My seats (all four of the them) looked pretty good but in reality were in very bad shape. Was able to make up two good ones. Tricky though, the right and left hand seats are not interchangeable. Sand blasted and painted them. Replaced the diaphragms with webbing. Also put some webbing on the seat backs for some extra support. Collected a set of covers, the best set of foam cushions (the bottoms were pretty much disintegrated), the frames and took it to a local upholstery shop.
Told the guy I needed a set of headrests, new foam cushions and recovered with cloth inserts. I hate setting on plastic or leather seats. He said no problem. Gave me some headrests he had laying under a bench. They were out of a full size Chevy pickup and look like they were designed for the Alpine seat. He made the adapters to fasten them on the seat back.
Just picked up the seats. They look great, all new material, total cost $400. I think that is a very reasonable price. Foam cushions alone would have cost $100 per seat from the Alpine suppliers.
So, anyone thinking of redoing their seats, check out auto upholstery shops. You might find it isn't worth your while to do it yourself. I did.
Bill
Told the guy I needed a set of headrests, new foam cushions and recovered with cloth inserts. I hate setting on plastic or leather seats. He said no problem. Gave me some headrests he had laying under a bench. They were out of a full size Chevy pickup and look like they were designed for the Alpine seat. He made the adapters to fasten them on the seat back.
Just picked up the seats. They look great, all new material, total cost $400. I think that is a very reasonable price. Foam cushions alone would have cost $100 per seat from the Alpine suppliers.
So, anyone thinking of redoing their seats, check out auto upholstery shops. You might find it isn't worth your while to do it yourself. I did.
Bill
