[TR] TR6 Seat Rebuild

[Tomislav Marincic]

Hello Jerry,

I spent days blasting my seat frames and painting them, sanding the spring inserts and painting them, installing the rubber bottoms, etc. I took my new covers, foams, and hardware to a local upholstery shop and was quoted 8 hours/$600 for the assembly, so I think your estimate is right on. I like rebuilding things, but I hate fussing with upholstery and trying to make things "pretty".

I spent a lot of time struggling with the bolster springs on my '71 seats too. I tried having a broken wire welded/brazed, but it broke in the same place while I was installing it. Some guys have had luck taking the wire to an upholsterer and having it copied in spring steel. I finally just bought an entire seat for $30 on eBay and harvested the wire I needed. This is tricky, since it's usually the bottom left wire in the driver's seat that's broken from being bent back and forth while the driver exits/enters the car. I was lucky to find a seat where that hadn't happened. Try to buy a spare from a rust-prone area, where the car died a quick death.

Good Luck. I think it's worth it; the '70-'72 seats are harder to rebuild, but much more comfortable than the flat marshmallows they used from '73 on.

Cheers, Tom


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