When restoring your seats, stretching the webbing on the bottom of the
seat (if this is the style you have) is exceptionally difficult, not to
mention painful for your fingers. It also usually takes at least a
couple of people
and it is advisable to remove any children from earshot! A relatively
easy solution is to use a 24" Quick Grip clamp. Put one grip on the
metal wire near a webbing and the other on the seat frame. Squeeze the
trigger to pull the webbing into the frame and put the hook into the
hole. I think you will find that this works very easily. FYI, I did not
have much luck with a c-clamp.
Also, make sure you place a dry cleaner bag over the seat back before
trying to pull the new vinyl over the cushion. The vinyl will slide down
very nicely and you can either leave the plastic or reach up and tear as
much of it off as possible.
Another idea, especially if you are trying to work alone, is for the
seat rails. They have one post and one bolt to go through the floor.
Although you can reach the back bolts by moving the seat forward, it can
be difficult if the seat won't move easily or the rails are not aligned
properly. A way around this is to purchase new bolts for the rear holes
and have them tack welded in the holes on the rail. That way you can get
all four bolts through the floor by yourself and tighten from below
without having to hold the bolt heads. (Make sure to check the new bolts
to be sure they fit in the rear
holes as they are smaller in diameter that the front.)
These tips will make assembling and reinstalling your seats much easier.
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