Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered

[m00n1957]

can fabric be bought ? i need the black velour combo. i need some to do some bucket seats.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by m00n1957

can fabric be bought ? i need the black velour combo. i need some to do some bucket seats.

No sorry, I don’t sell fabric.

[TKCR]

This is an 81-87 all Black Vinyl Deluxe.

[TKCR]

Just finished up a Burgundy Benchseat. Fully restored and being shipping to Pennsylvania.

[TKCR]

Here’s a 77-80 Tilting BenchSeat. Fully restored, Black Velour/Vinyl 2nd Design. Packed and heading to Wisconsin

[Joetown Parrothead]

Mine just got finished up last week..

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Joetown Parrothead

Mine just got finished up last week..

That is NICE! Love the color combo.

[Joetown Parrothead]

Originally Posted by TKCR

That is NICE! Love the color combo.

Thank you, they will go with my new truck color really good.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Joetown Parrothead

Thank you, they will go with my new truck color really good.

Yes it will! I just saw that pic posted on one of the FB Groups. Someone called it Root Beer.

[superchevy]

I just removed the seat from my '78 GMC...is it possible to get one redone like this? Trying to keep factory look. Thanks

[Joetown Parrothead]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Yes it will! I just saw that pic posted on one of the FB Groups. Someone called it Root Beer.

It is called Dark Expresso Brown Pearl Metallic, I was going Root Beer. Like this color Better..

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by superchevy

I just removed the seat from my '78 GMC...is it possible to get one redone like this? Trying to keep factory look. Thanks

I would have to check with my guy that makes my covers. I’m not sure if he has the machine to do the multiple stitching. Right off the top of my head, we can still do a cover like this one, and still use buttons. I have plenty of them.

[TKCR]

Finished another seat for someone out in California. Fully restored 77-80 Benchseat with black & white houndstooth inserts.

[TKCR]

Spring is in the air! These 2 seats are getting picked up tomorrow.

[yote1234]

can you pm me with a price for rebuild of my 1985 c10 bench seat i saddle tan velour delux. thx dave

pic for reference

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by yote1234

can you pm me with a price for rebuild of my 1985 c10 bench seat i saddle tan velour delux. thx dave

pic for reference

PM sent

[SunSoaked]

TKCR-

Couple questions for ya. I love your work BTW!

I was watching a Youtube Video from USA1. They say there is a basic seat and an premium seat. The basic came in the lower trims (Custom Deluxe) and the springs under the foam curve upwards thus requiring a thinner foam pad. Is this true and does that cause the seat to be "bouncier?"

My 86K20 is a Custom Deluxe and it rides like a buggy. The lower foam pad that USA1 sells doesn't seem to say if its one version or the other.

Regarding seatbelts. They sell the 3 point kits but without the plastic cover for the retractor. Do you know if my OEM covers fit their retractor mechanisms?

Thanks!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by SunSoaked

TKCR-

Couple questions for ya. I love your work BTW!

I was watching a Youtube Video from USA1. They say there is a basic seat and an premium seat. The basic came in the lower trims (Custom Deluxe) and the springs under the foam curve upwards thus requiring a thinner foam pad. Is this true and does that cause the seat to be "bouncier?"

My 86K20 is a Custom Deluxe and it rides like a buggy. The lower foam pad that USA1 sells doesn't seem to say if its one version or the other.

Regarding seatbelts. They sell the 3 point kits but without the plastic cover for the retractor. Do you know if my OEM covers fit their retractor mechanisms?

Thanks!

First off, when they talk about the basic seat, thats the Poor Mans Seat. That’s the one with the thin layer of foam. The Premium Seat is the full foam seat. This only goes for the 73-80 seats.
Totally different frame and foam on the 81-87, and there is only one foam. There is no basic or premium. Like I said above, they were referring to the 73-80 seats only. If you have an 86, its only the one foam, and it’s full foam. Just make sure your seat is actually an 81-87 seat or a 73-80. Trust me, people assume their seat is correct for the year of their truck. But at anytime, someone could have swapped the seat.
Easiest way to tell, the 81-87 seat has the holes in the seat for the seatbelts that come up thru the foam. The seat adjuster is in the front of the seat.
The 73-80, the adjuster is on the left side of the seat.

And as far as the aftermarket seatbelts, stay away from them. And no they won’t fit in your casing. They aren’t even dual retractors, they are only one. So they don’t work very well.

[SunSoaked]

Originally Posted by TKCR

First off, when they talk about the basic seat, thats the Poor Mans Seat. That’s the one with the thin layer of foam. The Premium Seat is the full foam seat. This only goes for the 73-80 seats.
Totally different frame and foam on the 81-87, and there is only one foam. There is no basic or premium. Like I said above, they were referring to the 73-80 seats only. If you have an 86, its only the one foam, and it’s full foam. Just make sure your seat is actually an 81-87 seat or a 73-80. Trust me, people assume their seat is correct for the year of their truck. But at anytime, someone could have swapped the seat.
Easiest way to tell, the 81-87 seat has the holes in the seat for the seatbelts that come up thru the foam. The seat adjuster is in the front of the seat.
The 73-80, the adjuster is on the left side of the seat.

And as far as the aftermarket seatbelts, stay away from them. And no they won’t fit in your casing. They aren’t even dual retractors, they are only one. So they don’t work very well.

Thank you for your help.

[TKCR]

Crew Cab seats!
Built these for a Forum member. They will be picked up this weekend.

[TKCR]

Blue Velour Deluxe.

[TKCR]

Got a couple of seats done for some locals. These I love doing! I can completely build the seat up to be picked up. And I don’t have to ship them, since they are being picked up.
Black Velour

[TKCR]

Another Black Velour Deluxe BenchSeat completed. This one is going to Texas.

[TKCR]

This is a 67-68 frame that I restored several years ago. Sandblasted & repainted the frame, tracks and hardware. I got all new foam for it, but I never built it. Mainly because I was just so busy with the 73-87 seats. This is a little out of my comfort zone. A fellow board member was needing a good frame for his build, so it is being shipped to him in Texas. I’m so happy that someone can finally use this seat frame. It was just too nice to be sitting in the seat shed, and not being used.
So here are a few pics of the seat when I first got it, before stripping it down to be restored.

[TKCR]

After pics of the frame and tracks being restored.