watch video
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -9892.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0306vet_c4 ... index.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet_c4 ... index.html
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/interio ... ement.html
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -3972.html
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 5-2005.pdf
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 6-2005.pdf
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 8-2005.pdf
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -9091.html
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1001
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1001
http://www.zip-corvette.com/GroupDetail ... .aspx?gid={aca2fba5-a378-4659-bed6-5447c6a71c52}&SearchType=_GROUP_SEARCH&GroupName=Seat+Covers+%26+Hardware&
http://www.vette2vette.com/ (used parts)
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=981&p=1717&hilit=+hog+rings+pliers#p1717
related info
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...eplacing-c4-corvette-carpet.10649/#post-68534
if youve never done a seat reupholster job Id suggest you ask around , and offer to help someone do their car before you do yours..
(remember the advice to join the local muscle car and corvette clubs, and get a shop manual, yeah! I was serious...even if 70% of the members don,t know how to do more than drink beer and polish and wax cars)
yes you can do this, watch the videos and read the links
you will need the seat cover installation kit ,
you will need the new foam,
you will need the new seat covers and
you will need the hog ring pliers , rings and retention wires to complete a seat rebuild, pay attention to how things come apart and take pictures because its not super simple to do the first time, but its far from something only the dealership or an upholstery shop can accomplish either.
now this looks really difficult, and truthfully its best done with experienced help, because the seat covers take a good deal of pulling and stretching to get them to fit correctly and yes you need some 6"-8" dikes to cut the old hog rings, but with some care its about a 3-4 hour job for a beginner if you have new foam, covers and tools and a good deal of the times in figuring how things come apart or go back
IF your not overly concerned with exact authenticity
http://www.corbeau.com
has seats that look great and are competitively priced that can be adapted for use with much less effort
you can buy replacement foam and seat covers separately, or covers already mounted on foam for a few hundred dollars more, the whole seats in several designs are available new from the aftermarket and if your not concerned a great deal with originality theres always the option of late model salvage yard wrecks supplying seats
C3 corvette seats
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_0405_ ... to_04.html
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... to_01.html
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... pholstery/
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... to_05.html
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -9892.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0306vet_c4 ... index.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet_c4 ... index.html
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/interio ... ement.html
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -3972.html
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 5-2005.pdf
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 6-2005.pdf
http://content.mamotorworks.com/pdf/vet ... 8-2005.pdf
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-c4 ... -9091.html
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1001
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1001
http://www.zip-corvette.com/GroupDetail ... .aspx?gid={aca2fba5-a378-4659-bed6-5447c6a71c52}&SearchType=_GROUP_SEARCH&GroupName=Seat+Covers+%26+Hardware&
http://www.vette2vette.com/ (used parts)
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=981&p=1717&hilit=+hog+rings+pliers#p1717
related info
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...eplacing-c4-corvette-carpet.10649/#post-68534
if youve never done a seat reupholster job Id suggest you ask around , and offer to help someone do their car before you do yours..
(remember the advice to join the local muscle car and corvette clubs, and get a shop manual, yeah! I was serious...even if 70% of the members don,t know how to do more than drink beer and polish and wax cars)
yes you can do this, watch the videos and read the links
you will need the seat cover installation kit ,
you will need the new foam,
you will need the new seat covers and
you will need the hog ring pliers , rings and retention wires to complete a seat rebuild, pay attention to how things come apart and take pictures because its not super simple to do the first time, but its far from something only the dealership or an upholstery shop can accomplish either.
now this looks really difficult, and truthfully its best done with experienced help, because the seat covers take a good deal of pulling and stretching to get them to fit correctly and yes you need some 6"-8" dikes to cut the old hog rings, but with some care its about a 3-4 hour job for a beginner if you have new foam, covers and tools and a good deal of the times in figuring how things come apart or go back
IF your not overly concerned with exact authenticity
http://www.corbeau.com
has seats that look great and are competitively priced that can be adapted for use with much less effort
you can buy replacement foam and seat covers separately, or covers already mounted on foam for a few hundred dollars more, the whole seats in several designs are available new from the aftermarket and if your not concerned a great deal with originality theres always the option of late model salvage yard wrecks supplying seats
C3 corvette seats
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_0405_ ... to_04.html
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... to_01.html
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... pholstery/
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticl ... to_05.html
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