Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered

[TKCR]

1981-1987 Charcoal Velour Custom Deluxe.

[TKCR]

This is a 1981-1987 Black Velour Deluxe. Fully restored. It’s new home will me in Michigan. Will be picked up in the coming weekend.

[TKCR]

Can’t wait to get this one finished up. 1977-1979 Blue. This one was stitched to use the chrome Medallions. It’s going to be nice!
Fully restored.

[TKCR]

Finally got it done!

[Warrens69GMC]

Nice!!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

Nice!!

Thank you. Only took a year to get this cover made. This blue has been on backorder.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Finally got it done!

That's a pretty one.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by LT7A

That's a pretty one.

Thank you! It is pretty.

[TKCR]

Got a couple more built this week. The Black Custom Deluxe is staying right here in town. It went to my friend that helps me out with sandblasting. I can do most of the sandblasting myself, but I’ll let him do all the ones that are a little more rusty. He has a commercial size sandblaster. He restores old tractors. So with his, he can get them done a lot faster than I can.

[TKCR]

Next up, Blue Velour Deluxe.

[SMS]

Couple questions for you. on the plastic bezel seat belt opening, the NOS covers have a sewn in reinforcement with a vinyl flap in that area. Do you cut that out to use the sandwich plastic pieces?


Also, on the fixed back crew cab front seat, do yo have any good pics of how the vinyl comes together at the base of the back? Like the pics here I took from your thread, but I would like to see if the crew cab back is different since its more visible. My cover from SMS has an extra apparently finished on both sides vinyl flap on the front side of the back. See that last pic, I'm just checking to get that orientation correct.

Thanks

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by SMS

Couple questions for you. on the plastic bezel seat belt opening, the NOS covers have a sewn in reinforcement with a vinyl flap in that area. Do you cut that out to use the sandwich plastic pieces?


Also, on the fixed back crew cab front seat, do yo have any good pics of how the vinyl comes together at the base of the back? Like the pics here I took from your thread, but I would like to see if the crew cab back is different since its more visible. My cover from SMS has an extra apparently finished on both sides vinyl flap on the front side of the back. See that last pic, I'm just checking to get that orientation correct.

Thanks

My seats don’t have that sewn in plastic piece. But I did just do a seat not long ago for someone, and he supplied his NOS cover. It did have those hard plastic things on there, but I took them off and put the correct seatbelt bezels on.

The Crewcab seat cover is exactly the same as the single cab seat, and the rear seat of a Crewcab. There is no difference in the cover.
The 3rd picture of the CarmineRed seat of mine. That is a 77-80 seat, so the cover is not the same as the 81-87. These are the only pictures of the Crewcab seats that I have, but they are the same as far as the cover.

[TKCR]

This 77-80 Black Velour was built for a Crewcab. It will be the rear seat. Heading to NY

[cdub2010]

A question for you about the blue velour deluxe seat. I have redone my interior pieces with SEM color coat in shadow blue. How does the color of the blue velour seat compare to the SEM shadow blue. The seat looks different on both my computers so its hard to judge.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by cdub2010

A question for you about the blue velour deluxe seat. I have redone my interior pieces with SEM color coat in shadow blue. How does the color of the blue velour seat compare to the SEM shadow blue. The seat looks different on both my computers so its hard to judge.

I only use dye from USA1 Industries, it's a perfect match. They use SEM, but it's Custom Color, because see has discontinued the colors for our trucks. USA1 has the correct colors.

[TKCR]

Here is an 81-87 Charcoal Velour Deluxe I built for someone. Fully restored frame, tracks and hardware. I used a NOS seat bottom foam on this seat.

[TKCR]

Just completed this Beautiful 77-79 Blue BenchSeat. Fully restored. I think I have a new favorite!

[TKCR]

Here are some before pictures of the seat above.

[SMS]

Tina does great work and in an inspiration for sure. I was trying to exactly match my original Crew Cab rear bench and she did not have the correct vinyl from her sources, so after a 10 month wait for some NOS vinyl I finally DYI'd my seat project. Stealing of course many tips from this great thread.

Now looking for a home for the buckets and console but this looks so cool with the correct bench back in place! Added bonus in the heat element pads I put in during the process.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by SMS

Tina does great work and in an inspiration for sure. I was trying to exactly match my original Crew Cab rear bench and she did not have the correct vinyl from her sources, so after a 10 month wait for some NOS vinyl I finally DYI'd my seat project. Stealing of course many tips from this great thread.

Now looking for a home for the buckets and console but this looks so cool with the correct bench back in place! Added bonus in the heat element pads I put in during the process.

Glad you found what you needed! You did a fabulous job!

[TKCR]

2 of the 3 seats were picked up this weekend. Last one will be picked up next weekend. Finally, I’ll have room again in the garage!

[TKCR]

Shipped this 81-87 Black Vinyl out to NC. I’m going to start slowing down on the seat restorations. And the 1st thing that will slow things done is shipping these seats. Packing a seat is a job in itself.

[TKCR]

Here’s a fully restored bench seat, 1981-1987 Blue. This was built for a Forum member. Will be picked up, and driving clear from Oklahoma.

[oldgold70c10]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Here’s a fully restored bench seat, 1981-1987 Blue. This was built for a Forum member. Will be picked up, and driving clear from Oklahoma.

I can't wait to pick it up! That is going to be nice!!!

[TKCR]

1981-1987 Black Velour Deluxe.