Ree,
My seat back cover doesn't have any such flaps on the back, on the
inside. The slit you talk about does exist on the foam though. My
seat's are solid black vinly,
On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:07:08 -0500 "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>
writes:
> Brad,
> Your seat-back cover should have a flap on the back which goes
> into the
> broad slit about 1/3 the way down between the two sections of foam -
> then
> over the third (?) elastic band - then down to the bottom of the
> frame,
> where it is clipped (with enough tension to keep it snug into the
> "crease"
> between the upper and lower foam sections). On the bottom part, I
> had a
> looped flap through which I ran strong twine -ran the twine down
> through the
> foam to the "basket" and tied it thereto. Took me a frustrating
> amount of
> diddling to get it right; however, I didn't use any glue in my
> recent seat
> project.
>
> Cheers, Ree G. in Mexico, NY - (sans) 78 Spit FM73070U O
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bradley D Richardson <bradrichardson@juno.com>
> To: <spitlist@gte.net>
> Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: adhesive
>
>
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > Perhaps I'm just dumb, but I did try an get them together without
> glue,
> > thinking that over time the stickiness just 'appeared'.
> >
> > The seat backs are the worst, I simply can't get the cover to
> curve with
> > the foam's curve. That's why I assumed glue was needed. How in
> the
> > world did you get your covers to follow the line of the seat back?
> When
> > I pull tight on the bottom of the back, the cover wants to go
> 'straight',
> > instead of following the foam's lines.
> >
> > The headliner was in my 85 New Yorker, my daily driver, not my
> spit.
> > Although both of my spits do have hardtops.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:06:10 +0000 Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> writes:
> > > Brad,
> > > I don't think that they were glued. The process of the covers
> > > sticking to the foam is likely due to the aging process and the
> heat
> > > of
> > > the sun. I put Houndstooth covers on my 1500 seats without any
> > > adhesive and have had no problems in 3 years.
> > >
> > > I don't know about the headliner, since I don't have a hard top.
> > >
> > > Joe
> >
> > =======================================================
> >
> > >
> > > Bradley D Richardson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, I'm finally going to put the seat covers back on my Spit's
> > > seats.
> > > > What adhesive should I use? Since it's form fitting, and
> since it
> > > was
> > > > glued to the foam before I removed them, it's obvious I need
> some
> > > kind of
> > > > glue. I tried contact cement, it doesn't hold at all to the
> foam.
> > > >
> > > > On another thought, the headliner in my daily driver is
> drooping?
> > > > Obviously, it needs to be glued again also. Other than
> removing
> > > the
> > > > entire stinking headliner, is there some kind of gizmo that
> will
> > > let me
> > > > shoot the glue thru a small 'pin hole' in the liner?
> > > >
> > > > Brad
> > > >
> > > > ====================================================
> > > >
> > > > Brad Richardson
> > > > Portland, Oregon
> > > > 79 Spitfire (FM90541U, really a 78 as made June 78)
> > > > 79 Spitfire (TFZDW29T001453, really a 80 as made Nov 79)
> >
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