Yeah, but suppose the vinyl tears while you're putting it back on, or
shortly thereafter.
Old vinyl just isn't as flexible as new. To me it seems like using old
nuts and bolts during a rebuild. Better to spend and get new when
possible.
To each his own though. If my covers were in really good shape (and the
right color), I might be tempted to give it a try.
On the other hand, I've always thought that the only way to go in a car
that's open to the sun is leather.
I've paid the price and now have to wait while the seat covers are on
backorder. Sigh.
Allen Nugent wrote:
>
> At 18:26 31/08/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >I've never seen anyone reuse the seat covers. Usually that's the reason
> >for the rebuild.
>
> George, Carl,
>
> Not necessarily! I had a broken (TR7) drivers' seat frame and torn cloth on
> both seats, but the vinyl parts were okay. The upholsteror replaced the
> cloth sections and transferred the drivers' cover to a 2nd-hand seat with a
> good frame and bad cover.
>
> The refurbished seat covers aren't quite stock, but it was a good, cheap,
> and effective job: $100 for old seat, $100 for the work. To prove he was no
> mug, the guy showed me a Porche 911 he had completely redone in leather for
> $5,000!
>
> Allen Nugent
> Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
> University of New South Wales
> Sydney 2052 Australia
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George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L - painting and reassembling....
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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