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Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:07 AM

Original headrests cooked with californian sun


Two hours and 10$ later ...


I assume you can remove the seat ...

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:09 AM

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:10 AM

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:11 AM

Remove the metal attaches

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:13 AM

Unsew this one to separate headrest from the back of the seat

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:14 AM

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:15 AM

The vinyl I bought is much thinner than the original. Otherwise I couldn't sew it with my machine

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:16 AM

draw the beginning and ending of the sewing.

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:18 AM

Wife taught me how to sew with the machine



Attach the headrest to the seat. This goes barely into the machine because it's very thick.

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:19 AM

Et voila !

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 04:21 AM

I also fixed the small scratches with black silicone ...

Posted by: Bartlett 914 Mar 14 2007, 05:36 AM

Thanks Johannes! You take out the mystery of it and make it look easy.

Posted by: DEC Mar 14 2007, 05:51 AM

Thanks for sharing

Danke

Posted by: johannes Mar 14 2007, 07:55 AM

Actually it was very easy. I never did that before...

Posted by: rjames Mar 14 2007, 12:14 PM

Great 'how-to'!! Perfect timing too, as I bought a 3rd seat with the intention of taking it apart and re-covering it myself in the spring.
(Hope my mom's sewing machine is up to the task!)

I have the fabric seat/backpad and they look to be a bit different in that the fabric at the top of the back pad seems to be sewn directly to the base of the headrest vinyl where they meet.


1 vote for moving this thread to the classics section.

Posted by: Rand Mar 14 2007, 12:37 PM

Nicely done Johannes!

Posted by: 914nerd Mar 14 2007, 12:51 PM

Another vote to make this a classic

Posted by: OU812 Jul 22 2016, 05:54 PM

My seats are in various states of disrepair, and this thread will definitely help me restore them DIY.

While at it maybe a different color inset, to compliment the cars color?