As I recall, Jack had a late model TR6. There's no stitching/sewing required
nor are hog rings used. On my 75, the seat bottom was attached with spray
adhesive and clips while the seat back slid over the frame and foam as one
piece. It was attached at the sides with an interlocking "metal plate" and
at the bottom with spray adhesive and clips. The job was pretty easy as long
as you took your time. followed directions and kept one seat as reference.
Bob Danielson
75 TR6 - status at
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael L. Coop <mcoop@amfam.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: How big a job is it to replace seat foam?
>
>Jack -
>
>One of the last things I had to do to complete my '78 Spit was the
interior.
>My seat foams were crumbling so badly that I suspected there wasn't much
>foam left in them!
>
>Anyway, if you're going to order new upholstery anyway, you may as well do
>the seat foams, diaphrams etc. My Dad had an upholstery shop when I was a
>kid, so I wasn't afraid to tackle the job. Actually, I think anyone who
is
>patient enough to carefully inspect everything as the old material is being
>removed can do the job adequately.
>
>Be sure to pick up a can of 3M Spray Adhesive. You'll need it to adhere
>the seat foams to the frame.
>
>Also, most of the upholstery kits sold by the big 3 vendors provide hog
>rings with their kits. But, you'll need to buy a set of hog ring pliers.
>Nothing else will do the job.
>
>Finally, go to an upholstery supply shop and pick up a large curved needle
>and some heavy duty thread. Tell them you're using it for automotive
vinyl
>upholstery. They'll point you to the proper thread. You'll need the
>needle and thread to stitch up the side seams.
>
>If you are really reluctant to do the installation yourself, you can take
>the seats and the kits to a local upholstery shop for installation. It
>should be relatively inexpensive to simply have them do the installation.
>(Don't tear down both seats before taking them to the upholstery shop...
>just tear down one of them. They'll want to see how they came apart.)
>
>Good luck!
>
>Mike Coop
>Michael Coop Agency, Inc.
>
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