Lex, I recovered my seat with kits from TRF about three years ago. It was
fairly easy and they look a million times better.
Lex Garey wrote:
> Gary -
> I'm sorry the seats in your TR6 are sad. Mine were too. They are now
> happy, since being re-covered in summer '96. I got my kit from TRF, and it
> worked fine. I'm not familiar with anyone else's kits.
> I also replaced the foam, because mine was rotten. Also the diaphragms
> and rubber straps.
> I didn't have the time to do the work myself, so I had it done at a local auto
> upholstery shop. I removed the seats and took them to him. The labor
> cost $175, which was a good price (I think).
> One problem that has appeared is caused by the bottom of the headrest
> post, which pushes out on the fabric on the back of the seat, especially if
> the headrest is in the lowered position (mine usually is because the
> springy thing which helped hold it up is gone). This has caused the
> fabric to begin to wear here, and it looks like the post may poke through
> soon. Before I re-covered the seats, they had a piece of thick cardboard
> underneath the rear fabric to protect against this, but none came with the
> new kit. I'm not sure if it's available or not, but something like that may
>be
> a good idea.
> Also, while the seats are uncovered, it's a good time to do any
> mechanical repairs to the frame that may be needed.
> Good luck.
> - Lex Garey, Shelby, NC '74 TR6
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