Iam finally getting around to rebuilding my FJ40 jump seats. Recovering the jump seats is very straightforward, but after searching ih8mud, I still had questions.
So I decided to write up my observations, here are a few tips from my upholstery supplier, and the parts and tools I used.
Let's start with the parts list :
Foam: I ordered boat seat foam from one of my suppliers, in both 3 inch and 1 inch thicknesses. Just measure your seats for the amount. I bought a large roll, at bulk prices, for future use.
Some of the foam you will find in the retails stores were not firm enough IMO.
Look for the following when buying foam:
IDL (Firmness – lbs to compress the foam) – I bought foam with a IDL of 40
Density (weight – lbs per cubic foot) I bought 2.8
Screws:
Pan head #8, with #8 counter sunk washers. #6 might have worked, but on some of the holes the #6 screw was loose, so I went with #8 all around. You have to use some elbow grease when screwing them it, but #8 is nice and snug.
Wire: I bought a large roll of 100 ft 16 gauge-galvanized wire. I over calculated you will need 140 inches of wire or just round up to 12 feet.
Hinge parts: I used a #10 bolt, washer and nuts. The bolt was around 2 inches long.
The spacer I use was ½ ID x ¾ SS standoff/bushings.
Seat covers – CCOT . There covers were black to match my front procar seats, and priced right. Very happy with the quality.
Tools: Screwdriver, pick, pliers, wire cutters, scissors, and electric meat cutting knife.
First thing I had to do was create two seats out of my parts stash. Some of the seats were broken, or bent, and they all needed sanding and painting. I drilled out the rivet in the hinge, and used a bolt, spacer and nylon nut on the end. Then I sanded and painted, and was ready to do the seat covers.
So I decided to write up my observations, here are a few tips from my upholstery supplier, and the parts and tools I used.
Let's start with the parts list :
Foam: I ordered boat seat foam from one of my suppliers, in both 3 inch and 1 inch thicknesses. Just measure your seats for the amount. I bought a large roll, at bulk prices, for future use.
Some of the foam you will find in the retails stores were not firm enough IMO.
Look for the following when buying foam:
IDL (Firmness – lbs to compress the foam) – I bought foam with a IDL of 40
Density (weight – lbs per cubic foot) I bought 2.8
Screws:
Pan head #8, with #8 counter sunk washers. #6 might have worked, but on some of the holes the #6 screw was loose, so I went with #8 all around. You have to use some elbow grease when screwing them it, but #8 is nice and snug.
Wire: I bought a large roll of 100 ft 16 gauge-galvanized wire. I over calculated you will need 140 inches of wire or just round up to 12 feet.
Hinge parts: I used a #10 bolt, washer and nuts. The bolt was around 2 inches long.
The spacer I use was ½ ID x ¾ SS standoff/bushings.
Seat covers – CCOT . There covers were black to match my front procar seats, and priced right. Very happy with the quality.
Tools: Screwdriver, pick, pliers, wire cutters, scissors, and electric meat cutting knife.
First thing I had to do was create two seats out of my parts stash. Some of the seats were broken, or bent, and they all needed sanding and painting. I drilled out the rivet in the hinge, and used a bolt, spacer and nylon nut on the end. Then I sanded and painted, and was ready to do the seat covers.
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