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JohnColo
Orange Level Joined: 03 Apr 2020 Location: Niwot, CO Points: 1258 |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:28am |
The seat on my 8030 is wearing out and I'd like to replace the fabric before the foam under it gets ruined. I've been searching for original material but haven't found any. Does anyone know of a source for it?
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randy
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Illinois Points: 1177 |
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I had mine done in brown leather at a local upholstery shop. He had some left over leather from another job that just enough to do my seat.
I gave up finding cloth to match the seat. Turned out very nice
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 7999 |
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Doing it yourself? A good shop to do it is probably a challenge today. I would find capable upholster and use a durable material that goes with cab color scheme and not worry about original look. Only AC guys are going to know or care about "look"
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K bockting
Bronze Level Joined: 18 Oct 2012 Location: MO Points: 135 |
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Spend money for a new air ride
seat. You wont regret it |
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8070nc
Silver Level Access Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Location: North Carolina Points: 403 |
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8070nc
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jvin248
Silver Level Joined: 17 Jan 2022 Location: Detroit Points: 268 |
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. Wander through a local Hobby Lobby and find the 'boat seat vinyl' (exterior grade) or woven fabrics you like. Hop on Youtube for how-to reupholster seats. If you need a sewing machine, look for antique 1950s models ('black iron') on craigslist/FBMP/etc as those are all metal gears, later ones went to plastics. People sell them under $50 or even free. Use the old seat cover as your pattern. Some seats are vacuum formed vinyl over tight contours that you'll never match without the press equipment (my zero-turn seat is like that). Edited by jvin248 - 03 Dec 2022 at 4:59pm |
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