Back Seat

When assembling the interior almost three years ago, I installed the seats back in without making improvements as the covers of the seats were in good condition and I was in hurry to get the car on the road. After reading Alex's post of the seat renovation, I finally decided it was time to move ahead in Destiny's To-Do List. The back seat surely is a good place to have sex, especially if you and your partner are mice, as I think the following pictures will prove.

Back part removed

Hog rings cut and seat cover removed

Removing the thin foam

OMG !

There was nothing to be saved of the original cushions and other cloth. I saved the removed parts a while to take measures and pictures. Cleaning the frames thoroughly is a mission impossible unless you can have them sand-blasted. I cleaned as much as I could, then applied some rust-encapsulator and paint.

Rust cleaned and capsulated

Burlap-and-wire was lost so burlap-with-plastic-wire introduced.
I sewed the edges myself !

Some padding to the edges.

30mm of foam followed by two layers of cotton padding



Seat cover hog ringed

 


Tag plate reinstalled



Ready !



Then the same series of events for the seat part. This was, predictably, in even lousier condition. The stuff was dumped in waste bag as soon as it was detached from the frame.



The rear seat upside down



I was hard to see where evereything was attachd as it cracked up instantly.
Here the paper covered listing wires.

Madam, please have a seat !

Cleaned !

I sewed pockets with wire to the burlap and ringed it to the frame.

Listing on both sides of the center



I cut slits to the foam to be able to squeeze hog rings...



...which connect the cover to the listings.
Pay attention to the longitudinal position before hog ringing this. I had to re-do.

The wired edges of the cover didn't make it. I had to pull the cover one more time. My friend did the sewing with nice black leather she had and helped me to install the cover.



The front seats might need similar treatment, but for that I need to order new cushions from NPD, maybe that has to wait until next time or until I will remove them for adding sound insulation under the carpet.