mmracecars

these were 200 shipped,not perfect but better than before.hopefully more of the wrinkles will come out once it warms up out side.

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MissileDoc

They look good. Perhaps a heat gun used cautiously and a bit of repositioning of the material when warm will help you get a few of the wrinkles out. Nice job.

Nowhere Man

are the wrinkles caused by the foam being worn out?

GREGGPENN

Our seats are literally stretched around pre-formed foam. At several points, rings are punched thru the foam to grab the covers and pull them tight.

Yes, as foam deteriorates, it can let the cover sag. Upholsterers normally overstuff or replace foam when redoing seats. Overstuffing means they lay down 1/4-1/2" of foam on top of existing foam. Plus, they might add chunks here/there. The point is to fill out the cover so it's stretched tight -- void of wrinkles.

Some installers will also use a heat gun to pull fabric tight. I think a higher percentage like to overstuff to get their final result.

mmracecars

foam was in great shape.wrinkles are probably due to you get what you pay for.for 200 and 4 hours of work,i got what i expected.

mmracecars

if they dont unwrinkle some in spring,i will add some foam later,really dont feel like redoing all those hog rings yet,thanks for the idea.

ch@0s

Not bad looking but I'm not a fan of pleather.

Nowhere Man

I take it these are the Iggy brand

mmracecars

no they replace your exsisting covers,just like the originals and install w/hog rings,and reuse all the wire rods and stuff from your old ones.

Nowhere Man

do you have a link?

mikeb

Bottom cushions look good.
Top cushions look like you didn't pull the tension tight enough on the center bolster. I don't know how these covers work, but the OE units I bought 7 tears ago had tabs on both edges that a rod inserted thru. I then secured a hog clip on either side, and pulled the other taut. I doubt if warm weather will help it, but again, I ain't familiar with these type of covers.

For what you spent, they look OK.

mmracecars

used all 4 rods(2-vert/2-horiz),used the OE covers as giude for hog ring placement,and then some.the pics really make the wrinkles stand out for some reason,they look far better in person.here is the ebay # for anyone else(270873509638)

TorchTarga94

Doesn't look bad, there are a few other members on here that used those exact covers with great results!


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tombrammer

I think those look great, especially for the price, not all of us can afford close to a grand for seats. Thanks for posting. What hog ring pliers did you use?

mmracecars

bought a kit from national parts depot a while back for another project,thier spring loaded and came with 250 hog rings,they were $25.

ch@0s

That's a good price thanks for the info.

Nowhere Man

To those that used these how long ago did you do install them and how are they holding up

Frizlefrak

Looks a hell of a lot better than what you started with.

yaknow

jakers

I may pick up a pair. Don't really like the iggee's I have on my seats now. I mean really, for 200 bucks... Not too bad.