I think my backs are ok at least from a preliminary look. It's the fitment/cut
on the bottom that appears to be short..
Regards,
Richard C
I used the Moss kit on my BJ7. The seat bottoms turned out ok, but the seat
backs were another problem altogether. The leather cover was too tight such
that it would not slide all the way over the foam/seat frame, even with the
trick of using a plastic bag to force it in.
Elton
On 7/27/2017 8:28 PM, Richard Collins wrote:
I am redoing the seats on my BN7 with a Moss kit. The old original bottom
pleats were full as Steve notes below but the new kits are not.
Neither are leather.
Regards,
Richard C
It has been a long time, but as I recall the pleats in the seat bottom were
pre-sewn and filled out when I installed the cover, but have flattened out over
the last 18 years of carrying my butt around. I may be wrong. The pleats in
the rear seat pans are still full.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC
From: Tim Davis BN7 [mailto:tld6008 at mchsi.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:39 PM
To: BJ8Healeys
Cc: 'Healey List'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Front leather seat installation
I did mine much as you did. I do recall gluing Muslin material to certain areas
and using a plastic dry cleaning bag to help get the covers onto the seat back
(pulled free afterwards). What I didn't know and it looks like you may not have
either is the trick to get the pleats in the leather covers to fill out. Some
of the old seats I have taken apart had padding (looked like cotten batting)
stuffed in places to fill out areas for a better contour.
Tim Davis BN7
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