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TKCR 08-18-2016 11:36 AM

Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered
 
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I have several Bench Seats from the 80's, they have the holes in the seat for the seatbelts and the adjuster is on the front.

So my plan is to have the seats recovered, in black vinyl. As I find and salvage more bench seats, if someone has a style & color choice, I can to do that. All seats will be done with OEM colors & styles. The 2nd pic, is actually a photo of my seat that was done.

And this what you will get:

1) New upholstery in OEM styles & colors.
2) New hinge garnishes & new seat belt hole garnishes. New screws for the hinge garnish.
3) Seat rails will be removed to be restored (sanded & repainted). And the slides lubed.
4) All broken springs, if any, will be replaced with new springs.
5) New foam if needed or requested.

Now for the shipping. I can ship with FedEx or UPS. You can check for yourself for your location. My zip is 43311. The seat info would be 70 LBS at 61"x28"x16"

https://www.fedex.com/ratefinder/hom...&locId=express

Qwk 09-07-2016 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TKCR (Post 7706197)
Took it to the upholstery shop yesterday evening.


What shop did you use and how much is he charging you?
Post up some pics when you get it back.

TKCR 10-25-2016 04:01 PM

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This seat is nearly completed. I still need to get it back together, put all the garnishes on and put the seat rails back on. Seat rails have been restored too.

I will post pics of it again, when it's back together. But here's what it looks like now.

UKNOWME 10-25-2016 09:11 PM

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Needs to set out in the sun so it can tighten up.

TKCR 11-09-2016 01:20 PM

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Here's another seat that I'm working on. Doing this one in black vinyl also, but with the deluxe style.

This particular seat is ALREADY SOLD. The other seat, in post #3, is still available.

As I find and salvage more seats, I can actually have one done in your color choice & style. All seats will be done in OEM colors & styles only.

TKCR 11-09-2016 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by UKNOWME (Post 7752264)
Needs to set out in the sun so it can tighten up.

Thanks for the tip. It is just where is was set up on its side, leaning on the wall.

TKCR 11-10-2016 04:23 PM

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This seat is SOLD.

Worked on it a bit today. Got the upper corner wrinkle worked out and the seat belt holes cut in. Installed the seat belt garnishes.

Got a new set of hog pliers delivered today. That made a huge difference in being able to pull the fabric tight and attaching the rings with a lot less effort.

TKCR 11-12-2016 03:26 PM

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I got a line on 4 bench seats. If anyone is wanting a stock bench seat let me know.

78chevysport 11-13-2016 12:52 PM

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How much for the seats?

TKCR 11-13-2016 01:09 PM

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This seat is finally completed. The seat hinge garnishes on this seat are not new. they were in good shape, so I just hit them with a fresh coat of paint.

1) Seat reupholstered
2) Seat rails removed & restored
3) Seatbelt garnishes NEW
4) New screws for the garnishes

1st pic is a BEFORE PHOTO

TKCR 11-13-2016 01:18 PM

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These are the cloth & vinyl color combinations. They are the original OEM colors.

1) Charcoal Sierra/Charcoal Regal
2) Black Madrid/Silver Regal
3) Black Madrid/Black Encore
4) Medium Blue Madrid/Blue Regal
5) Dark Blue Madrid/Blue Regal

All seats can be done in all vinyl, using the same colors, minus the fabric. The are the colors listed as Madrid & Sierra.

TKCR 11-13-2016 01:25 PM

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More of the cloth & vinyl color combinations. They are the original OEM colors.

1) Dark Saddle Madrid/Sandstone Regal
2) Maroon Madrid/Burgundy Regal
3) Gray Sierra/Charcoal Regal
4) Palomino Sierra/Sandstone Regal

All seats can be done in all vinyl, using the same colors, minus the fabric. The are the colors listed as Madrid & Sierra.

Cbo 11-13-2016 01:58 PM

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man, these look great. when the time comes, i know who I'll be looking toward for my seat.

s0dajack 11-13-2016 06:20 PM

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Will these fit in a 72 k5 without required additional mods? Are they just plug and play type?
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TKCR 11-13-2016 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by s0dajack (Post 7767500)
Will these fit in a 72 k5 without required additional mods? Are they just plug and play type?
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I don't believe they will, but I'm not 100% certain. I haven't seen a seat up close that old, to know for sure what it needs. Maybe if you asked over on the 67-72 forum, someone might know for certain, what it would need. I'm going to guess that the tracks from a 72 would have to be mounted to the bench seat.

TKCR 11-14-2016 02:28 PM

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Another seat completed. The last photo is the seat BEFORE restoration.
Although this seat is sold, I will be doing more as seats come available. Just let me know what style & colors. Colors are listed above in posts #12 & #13.

Jkandkk 11-15-2016 11:21 AM

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Hello, I am in need of the rails off of a 80's bench seat. Specifically, mine is a 1986 and the rails I need are identical to the ones you restored on your newly upholstered seats. Do you have an extra set for sale?

Thanks,

Matt

TKCR 11-15-2016 01:59 PM

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Sorry I don't have any extra parts off the seats or seat rails. I restore the rails that come on the seats that I'm restoring.

