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vdubmk4

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Posted: August 11, 2004 at 8:51 AM / IP Logged

Thack, are the rods attached to the cloth and then the foam or are they just attached to the cloth alone to give it structure at the seams?

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archemedes

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Posted: August 11, 2004 at 12:41 PM / IP Logged

they usually go through a pocket sewed into the fabric, then hog ringed in place

Thack79

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Posted: August 11, 2004 at 3:19 PM / IP Logged

archemedes is exactly right. should be like a loop in the fabric. Should be slits in the padding of the seats. Kinda difficult to get factory cover off the seat the first time. Good luck with it. I didnt have the patience to do it myself, but it nothing more than following the patern. What kind of car?

vdubmk4

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Posted: August 11, 2004 at 3:21 PM / IP Logged

How much is it to get them reupholstered for a jetta ?

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Thack79

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Posted: August 12, 2004 at 7:24 AM / IP Logged

Depends on the shop and the material. Where are you from? Someone on here may have a place near them if your not from virginia.

vdubmk4

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Posted: August 12, 2004 at 8:22 AM / IP Logged

I'm from Houston, TX.

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othater

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Posted: August 22, 2004 at 3:45 PM / IP Logged

Here in CA, the local adult continue education ( Props to LA Puente ROP ) had a upholstery class ( free + material ) which I was able to redo my seats and headliner, with the instructor help and the class equipment ( Commercial sewing machine, air comp. hand tools etc. ) . Try looking into that.

bp_viper

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Posted: August 22, 2004 at 8:18 PM / IP Logged

i was planning on doing my own upholstery also and went to talk to a few people that did it professionally in my area. the advice i got was to number the seperate peices so you know which goes where and use those as patterns, and remember, you sew it inside out so make sure that you have the right side up and left-right is correct. i was told you need a professional machine to do that hard rolled thing on the seam if your seats have em. i didnt trust myself on the seats i wanted done eventually so i picked up a cheap ruined seat from a junkyard to practice on. good luck

vdubmk4

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Posted: August 22, 2004 at 9:40 PM / IP Logged

Thanks for the advice, and othater, all the stuff i found here in houston was like college classes that you had to pay tuition for.

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hersheyloc

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Posted: September 28, 2004 at 12:41 AM / IP Logged

Im re-upolstering the seats of my 86 Cutlass, but if anyone knows cutlass seats, they're not exactly easy to wrap. They have these big cushions attached to them, which I dont want to just remove. What should I do?

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