Hi guys,
I had another post on dis-assembly and tear down for re-upholstery of my seats.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...1984-928s.html

I thought I'd start a new thread to cover the installation of the new skins. I ordered two brown leather seat kits from Classic 9 Leather Shop AKA Rob Budd.
I specified beige and black Pascha for the inserts. Here is a photoshopped version of one of Rob's pictures:



I had stripped the seats down to foam and sent the center sections to Rob for installation of the Pascha inserts. Shipping weight 2 pounds.



In a month or so, I should get these back and begin their installation along with the rest of the seat. The seat backs have completely independent cushions for the inserts, and the seat have the inserts sewn as part of the seat bottom cover. Rob will do the difficult pillows, and I will complete the rest, which will be mostly hog ring work.

I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for looking,
Dave

 

Those will really look sharp.

 

Thanks, Joejoe.
The wonders of Photoshop let me visualize them, and I think they will come out nice. Rob is also doing the door inserts in matching Pasha, but I'm leaving the back seat in its original brown leather since I have never used it, and it looks new.
Take care,
Dave

 

Hi guys,
I spent 20 minutes or so steaming the foam on my seat back. Someone said these seats are built like works of art and I have to agree. The foam is in absolutely beautiful condition. I have so-called premium dog beds that the foam is shot in 2-3 years. The foam on these 30+ year old seats is essentially perfect. Even the pillows in the inserts which looked distorted, were abnormal because the fixation to the framework had failed. The foam pillows are perfect.
I may add a thin layer of batting in places, maybe not, but really these are great.
Take care,
Dave

 

WOW Dave...those will look GREAT! Love pascha.

 

Thanks, Dean.
Knowing your taste, that's a real compliment.
Take care,
Dave

 

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Thanks, Tony.

 

Ditto. Really looking forward to seeing the end product!@

 

Thanks, Ryan.
Now I just have to wait for the kit to be made for me.
Dave

 

Those are gonna look incredible

 

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Thanks guys,
I'm waiting for Rob Budd to finish making my covers, and installing the Pascha inserts on my passenger seat. Then I'll pull the driver seat, send him it's inserts to install while I finish the passenger side.
Product should be coming soon.
Dave

 

Great thread, I have new seat coverings on my list and really appreciate your pictures and discussion of how these go together!

 

Dave,

Can you you please expand, maybe with pix, on what you mean by this. And how you plan to repair it.

I seem to recall that, long ago, Paul Champagne had written that the factory had changed/improved the method of fixing the pillows to the seat frame in the later (post-'85?) seats. But I don't think either Paul or Rob ever documented the changes.

Thanks,

will