Seat Recovering Progress Thread

[Mark Elvin]

We're re-covering our tired seats in the Bongo, so I'm going to use this thread to show our progress.

We spent last night unpicking one headrest cover to use as a pattern & trying our best efforts to replicate to original cover in a different material.

We made pretty decent progress, I cut the material & tacked up, Mrs E did the sewing machine work.

due to the tight curve of the side panel they were a little tricky, but we are happy with the early results, just need to staple the cover on, as per original now.

[mikeonb4c]

Impressive!

[Mark Elvin]

Managed to borrow a heavy duty stapler so I can finish the front headrests off tonight. Sadly I couldn't find any Black staples, so I'll have to colour them in with a Black sharpie!!!

If I get time I'll start on the seats base/back too for the front seats.

[Mark Elvin]

we made some really good progress last night.

Need to tension the covers properly yet, but for a first attempt we're pretty happy.

[ELZE]

[quote="Mark Elvin"]we made some really good progress last night.

Need to tension the covers properly yet, but for a first attempt we're pretty happy.

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I can see that you like colour in your life!

[Mark Elvin]

Well, I'm very happy with that.

Drivers seat old covers in the wash, starting on looking at door card.

[Mark Elvin]

Decided whilst messing with the passenger seat to have a go at the passenger door too....

[g8dhe]

Looks good!

[Mark Elvin]

Hopefully the driver's seat and door card will be done by close of play tomorrow, the it's on to the large 2nd row. Thankfully we've removed the rear row

[mikeonb4c]

Jeebers, wish I could do stuff like that. Very clever and impressive

I look forward to seeing final pics.

[mikeWalsall]

Very nice .. you could get a job in Walsalls saddley trade ..!!

[Mark Elvin]

The drivers seat base is really tired. The foam is in a poor state having lost much of it's shape due do wear & tear from years of getting in & out.





So I cut some foam from the now defunct rear seat base and but up several layers using high temp interior trim adhesive. Then carved to shape using a small angle grinder.



Hopefully due to the new material having a foam scrim backing this is tidy enough.

[roosmith]

They look great, especially the door card. Fancy doing another Bongo?!

[Mark Elvin]

Almost finished the drivers side now too. Refitted the upholstery last night, but due to the foam squab being quite tired it requires a little foam where you bum goes to pad it out a little. The material is a little baggy as a result. Off to Ebay to order some memory foam.

[Mark Elvin]

That's the front seats etc done. Quite pleased with it.