Upholstery pointers?
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Picked up a 78 Blazer the other day and want to replace the aftermarket front upholstery with the factory style. Is there a vendor that matches well? I don't mind doing the front and back if necessary but really want a kit that looks close to factory. This truck appears to be truly 51K actual miles.
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SMS Auto Fabrics. Have your local upholstery shop match the stitch pattern. That said, looking at your picture, you're not gonna get much better than what you got. The rear seat material is just 43 years old. The other option is to change the front and back seat surfaces to factory correct fabric. Pattern 8434/8134 is the correct plaid for that year. SMS should have some.
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I get it :( My upholstery shop is backed up till the end of the year so that isn't really an option. I may go ahead and order the right stuff and see what I can do. I just need to find the medallions for the front seats next if I go that route. .
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There are no medallions for the front fabric seats.
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Good to know about the medallions :)
Thanks on the score! I am amazed at the condition, just want to make it better. The Brothers covers look good, but are out of stock. Last time I ordered something out of stock from them I had to cancel it 9 months later so I am a bit leery at attempting it again. Thanks all for the insight :) |
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Member TKCR on the board here can reupholster for you and probably has thoae medallions. Reach out to him for advice. He does great work.
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That would be me! The original poster is in Texas, so that would be a little difficult because of the distance p. And I really don’t do Bucket seats, they are a handful.
Now the Medallions I do have. And I think I know what fabric this is. I just got some material samples yesterday to do a console lid for someone, and it looks identical. Perpendicular, if you send me a PM, I can send you some of this material & Medallions, to see if it’s a match. And then I can tell you where you might be able to get covers. Any upholstery place is going to be busy. I do just bench seats, and I’m even busy. I can’t hardly keep up. I tried to post the picture I had of the Medallions, but it didn’t want to load. But Buffy is correct, the front seats didn’t get them. |
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PM sent - thank you all!
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I'm a new member and I'm waiting for a response from faq guy on what is and what's not appropriate for me to post, but I thought I'd just jump in here and mention Deadstockautotrim.com and Deadstockautovinyl.com as a resource for vintage OEM fabric and vinyl from the 60s-80s.
I apologize if this is inappropriate. Admins can feel free to delete this post and contact me to discuss what's appropriate or not. My name is Lamar Brooks. My wife and I are the owners. |
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