Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered

[TKCR]

Some after pic

[LT7A]

Great work on these. I will be making do with Walmart seat covers for quite some time into the future, haha. But I enjoy window shopping.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Great work on these. I will be making do with Walmart seat covers for quite some time into the future, haha. But I enjoy window shopping.

Thank you
You must be talking about those itchy wool Seat Saddle Blankets.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Thank you
You must be talking about those itchy wool Seat Saddle Blankets.

Are they wool? That's good to know. I figured they were made out of whatever was in the leftover yarn bin, with the color stripes added for good measure. I never get too snuggly with them so I don't think the itchy part ever registered, haha.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Are they wool? That's good to know. I figured they were made out of whatever was in the leftover yarn bin, with the color stripes added for good measure. I never get too snuggly with them so I don't think the itchy part ever registered, haha.

Well the old ones were, back in the day. Not sure about these new ones. All I know is that they shed a lot. I hate when I get a core seat to strip down, and one of those are on there. I’m sneezing for the next several hours.

[TKCR]

Got a core seat this weekend. Stripped it down, but the only useable parts are going to be the tracks & seat back. And those need repairs. The seat back bar has broken away from the hinge. This is a common issue that I always get repaired.
The bottom frame was too badly rusted, and had a crack damn near all the way thru the frame. The grid and foam were all trashed too.
You’ll never believe all the problems that these seats have hiding under the cover. This is exactly the reason why I restore and repair EVERYTHING on the seat. Not just throw a pretty cover on what’s there, which is what a lot of upholstery shops do.

[m00n1957]

can fabric be bought ? i need the black velour combo. i need some to do some bucket seats.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by m00n1957

can fabric be bought ? i need the black velour combo. i need some to do some bucket seats.

No sorry, I don’t sell fabric.

[TKCR]

This is an 81-87 all Black Vinyl Deluxe.

[TKCR]

Just finished up a Burgundy Benchseat. Fully restored and being shipping to Pennsylvania.

[TKCR]

Here’s a 77-80 Tilting BenchSeat. Fully restored, Black Velour/Vinyl 2nd Design. Packed and heading to Wisconsin

[yote1234]

can you pm me with a price for rebuild of my 1985 c10 bench seat i saddle tan velour delux. thx dave

pic for reference

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by yote1234

can you pm me with a price for rebuild of my 1985 c10 bench seat i saddle tan velour delux. thx dave

pic for reference

PM sent

[SunSoaked]

TKCR-

Couple questions for ya. I love your work BTW!

I was watching a Youtube Video from USA1. They say there is a basic seat and an premium seat. The basic came in the lower trims (Custom Deluxe) and the springs under the foam curve upwards thus requiring a thinner foam pad. Is this true and does that cause the seat to be "bouncier?"

My 86K20 is a Custom Deluxe and it rides like a buggy. The lower foam pad that USA1 sells doesn't seem to say if its one version or the other.

Regarding seatbelts. They sell the 3 point kits but without the plastic cover for the retractor. Do you know if my OEM covers fit their retractor mechanisms?

Thanks!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by SunSoaked

TKCR-

Couple questions for ya. I love your work BTW!

I was watching a Youtube Video from USA1. They say there is a basic seat and an premium seat. The basic came in the lower trims (Custom Deluxe) and the springs under the foam curve upwards thus requiring a thinner foam pad. Is this true and does that cause the seat to be "bouncier?"

My 86K20 is a Custom Deluxe and it rides like a buggy. The lower foam pad that USA1 sells doesn't seem to say if its one version or the other.

Regarding seatbelts. They sell the 3 point kits but without the plastic cover for the retractor. Do you know if my OEM covers fit their retractor mechanisms?

Thanks!

