So, I went to a local upholstery shop to get a quote on
assembling my buddy buckets, what a shocker! The frames have been blasted and painted, and I have new foams and covers... The guy wants
$600 to
$700 just to assemble the seats! I called a few other places and they all said they were backed up at least 2 months, and one place said bring them next winter.

So, I guess I am going to buy some hog ring pliers and hog rings and see what happens, should be interesting to say the least!