFREEK wrote:Leather or cloth? If its leather, late model resto sells kits for front and rear that look like the original. If it is cloth they offer a kit but it looks nothing like the original fabric.
2nd owner 40 Chevy - myself and two sons came home from hospital in this car, One grandson and one grand-daughter have ridden in car.
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
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Re: Upholstery
About your only option for cloth to make it right is find a tweed seat some where regardless if its drivers or passenger and have it taken apart at a good trim shop and use the fabric off it to repair yours.
89 Saleen SSC #168 10k miles
90 Saleen Vert #93 26k miles
92 Cobra Prototype 8k miles
93 Cobra #3032 Teal/gray cloth 6k miles
93 Cobra #3620 Black/Gray leather 12k miles
93 Cobra #4993 Teal/Gray Leather
93 Yellow SE 5spd, 4k miles
93 5.0 coupe 19k miles
94 GT 7k miles
92 25th 1LE Z28 900 miles
90 Saleen Vert #93 26k miles
92 Cobra Prototype 8k miles
93 Cobra #3032 Teal/gray cloth 6k miles
93 Cobra #3620 Black/Gray leather 12k miles
93 Cobra #4993 Teal/Gray Leather
93 Yellow SE 5spd, 4k miles
93 5.0 coupe 19k miles
94 GT 7k miles
92 25th 1LE Z28 900 miles
Re: Upholstery
^^^
Better yet, this sounds like a great opportunity for you to get some really good quality seats like Corbeaus or Recaros, rather than the poor quality OEM ones.
Better yet, this sounds like a great opportunity for you to get some really good quality seats like Corbeaus or Recaros, rather than the poor quality OEM ones.
03 COBRA Black with VMP
93 COBRA Black #3754 (RIP)
89 GT Black/Scarlet Red (SOLD)
86 GT Bright Red/Gray (SOLD)
93 COBRA Black #3754 (RIP)
89 GT Black/Scarlet Red (SOLD)
86 GT Bright Red/Gray (SOLD)
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Re: Upholstery
do what speed said^ back seats are rarely used and usually pretty nice. So find a set of rears and have a shop dismantle them and use the cloth.
Re: Upholstery
Went to Fox Resto in Locust NC. He has original cloth and vinyl . Sends it to TMI and they sew up new covers. He went over the whole car and we ended up with .. Reinforce rear seat with additional foam. Add new foam and seat bottom frame to drivers seat to stop wear. Retain original covers as too nice to frig with at this point. If I had done driver seat with new then the passenger seat would need it to match. Cost somewhere near $1200. At this point I'll think about it. Ended up with new outside mirrors and door armrest covers with console lid.
2nd owner 40 Chevy - myself and two sons came home from hospital in this car, One grandson and one grand-daughter have ridden in car.
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
Re: Upholstery
Every time I go to a show(Auto Fair) I end up spending Money to keep up with The Joneses.
2nd owner 40 Chevy - myself and two sons came home from hospital in this car, One grandson and one grand-daughter have ridden in car.
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014
1st owner 72 Cougar XR7 - first new car for wife and I
1st owner 1994 Bronco XLT - cant part with the gas hog for some reason
93 Teal Cobra just purchased 1-2014