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> Backpad and Seat Re-Upholstery, From Autos International Kits
nick mironov
post May 14 2007, 10:07 PM
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This shows how to re-upholster late model backpad and seats using pre-made kits.
This thread should nicely complement the excellent How to Restore Headrest, Tutorial with Pictures thread in the classics forum.

My kits came from Autos International - ask for Auggie. Nice guy, very helpful, did extra research for me, sent samples, and used custom fabric and perforation.

I also found kits at World Upholstry, but they did not want to deal with other than vinyl or leather fabric, and I wanterd the perforated suede. I think that there are other upholstery kits available as well.

Basic costs are about $200 a seat and $200 for the backpad. Mine were a little more because of the perforated "suede" material from Miami Corp that I elected to use.

At first I thought that I would try to sew the upholstery myself, using the existing pieces as templates. I finally decided against it and I am very glad that I did not attempt to sew.

The only problem that I had was that the seat headrest fabric fit too loosely. Autos International would have fixed it, but I took care of it myself by re-stitching some of the seams. I am sure that they would have done it better than I did, but I did not want to send them the headrests and wait to get them back. If you choose Autos International, I recommend that you send them your headrests for proper fitting.

After shooting a number of pictures, I found that my camera was starting to act up and finally failed. Many of the pictures were unfortunately not salvageable, so I only chose the best ones, and the presentation is not as detailed as I had hoped it would be.

Mt 914 is a V8 conversion with 16" 4-lug Superlight wheels.

Carpet kits are by Morph.

Make sure that you have a good staple gun and get 2 large cans of spray-on adhesive (I used 3M Super 77) and two tubes of rubber cement (I used Barge Cement)

Very important: Remove the fabric from only one piece or seat at a time, leaving the other intact for you to reference the details during the re-assembly process.

Finished Interior:


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nick mironov   Backpad and Seat Re-Upholstery   May 14 2007, 10:07 PM
nick mironov   Backpad re-upholstering: First remove the seats. ...   May 14 2007, 10:16 PM
nick mironov   Remove all of the staples form the back and then p...   May 14 2007, 10:22 PM
nick mironov   Repair any damage to the backing board. I used fib...   May 14 2007, 10:25 PM
nick mironov   Now you are ready to install the new upholstery. ...   May 14 2007, 10:32 PM
nick mironov   Fill any tears and gouges in the padding with clea...   May 14 2007, 10:37 PM
nick mironov   This is where the camera failed, so I did not get ...   May 14 2007, 10:45 PM
nick mironov   This is one finished side. Repeat the process on t...   May 14 2007, 10:49 PM
nick mironov   Next work on the center pad. This is very easy com...   May 14 2007, 10:54 PM
nick mironov   Reassemble the three pieces - two side pieces and ...   May 14 2007, 10:57 PM
partwerks   Reassemble the three pieces - two side pieces and...   Jul 27 2021, 07:08 PM
nick mironov   The seats are next. Disassemble only one at a tim...   May 14 2007, 11:01 PM
nick mironov   Remove two screws on the back of the headrest that...   May 14 2007, 11:04 PM
nick mironov   Remove the backpad. Note the three hooks at the ba...   May 14 2007, 11:09 PM
nick mironov   This picture shows the backside of the backpad. No...   May 14 2007, 11:09 PM
nick mironov   Now remove the seat rails using a hex key on the a...   May 14 2007, 11:13 PM
nick mironov   Remove the seat cover fabric. Note that it is held...   May 14 2007, 11:16 PM
nick mironov   Pull the wire beads out from the side pockets. I p...   May 14 2007, 11:18 PM
nick mironov   Disassemble the backpad. Very carefully, using you...   May 14 2007, 11:22 PM
nick mironov   You are now ready to start re-upholstering the sea...   May 14 2007, 11:29 PM
nick mironov   Work the fabric by stretching the wrinkles out.   May 14 2007, 11:30 PM
nick mironov   Spray glue on the botton of the seat and on the fa...   May 14 2007, 11:31 PM
nick mironov   Glue the "shoulders", stretching them as...   May 14 2007, 11:35 PM
nick mironov   Back to the backpad. Install the new cover over t...   May 14 2007, 11:38 PM
nick mironov   Install the backpad over the seat. Hook the headr...   May 14 2007, 11:41 PM
nick mironov   Re-attach the interior screws to hold the headrest...   May 14 2007, 11:43 PM
nick mironov   Spray adhesive and glue in the backing into the co...   May 14 2007, 11:46 PM
nick mironov   Finally the seat cushions... These are the easies...   May 14 2007, 11:52 PM
nick mironov   And the finished product again...   May 14 2007, 11:53 PM
MrKona   Let me be the first to say... NICE JOB! :bee...   May 15 2007, 12:42 AM
markb   Yes indeed, nicely done. You might go back & f...   May 15 2007, 12:55 AM
Jerry   Wow, very nice!!!! I think this...   May 15 2007, 07:57 AM
johannes   GREAT JOB !... I vote for the classics too. A...   May 15 2007, 11:07 AM
9146986   I'll 2nd or 3rd the vote on making this a Clas...   May 15 2007, 01:46 PM
Rotary'14   :agree: Great pics, good information. Insant cl...   May 15 2007, 05:36 PM
Joe Owensby   Nice job. thanks for sharing with us. Joe   May 15 2007, 06:50 PM
SGB   love that blue fabric.   May 15 2007, 10:49 PM
bigkensteele   I can't get enough of these kinds of threads. ...   May 16 2007, 12:35 AM
smj   Great job Nick, thanks for putting this together. ...   May 16 2007, 05:15 PM
Gint   That looks fantastic Nick!   May 16 2007, 07:29 AM
Eric_Shea   This will be a "Classic" for sure. Th...   May 16 2007, 05:25 PM
johannes   This thread should be in the "classic"   Aug 19 2007, 05:01 AM
OU812   This thread should be in the "classic" ...   Jul 22 2016, 05:59 PM
Halfnelson   Just want to add a belated thanks for this thread ...   Jan 29 2020, 09:56 AM
76-914   Just want to add a belated thanks for this thread...   Jan 29 2020, 10:05 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   autos international does fabulous work   Jan 29 2020, 10:28 AM
dstudeba   autos international does fabulous work The orig...   Dec 8 2023, 06:04 PM
Mikey914   If you need the tabs we make them. In stainless an...   Dec 9 2023, 11:23 AM


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