It has been a long time, but as I recall the pleats in the seat bottom were
pre-sewn and filled out when I installed the cover, but have flattened out over
the last 18 years of carrying my butt around. I may be wrong. The pleats in
the rear seat pans are still full.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC
From: Tim Davis BN7 [mailto:tld6008 at mchsi.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:39 PM
To: BJ8Healeys
Cc: 'Healey List'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Front leather seat installation
I did mine much as you did. I do recall gluing Muslin material to certain areas
and using a plastic dry cleaning bag to help get the covers onto the seat back
(pulled free afterwards). What I didn't know and it looks like you may not have
either is the trick to get the pleats in the leather covers to fill out. Some
of the old seats I have taken apart had padding (looked like cotten batting)
stuffed in places to fill out areas for a better contour.
Tim Davis BN7
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