Walt Fogle enlightened us with
>
> I bought seat covers and foams for my '73 Spit last Spring. I originally
> intended to recover the seats myself but, after consideration, took them
to
> a pro shop. I'm really glad I did.
>
> Lot's of folks do the work themselves with excellent results. I felt
better
> about letting a pro do the stretching, etc. so that I wouldn't rip the
> material (and raise my blood pressure to a dangerous level). While the
> seats were out I took the time to sandblast and paint the seat rails and
do
> some interior detailing. Good luck with your project.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Walt Fogle
...and I must concur. I also did the whole shooting match last year. I
worked ever so carefully because of the high cost of all the components
(upholstery, foams, straps, diaphragms, etc. I dry fitted, refitted,
measured, checked, etc. etc. before every punching a hole or glueing a
piece. I kept all the old pieces in their correct location relative to one
another in order to aid on reassembly. The installation instructions were
very limited ... I believe because they want to encourage you to use the
pros. I consulted all my spitfire books (and my TR6 rebuild book, and my TR4
books). and still was not pleased with the first seat. Some of the pieces I
couldn't figure out where they went. I have seen nice looking jobs done by
upholstery shops from scratch that cost less than what I spent on materials.
I should also add that mine were the highback MkIII seats which apparaently
were the most complex ones used by Triumph.
In the end, I stopped using glue and did not cut excess material but tucked
it away hoping the pros can fix it up. I stopped after the first seat. I'll
have it finished by the pros.
Just my .02, Cheers
Keith
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