WTB : zebra seat material

[beecee]

Hi ,i am looking to repair my drivers seat , the usual bolster damage and i am after some of the Zebra pattern material to buy , if anyone has any or know where it can be got , please let me know .
BRIAN

[fxdlidon]

The best match I've seen is a pair of my girlfriend's pajamas, unfortunately she wouldn't me cut them up and use them to repair my seat :)

[beecee]

If she changes her mind , let me know :)

[Mylee]

Buy a seat from A yahoo auction and get them to remove the cloth and dump the frame.

I have some cloth, but it's needed - sorry

[steveinjapan]

Check this: http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w70044808

That should be enough for a lot of bolsters.

or this one, using a subspecies of zebra:

http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/150562890
or this:

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e119614155

or
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w70016390

8 days left in the first auction, one in the second. I could use a bit of the same stuff, so I might bid on it and then sell small pieces to save you guys postage. Any takers?

[beecee]

Yup , count me in , I'll take what ever you don't need .

[Guido]

The best match I've seen is a pair of my girlfriend's pajamas, unfortunately she wouldn't me cut them up and use them to repair my seat :)
May i ask You for some pics of Your Girlfriend, wearing the pyjama with holes?:)

[beecee]

I didnt want to say !! :D

[fxdlidon]

^:D:D:D

count me in too. need enough to do the side bolster on the seat base.

[LawrenceHarding]

Alternatively, if its only a small patch, find a plain grey to match the lighter colour and colour in the stripes with a waterproof black felt tip.

[steveinjapan]

OK, LawrenceHarding and beecee, let me know the size pieces you want and PM me a mailing address. I'm paying about GBP 40 all in for passenger seat covers. Should be able to salvage a fair amount. Here's the link: http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e119614155

[Steve_M]

May i ask You for some pics of Your Girlfriend, wearing the pyjama with holes?:)

Here you go Guido, You will have to use your imagination for the holes ;)

http://www.woodsofshropshire.co.uk/uploads/shop/prod/4557_00.jpg

[beecee]

OK, LawrenceHarding and beecee, let me know the size pieces you want and PM me a mailing address. I'm paying about GBP 40 all in for passenger seat covers. Should be able to salvage a fair amount. Here's the link: http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e119614155

Hi Steve
both the upper and lower drivers seat bolster are gone on my Beat , so a 1 foot square piece please .
Cheers
Brian

[Guido]

Here you go Guido, You will have to use your imagination for the holes ;)
Thank You Steve, that helps me! Try to imagine this nice lady in a Beat, wearing the zebra dress.:D
I`m ealy deeply impressed.

[LawrenceHarding]

OK, LawrenceHarding and beecee, let me know the size pieces you want and PM me a mailing address. I'm paying about GBP 40 all in for passenger seat covers. Should be able to salvage a fair amount. Here's the link: http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e119614155

Sorry if there's any misunderstanding, I repaired my seat using home made fabric, as described, several years ago (and made my own set of zebra mats).

[steveinjapan]

Sorry Lawrence, I meant to reply to fxdlidon, who said he wanted some too. Jetlag, I guess.

[fxdlidon]

Hi Steve, I just need a piece big enough to do the bolster on the seat base.
pm sent

[steveinjapan]

OK, got it. So for future reference, that would be about 1/2 square foot per bolster.

Once I get the covers and send don and beecee's off, I'll let the group know if I have any left.

[steveinjapan]

I will be sending off the zebra upholstery pieces soon to beecee and fxdlidon, as well as repairing my own, but for general information, is it OK to throw the seat covers in the washing machine, or if not what is the recommended way of freshening them up?

I'm sure I will have some left over so if anyone else needs some please let me know.

Steve

[fxdlidon]

Washing machine is fine but, if they look a bit creased when you get them out iron them with a damp cloth between the iron and the seat material - a hot iron will melt the cloth!

[fxdlidon]

Once you get the cover off you'll probabley find the foam is damaged. The metal frame in the foam eats its way out of the seat, through the seat cover and eventually into your bum!
http://forum.keikarsinthepark.co.uk/index.php?action=media;sa=media;in=1454

I used some thin foam, from a camping mat, built up in layers, stuck together with evo-stick, to repair it (like a 3D contour map) , then sanded it back to the correct shape:
http://forum.keikarsinthepark.co.uk/index.php?action=media;sa=media;in=1455

The last 2 pics are from doing the seat base (didn't have enough fabric to redo that one) but the bolster on the seat back was about the same. Here's a pic of the finished job:
http://forum.keikarsinthepark.co.uk/index.php?action=media;sa=media;in=1488

[old'uns]

how the hell did you get the wire clips back on?
took passenger seat apart today, that was bad enough!
going in to see upholsterer next week, possibly replacing both seat squabs with grey/black & using material from these to repair D/S back bolster.

[Steve_M]

Just buy new one, they are hog rings

http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-interior-trim-tools/hog-rings.html

You can fit then without the special pliers easy enough with normal / long nose pliers

[old'uns]

thanks, may give it a go unless matey boy's price is OK

[fxdlidon]

I just used small cable ties

[steveinjapan]

Beecee and fxdlidon - please bear with me a few more days because I just found an upholsterer and made an appointment for the coming Saturday since I can't leave the car until then.

My Japanese isn't that hot, so if he told me which pieces he wants to use, I didn't get it. Anyway, there will be plenty left over and I will get the pieces you need posted first thing next Monday.

Steve

[beecee]

No rush on my end , cheers .

[steveinjapan]

I had a feeling that the upholsterer wasn't really understanding what I wanted even though my wife explained it in perfect Japanese, and I wasn't thrilled by the work, but this is what I got:

https://picasaweb.google.com/okisteve/BeatSeats?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMSrlMTm6P3wKQ&feat=directlink

New foam in most places and some great extra lumbar support (I took a pattern from an old desk chair that never gives me a backache). Wifey made me the central pocket protector from a scrap.

Now other pieces from the same donor are on the way to fxdlidon and beecee. I still have some scraps left over that won't make a full panel but good enough to patch in.

[beecee]

Received mine today ,many thanks , pocket looks good .

[Obsessive]

That's a funky looking pocket. Looks like you should have better lower back support from the seat now.

I noticed the tubes fitted onto the seat belt guides. I've done a similar thing myself after getting frustrated at how many times the belt slipped out.

[steveinjapan]

The PO had glued the plastic cover with pockets onto the cassette box cover but the original used mesh for the pocket that always tangled the sunglasses and pens etc.

The drivers seat is 100% comfier now. Not just the back support, also some new foam on the seat squab made a world of difference. Maybe a tad thicker than original and it feels something like memory foam. I've had a back problem since falling off a ladder 30 years ago and I was using one of those funky wire-frame lumbar supports in the Beat which pushed me forward taking up precious legroom. Now I can drive for hours with no pain.