Original Seat Cover Installation

Question:  Anyone have any suggestions or good reading for installing new covers ?

Victor Laury wrote:

I've recovered 3 sets of seats so far, and my first suggestion is to make yourself comfortable doing it.  I set my self up in the living room in front of the TV.

Carefully remove the original set and take note of the piercing tabs and the wire inserts.  Be careful while bending up the piercing tabs, you wouldn't want to break them off.  Try to recover all the wire inserts from the old covers, if not, heavy coat hanger wire will suit.

The foam was originally covered with thin plastic sheeting.  This was the "Lubricant" used so the cover would slip onto the foam.  I suggest you replace this with garbage bag plastic.  Don’t follow my mistake.  I thought baby powder would allow the cover to slip on.   I had baby powder coming out of the vent holes for months!

This will take you an hour per seat back.  The hardest part (for me) was the headrest.  Those suckers were tight!  It's really rewarding and hard to mess up!  That is, depending on how well made is the replacement covers.  The ones I bought from Les were dead-on exact as far as the positions of the wire pockets and such details.

Good thing hog-ring pliers are cheap.  I bought mine and have used them 3 times in 8 years!