Thread: My 86 build
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Old 12-06-2019, 11:41 AM   #289
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Re: My 86 build

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Originally Posted by Greenlee View Post
Oh wow. That’s good to know. Is the gluing unique to the 90’s? I think my foam is a different shape from the 80’s also. Seems like it’s formed for the driver instead of having a uniform shape all the way across. Not sure I have the skills to sew it up, but I guess I’ve got nothing to lose in trying. Lol
Yeah they started to glue the fabric to the formed from, after the 73-87 seats. Like 88 and up. I don’t know if they thought that was going to help with the wear & tear of the cover. You know, because the 73-87 seats were notorious for wearing big spots on the drivers side. Like these:
I get asked a lot about recovering the 88 & up, I won’t do them.
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