I'm looking to purchase one of several '65 Pontiac GP. All of them have one or both front seats with soft broken down foam.
Searching here it appears that getting after market foam replacement is best.
So I found this site, digging into the site it seems that this vintage bucket seat was common to many GM "sporty cars" https://www.opgi.com/gto/SF0002C/
The seat upholstery is good on all of these cars, no rips wrinkles, not overly stretched, and not faded, just well"sat upon". All are very clean.
Since this would be a new project for me what is involved?
There are a couple of places here in Minn that have all kinds of upholstery tools and equipment, I'll get what ever I need.
Before you do anything, you need to make sure that the seat covers you buy match the seat foam you're buying. After that, you need to take the seats apart, fix any broken springs or border wires, and put the seats back together. All you should need are hog rings, hog ring pliers, and possibly a scissors.
They fit PUI covers nicely. I was able to hog ring the covers to the border wire on the bun and the back easily as the foams have the cuts in them for just exactly that
They are good foams .
I took pictures of the seats as I took them apart, because I had absolutely no clue how to do It. After looking at them, disassembling them ,looking at the pictures......I got er Done
I'm not saying the foam isn't any good, I'm saying that some seat covers aren't compatible with them, and you need to know that before you order the foam or the seat covers you want. In other words, a Chevrolet seat cover may not work with a seat foam designed for an Oldsmobile, or Buick, or Pontiac, and vice versa. Be careful when you order, because the pictures of the foam, or seat covers, may be different than what are actually pictured.
After Dan's last post I went back and dug into the sites noted.
Regarding the foam, in the reviews, one person noted that the foam came in sealed plastic. After he opened them he was distracted for a short time and the foam turned yellow and was beginning to break down. A call to the mfg got prompt replacement as well as comforting support. So I would think it might be good to let the foam air out in a dark area first.
Regarding existing seat covers, I've looked at ( with purchasing in mind) a lot of classics in the 1960-1966 era and actually owned new cars in that time. I carefully inspect the seats as well as the rest of the interior. Many have replacement seat covers as the original often didn't make 100k miles before they fell apart or wore badly. Even carefully stored cars show deterioration often covered up by recoloring and other treatments. After all these cars are 50+ years old. So as hCompton says .....they may not be ( condition) what they look like....
Regarding fit, as Dan says, ...the pictures may not be what you get and you may need to trim the new stuff. It this case an "also fit list" is offered. These particular bucket seats were used across several GM lines with radically different colors and design covers. There must have been some minor shape changes and firmness done too. For example GTO buckets were indeed stiffer than full size B body cars even though they were the same basic shape. I'm sure Dan can tell us all kinds of ways to " fine tune" or even really stiffen the foam or even make it feel softer.
And once again I'd like to thank Dan and all the others for the help given here.
I agree totally with Dan and his statement.
I recall that before I ordered my foams I emailed the company and asked Specific questions about fitment. I saved the E mails that they answered as well in case of any issues.
I only ordered AFTER they satisfied all my questions, and they fit as they should.
I was surprised to learn the foams fit a few carlines and models.
Be sure of what you are ordering, as Dan suggested.
Returns are a PITA.
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