> When I did the seats in the 68, the toughest part was getting the seat bottom
> vinyl to set on the foam and look nice. The little inset part of the set did
> not want to set down like the original. I used a heavy thread and stitched it
> to the seat foam all around the edges so it was tight, then I pulled it on to
> the lower frame. Worked well for me.
Brad
> Hey here's a tip if you attempt this. Undoubtedly when
> you remove the old seatcover the back of the
> seatcover, where it attaches to the back of the seat
> will be all rotted out. The old seatcover was glued to
> the old foam so thats what has kept the foam from
> slipping for all of these years. You'll be able to
> remove the clips on all three sides of the seat bottom
> but the fabric in the back will be rotten. You need a
> way to fasten securely the back of the seatcover or it
> will simply slide forward and look real ugly. I went
> down to the local fabric store and got 1/2 yard of
> heavy black vinyl with a fairly good lining. I pulled
> the old seat cover off and cut a piece of vinyl to go
> underneath the seatcover seat area and also long
> enough in back to go down and under the round seat
> rails. I used liberal amounts of contact cement to
> glue the piece of vinyl to the underside of the
> seatcover. After a few minutes glue was dry and I was
> now able to stretch the seat cover and fasten the
> clips on all four sides. Hope this one helps.
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