Olive Plaid bench upholstery? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dragginass · 09-16-2008, 09:28 AM

Does anyone make a re-upholstery kit that comes in olive plaid?

I have looked on many sites and through all my magazines with little to no luck. I also tryed to search it on here cuz I saw a thread a little while back that was about the plaid seats but I couldnt find it again.

So any help...?

lowriden58 · 09-16-2008, 09:35 AM

your looking for a "highlander" seat cover kit. noone makes a cover kit for it yet. there are some fabrics out there to be bought and a upholstery shop can make the cover.

sorry i dont know of any place to buy the fabric

72highlander · 09-16-2008, 10:29 AM

sms auto fabrics has the plaid, you will either have to find a good scroll for the center or they can make you one, and then have the cover built by an upholstery shop. here's the link for sms:

http://www.smsautofabrics.com/

dragginass · 09-16-2008, 11:26 AM

Does anyone have any good pics of that the original would look like? Something that I can take to a upholstery shop and show them as a reference.

Thanks for the info guys

CheyLadd · 09-16-2008, 02:18 PM

Here is a highlander seat in the medium green I believe. It is in a truck I am currently looking at.

vette442 · 09-16-2008, 02:47 PM

I have a sample swatch of the Olive Plaid from SMS Auto Fabrics and it's dead on. Someone had posted in the past that the scroll from SMS in the parchment vinyl was not quite right. I plan to re-use my vinyl sections since they are still nice and have the new plaid sewn in by an upholstery shop.

72highlander · 09-16-2008, 03:51 PM

the scroll they built for me wasn't as deep embossed as factory, and the grain vinyl they used was a little different, would probably be better to find a good original, my parts guy sends the material and original scroll off and they can clean the insert up like new and build the cover.

dragginass · 09-16-2008, 03:59 PM

Thanks guys. I am going to talk to an old friend of mine that does custom interiors and convertable tops then. I was looking to get something as close to original as possable but I feel thats going to be damn near impossible. So I will have her make something that looks similar but possibly with a little more of a ratty feel to match the truck.

09-16-2008, 09:28 AM	#1
dragginass Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sanford, FLA Posts: 170	Olive Plaid bench upholstery? Does anyone make a re-upholstery kit that comes in olive plaid? I have looked on many sites and through all my magazines with little to no luck. I also tryed to search it on here cuz I saw a thread a little while back that was about the plaid seats but I couldnt find it again. So any help...? __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 LWB Shop Truck 1984 Chevy C30 Dually LWB Tow Pig 1985 Chevy K5 Blazer

09-16-2008, 09:35 AM	#2
lowriden58 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chesapeake Beach, MD Posts: 812	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? your looking for a "highlander" seat cover kit. noone makes a cover kit for it yet. there are some fabrics out there to be bought and a upholstery shop can make the cover. sorry i dont know of any place to buy the fabric __________________ 71 cheyenne lwb 300rwhp best 1/4 time so far 12.8 @103 http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...en58/001-2.jpg Last edited by lowriden58; 09-16-2008 at 09:36 AM.

09-16-2008, 10:29 AM	#3
72highlander Sophomore Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: brownwood, tx Posts: 927	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? sms auto fabrics has the plaid, you will either have to find a good scroll for the center or they can make you one, and then have the cover built by an upholstery shop. here's the link for sms: http://www.smsautofabrics.com/ __________________ 1972 Chevrolet Highlander SWB 1972 Custom Deluxe 3/4 2WD 60k miles these trucks don't need vacuum gauges cause they don't suck! two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights do make a left all i want is a little more than i'll ever get it's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6

09-16-2008, 11:26 AM	#4
dragginass Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sanford, FLA Posts: 170	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? Does anyone have any good pics of that the original would look like? Something that I can take to a upholstery shop and show them as a reference. Thanks for the info guys __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 LWB Shop Truck 1984 Chevy C30 Dually LWB Tow Pig 1985 Chevy K5 Blazer

09-16-2008, 02:18 PM	#5
CheyLadd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 85	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? Here is a highlander seat in the medium green I believe. It is in a truck I am currently looking at. Attached Images

09-16-2008, 02:47 PM	#6
vette442 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McMurray, PA Posts: 46	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? I have a sample swatch of the Olive Plaid from SMS Auto Fabrics and it's dead on. Someone had posted in the past that the scroll from SMS in the parchment vinyl was not quite right. I plan to re-use my vinyl sections since they are still nice and have the new plaid sewn in by an upholstery shop. __________________ '72 C-10 Highlander LWB '96 Corvette LT4 Coll. Ed. '72 455/M20 Cutlass Supreme (1 of 77) '72 442 455/TH400 '70 Cutlass Supreme SX455 conv. '72 Cutlass Supreme 350/TH350

09-16-2008, 03:51 PM	#7
72highlander Sophomore Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: brownwood, tx Posts: 927	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? the scroll they built for me wasn't as deep embossed as factory, and the grain vinyl they used was a little different, would probably be better to find a good original, my parts guy sends the material and original scroll off and they can clean the insert up like new and build the cover. __________________ 1972 Chevrolet Highlander SWB 1972 Custom Deluxe 3/4 2WD 60k miles these trucks don't need vacuum gauges cause they don't suck! two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights do make a left all i want is a little more than i'll ever get it's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6

09-16-2008, 03:59 PM	#8
dragginass Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sanford, FLA Posts: 170	Re: Olive Plaid bench upholstery? Thanks guys. I am going to talk to an old friend of mine that does custom interiors and convertable tops then. I was looking to get something as close to original as possable but I feel thats going to be damn near impossible. So I will have her make something that looks similar but possibly with a little more of a ratty feel to match the truck. __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 LWB Shop Truck 1984 Chevy C30 Dually LWB Tow Pig 1985 Chevy K5 Blazer



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