Thread: Recovering vinyl seats with cloth

Hi Michael,

Happy new year to yo too! I've done it back in the UK (Exmoor Trim) and in all honesty it would be worth replacing to bolsters (cushions) as well if you're going to pay postage. It's a PITA job though unless you have some upholstery skills (which I don't!).

Considered some good quality cotton canvas seat covers in stead?

Cheers,

Lou

Michael,

The seat foams are the same for cloth and vinyl and as Lou says you should replace the foams at the same time if you can. Makes a huge difference.
The installation video on the web is good. Follow that and you cant go wrong.
The kits that come from Exmoor or Paddocks are comprehensive but dont include the adhesive as advertised. It is not allowed by airmail.
Word of warning though.
Make sure you have a quote for the freight before you pay for the kits.
The last time I did it the 1st freight quote was 3 times the cost of the kits (retrim covers only). It is very expensive because of the size of the box they come in. Have a look for specials on Evilbay. They do come up regularly.
Good luck.

This might not be applicable here but when i purchased my 95 110 the seat fabric was discusting, i was able to un clip all the cloth covers/vinyl backing and washed in the machine approx six times till the water ran clean and then put back together, i dont see how fitting could be any different for vinyl