Thread: Restoring Rusty
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Old 07-07-2020, 01:09 PM   #6323
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Re: Restoring Rusty

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Originally Posted by Gregski View Post
next up for Rusty... get the stock bench seat reupholstered professionally ($550) with new replacement foams from a junk yard I scored a few years back (cause knew these are monster EXPENSIVE!), going with black, vinyl back and sides and cloth sit down parts and back rests I think that's what Dale the seat dude said

thank you all for offering advice on how to DIY this but I refuse to do it myself, ha ha, too old and grumpy and I want this done right, I did a seat or two in the past and it's just not my cup of tea (hope you all understand and won't hold it against me in the Court of Trucks)
The butt foam is worth getting new if you can swing it.
40+ years of weather and sunlight tends to break the foam down. Not to mention the dirt, pollen, mold, and mildew along with the prior owners' butt groove worn into it.
The new stuff is better quality foam as well so it lasts longer than the stuff GM used.
I put a new butt foam in my 2005 and it was night and day different.
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