OEM seat covers?

[ESnyder]

Need to re-do front seats on an 87, with grey interior.

SOR has foam bottoms, and a factory fit grey vinyl replacement, but didn't have a cloth version.

Checked Manafre and all I could find were the tuffduck covers.

Want to take the seats as close to factory as I can. Ideally I would only have to do the front two if I could match existing cloth, because rear seat is in decent shape.

Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[beaufort-fj60]

good luck.. Your best bet on matching oem covers would be looking for a used set. You could shop around for a cheap upholstery shop and have them match one of the colors in the door panel. That way it would look stock but its new. the aftermarket seat covers look like seat covers.. baggy, loose, etc..

 

[84cruzer]

Cool cruisers of texas has what your looking for
http://www.coolcruisers.com/

 

[Rigger]

I'm in the same boat. My front buckets are getting shabby. I tried to retrofit a set of seats from a Honda CR-V. That was a waste of effort that did not come to fruition. I will likely end up buying the IPOR seats.

A few years ago, SOR was selling a sort of OEM replacement cover. I called them up and asked them about the product. The lady that I spoke to said that, to make the covers, they were cutting good condition salvaged rear seats apart and using the fabric to construct covers for the front seats. She said they fit tight and looked original. They sounded like a nice product to me.

I can't find this product on their website, so I presume it is no longer available.

Beaufort is right; look for a good used replacement set.

 

[Moby]

I asked CDan about this a couple of years ago. He said the factory has long since discontinued stock replacement upholstry.

I went with SOR's vinyl replacements (front and rear). These are a good fit and have been very durable. I used their replacment seat bottom foam and rebuilt the seat back foam. I also installed seat heaters and asked about the vinyls durability in regards to the heat. They said the they covers were intended to survive sitting in desert conditions, interior temps >140, and that they should be fine with seat heaters. My only complaint is that the head rest covers velcro on and look a little hacky. But this is a minor issue and overall I'm very happy with the product.

Someone here on mud also sells leather replacements if you're interested in leather. I wanted mine to stand up well to water and snow.

 

[ESnyder]

Seat Covers



Sweet. Thanks for the tip. I think this set will work out well.

 

[2mbb]

here's another option. Have an upholstery shop re-use the old cloth

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/163528-alternative-seat-replacement.html

 

[ESnyder]

Pretty cool idea, I'll have to check it out. Old cloth is pretty stained, but might clean up with tuffstuff or something like that.

Thanks.

 

[vasellers]

Same boat, used the SOR foam replacement, makes a really big difference from the old worn out bottom foam. Black vinyl seat covers and seat heaters. Didn't cover the headrests but the combo looks pretty cool to me. Definately not the factory look but have worn really well the past 3 years.

 

[Heartworm]

I really like my Wet Okole seat covers. Not baggy, durable, multiple color choices including contrasting piping, some of which go well with the stock color scheme. I consider it an upgrade over the OEM cloth. I agree that the SOR seat bottom replacement is a great choice.

 

[Brock]

anybody used the Tuff Duck covers by SOR? I wanted Black Duck seat covers but they are aussie and nz only according to vendors I talked with....

 

[2mbb]

I have the tuff duck in the front. for slip on covers, they fit and wear well and if they get dirty you can take them off and wash them.

 

[land crusher]

here's another option. Have an upholstery shop re-use the old cloth

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/163528-alternative-seat-replacement.html

This thread got me thinking: can anybody recommend an upholstery shop in the Portland area that can do a good job of this (not only covering, but rebuilding the guts of the seat to make it comfortable)?

 

[phaun16]

SOR does have the grey and brown cloth...pricey...~300 each just for the bottom...I looked recently as my drivers side is in need of some TLC...at some point, I will be adding the SOR foam bottom

 

[land crusher]

This thread got me thinking: can anybody recommend an upholstery shop in the Portland area that can do a good job of this (not only covering, but rebuilding the guts of the seat to make it comfortable)?

Anyone?

 

[Moby]

I've found this to be pretty expensive, at least when I got quotes in the Seattle area. I bought upholstry from SOR (I wanted high quality vinyl and not leather for the amount of water my seats see) and recovered the seats, rebuilt the foam in the seat backs, used SOR bottom foam and added seat heaters.

It's somewhat time consuming but not hard or technical in any way. There is really only one special tool required and it is <$25. You need:

1. 12 or 14mm socket to get the front seats out.
2. Wire cutters to snip off the old hog rings and remove the upholstry.
3. Hog ring pliers (Eastwood Co or McMaster) and hog rings to attach the new upholstry.
4. 1/4" foam to rebuild the foam in the seat back. I used a close cell variety from a local foam shop. They called it a closed cell but it was more open than backpacking/camping style closed cell foam that I'm used to. Regardless, it worked well.
5. Spray adhesive glue for foam (3M foam specific stuff from Home Depot).
6. Optional - replace the springs in the seat backs or tie them together with coat hanger or welding wire.

The rear bench is a little harder due to the placement of some of the hog rings. But again, nothing technical.