GAc10boy 11-20-2016 01:45 PM

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These seats look great! Any photos of a seat in the deluxe dark saddle? I'll likely need one for my '78 in the next couple of weeks.

TKCR 11-20-2016 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GAc10boy (Post 7773241)
These seats look great! Any photos of a seat in the deluxe dark saddle? I'll likely need one for my '78 in the next couple of weeks.

No not at this time. I will need to get more seats to restore, which I will have one in the next few weeks. And then a couple more at the end of Dec.

Are you wanting the Deluxe in all vinyl or a combination of vinyl & fabric? In Dark Saddle.

TKCR 11-20-2016 02:29 PM

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Of course this is just an internet pic, but it would look like this, in all vinyl.

GAc10boy 11-20-2016 03:37 PM

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All vinyl. And, yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for the pic. I'll be in touch.

UKNOWME 11-20-2016 06:00 PM

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If you come across a pair of nice matching folding seat latch bolts/strikers I'm looking for a pair. My upholstrey shop lost mine and the 2 they gave me do not match each other.

TKCR 11-20-2016 07:10 PM

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If you come across a pair of nice matching folding seat latch bolts/strikers I'm looking for a pair. My upholstrey shop lost mine and the 2 they gave me do not match each other.

I will keep an eye out. I believe one of the yards im getting seats from in Dec, has a seat listed for parts only.

UKNOWME 11-25-2016 01:49 PM

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Looks good!

howwedo16 11-28-2016 11:15 PM

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Just curious. Do you ever recover any other style seats? I've been looking for a bench seat with the fold down middle seat, drink holder on the back of the seat.

TKCR 11-29-2016 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by howwedo16 (Post 7781691)
Just curious. Do you ever recover any other style seats? I've been looking for a bench seat with the fold down middle seat, drink holder on the back of the seat.

Not at this time.

TKCR 12-09-2016 04:26 PM

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Just got another bench seat to restore/recover. This one is a super nice candidate.

I'll be taking it apart to restore the seat rails and taking off the old cover. If your wanting a seat done, let me know. Color choices are listed in the above posts.

LDO 12-16-2016 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TKCR (Post 7768303)
Another seat completed. The last photo is the seat BEFORE restoration.
Although this seat is sold, I will be doing more as seats come available. Just let me know what style & colors. Colors are listed above in posts #12 & #13.

I purchased this seat from TKCR. Her attention to detail is unbelievable and she is a great person to deal with. Well worth the road trip I took to meet her.
I am super happy with my new seat (and hood).
Buy with confidence!

TKCR 12-16-2016 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LDO (Post 7797593)
I purchased this seat from TKCR. Her attention to detail is unbelievable and she is a great person to deal with. Well worth the road trip I took to meet her.
I am super happy with my new seat (and hood).
Buy with confidence!

Thank You for your review!! I'm glad you made home safe & sound with your seat & hood. It was certainly very nice to meet you in person. Can't wait to see the seat with your new interior.

TKCR 12-19-2016 12:41 AM

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This next seat, planning on doing it in the Dark Saddle. There are several style, what to choose? What you guys like?

Top Left: Vinyl Deluxe
Top Right: Vinyl with Velour Inserts
Bottom Left: Regal Velour Deluxe
Bottom Right: Vinyl with 3" wide pleats

TKCR 12-28-2016 07:06 PM

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Picked up 2 more bench seats to strip down and restore/recover. Already have them completely torn down of the old covers, foam, trim parts, and tracks. Working on restoring frames and tracks for paint. I'm planning on investing in a sand blaster and start working smarter, instead of harder!!

TKCR 01-24-2017 04:01 PM

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Working on another Bench Seat. I have been blasting the seat tracks and frames.

TKCR 02-05-2017 08:56 PM

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Got a couple of sets of tracks cleaned, blasted and painted. The set to the far left is before restoration, as with the photo in the above post. The other 2 sets are the finished tracks.

TKCR 02-05-2017 09:00 PM

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Picked up a Suburban front bench. Hmmm, upside down pics, don't know why that happened?

TKCR 02-09-2017 09:42 PM

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This one is going to Tennessee for a customer. Black Vinyl Deluxe.

Tracks were restored, new seatbelt & hinge garnishes. It needs the warmth of the SUMMER SUN, it would help with her wrinkles.

UKNOWME 02-09-2017 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TKCR (Post 7853784)
This one is going to Kentucky for a customer. Black Vinyl Deluxe.

Tracks were restored, new seatbelt & hinge garnishes. It needs the warmth of the SUMMER SUN, it would help with her wrinkles.

You've done a great job!

TKCR 02-09-2017 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by UKNOWME (Post 7853886)
You've done a great job!

Thanks!!

TKCR 02-11-2017 09:33 AM

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Wrinkles are settling down quite a bit from the pic in the above post.

This seat is SOLD to a customer in Tennessee, meeting today at my brothers in southern Ohio. I will be getting a core seat in return from the customer, along with the Tan Suburban seat in the above post that my brother picked up for me.

TKCR 02-11-2017 10:23 PM

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I have about a half dozen seats ready to be restored. Let me know if you are wanting a specific color and style.


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