First off, when they talk about the basic seat, thats the Poor Mans Seat. That’s the one with the thin layer of foam. The Premium Seat is the full foam seat. This only goes for the 73-80 seats.
Totally different frame and foam on the 81-87, and there is only one foam. There is no basic or premium. Like I said above, they were referring to the 73-80 seats only. If you have an 86, its only the one foam, and it’s full foam. Just make sure your seat is actually an 81-87 seat or a 73-80. Trust me, people assume their seat is correct for the year of their truck. But at anytime, someone could have swapped the seat.
Easiest way to tell, the 81-87 seat has the holes in the seat for the seatbelts that come up thru the foam. The seat adjuster is in the front of the seat.
The 73-80, the adjuster is on the left side of the seat.

And as far as the aftermarket seatbelts, stay away from them. And no they won’t fit in your casing. They aren’t even dual retractors, they are only one. So they don’t work very well.

[SunSoaked]

Originally Posted by TKCR

First off, when they talk about the basic seat, thats the Poor Mans Seat. That’s the one with the thin layer of foam. The Premium Seat is the full foam seat. This only goes for the 73-80 seats.
Totally different frame and foam on the 81-87, and there is only one foam. There is no basic or premium. Like I said above, they were referring to the 73-80 seats only. If you have an 86, its only the one foam, and it’s full foam. Just make sure your seat is actually an 81-87 seat or a 73-80. Trust me, people assume their seat is correct for the year of their truck. But at anytime, someone could have swapped the seat.
Easiest way to tell, the 81-87 seat has the holes in the seat for the seatbelts that come up thru the foam. The seat adjuster is in the front of the seat.
The 73-80, the adjuster is on the left side of the seat.

And as far as the aftermarket seatbelts, stay away from them. And no they won’t fit in your casing. They aren’t even dual retractors, they are only one. So they don’t work very well.

Thank you for your help.

[hatzie]

Who do you use to ship big packages like that?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by hatzie

Who do you use to ship big packages like that?

UPS or FedEx. Lately it’s been UPS.

[TKCR]

I’ve had quite a few seat back frames that have been broken at the hinge, some on both sides! So I took them all to my welder friend, and he got them all welded back up for me.

[TKCR]

All the seat back frames are back together! All the foam had to be glued back together, where I had to peel them back so they could be welded. Also repainted the hinges, and frames.

[Hart_Rod]

Do you have a source for OEM bucket seat covers for an 89 Suburban? Thanks,

Rob

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Do you have a source for OEM bucket seat covers for an 89 Suburban? Thanks,

Rob

No I don’t. I don’t do much at all with bucket seats. Not seeing a picture of these bucket seats your asking about, but I’m pretty sure this is when they glued the cover onto the seat foam. They did this on the bench seats also. This is why it’s hard to find covers for that particular year of seat covers, 1988 and up. This is the info I usually see when it comes to the 88-90 something seat covers, this was copied & pasted:

Front Standard Bucket Seats. Includes Hog Rings, Hog Ring Pliers and Instructions.
The 1988 and newer models have some of the original seat upholstery heat laminated to the foam making it very difficult to remove the old upholstery. Our seat kits for these models do not require the removal of this laminated upholstery. Our sets will go right over the original and hog ring where the original seat cover is attached.

[TKCR]

Just completed a 79-80 Camel Tan Seat. Fully restored tilting seat. It is packed and heading to Florida.

[TKCR]

Early spring I built a couple of Burgundy seats for someone’s CrewCab. Today he sent pics, he has his interior all back together. Wow! It looks nice!

[TKCR]

Just put together a fully restored Blue Velour Deluxe BenchSeat. This will be packed and heading to Texas. Here’s a close up of the frame, springs, tracks and foam. Everything gets sandblasted of the surface rust and repainted. Tracks are chemical dipped to remove rust, then relubed. They slide, and look new! A good original foam is being used on this seat. Springs & grid are all tightened. All the plastics have been cleaned & restored also.
There’s been some discussions on some of the FB Groups concerning seats being recovered. My thoughts are on the subject, if your going to pay out that kind of money, you should get more than just a pretty new cover. These seats have a lot of issues hiding under that cover, and I address them. One being the rust! I ask, would you take your truck to paint and just have them put a pretty new paint job on it, without fixing the rust? Well I would hope not, because the rust will just continue to grow. All that money & time is just going to go to waste.