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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Build Diaries, How-To, DIY => Topic started by: airmanwilliams on July 13, 2010, 10:57:44 AM
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so we got a seat from a guy a few weeks ago that was all torn up so my wife decided to take the fabric off and redo it. The main reason for doing it is that my wife is a home ec teacher and wanted to show her kids something they can do easily. My wife proceeded to buy black and green marine vinyl to match our samurai and because we have a 10 month old son and the vinyl will be easy to clean. We are replacing the wire that was in the fabric with plastic snaps to eliminate the rust and to make it easy to put another cover on if we want too, the snaps are going underneath and at the bottom of the top to close the bottom.
Here are some pics so far of what we have so please let us know what you think. We will keep this updated and try to take more pics.
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2257.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/0713101145a.jpg)
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No steps?
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ill ask the wife to write some down and then I will post them later.
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No steps?
Step One: Marry a Home Ec teacher.
Step Two: Finished Seats.
:)
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Ask your wife how much it would be to make me front and rear seat covers (not new upholstery, but covers) for a 90 LSi tracker, front and rear. ;D
Or, I'll "donate" my vehicle for a week for the "educational experience". Hey, it's for the kids!
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I will talk to my wife about it but we dont have the original up holstery and it would be kinda hard to make without atleast some old upholstery to use for a pattern.
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ok so my wife agreed to write up the process for this diy thread but backed out so im sorry guys. heres some pics of the finished product anyways:
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/Samuriseat5.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/Samuriseat4.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/Samuriseat2.jpg)
also a new cover for each of my door panels
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/Samuraidoor.jpg)
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Wanna swap wives for a while???
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lol im done with my sami yet I have to hold onto her until that atleast. just kidding. she was going to make more covers and try to sell them but her pattern was accidentally thrown away to we have to hunt for another onld seat and take the cover off of it.
Right now we are looking for old tops that may be damaged like a bikini or safari top so that she can use them for a pattern and start selling them. I think that if she can make some good safari tops we could probably find a good demand for them and sell them atleast locally here in utah and maybe send some to my father in tillamook oregon to sell for us but we have to find a cheap old top first.
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Tell her it's nice work. Is she going to do the front seats to? Let's see a photo of the whole rig.
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yup when we both get paid the first of august she is going to start on the front seats and if we can find some damage donor bikini and safari tops to use as patterns she would like to start on making tops to earn alittle extra cash for some dental work that her and i need done. heres some photos of the whole rig so far but I am trying to find a someone here in utah thats willing to do a cheap rear add on to the roll bar for my sami so that my 10 month old son will be protected. The wheels are 15x8's with goodyear wrangler 235/75R15's
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2348.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2349.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2352.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2350.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac248/bwilliams1985/samurai/DSCF2250-1.jpg)
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Wow, she does great work!! Looks good!
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thanks everyone for the comments. Once we obtain a damaged safari top that we can use for a pattern im sure she will make an amazing safari top, good enough that we might just start selling them on here if anyone wants them. I have looked up how much the tops go for on ebay and dont want to charge that much but may sell some for about $80 or so depending on the material.
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I'll check to see if I still have the full top with the windows cut out or if we finally threw it out. I just picked up a Safari top to replace it. :D
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awesome thanks drone. if you find it how much would you sell it for? and shipping to woods cross, utah 84087
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BRD HNTR checked and couldn't find it, we may have tossed it out. I'll let you know if it shows up this weekend.
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thank you drone I would appreciate it.
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if anyone would like to have their rear seat reupholstered let me know what material either marin vinyl or a canvas type and the colors you would like and I will get back to you about a cost. The work would probably take about a week. Doing this until about the week of august 16th then my wife goes back to teaching her home ec classes and gets too busy. Might even trade for aftermarket parts for my 87 sami. Brandon
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IF YOU START DOING FRONT SIDEKICK SEATS LET ME KNOW!!! OR WANNA SWAP WIVES EITHER WAY!!!!!!!
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sorry maybe if we still lived in oregon maybe in 2 years when I plan to move back. we live near salt lake city right now so it would be alittle tough due to the mileage in between.
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ok so wife just told me depending on the cost of material a reupholstered seat will run between $65-$75. If you live near salt lake this is a deal for any of you wanting your rear seat reupholstered. You can get ahold of me numerous ways either pm, email at bwilliams1985|removethispart|@gmail.com or text me at 801-928-0980. Brandon Williams
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wife just got a seat done and its for sale if anyone lives near utah and wants to buy it she did it in black marine vinyl. sorry pictures arent great due to my camera going bad.
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If I had a backseat she would have a job..... Nice Work.... Hope ya get a few orders and a lot more $$$$$...
Tux... ;)
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thank you tux I just sold this one for 125 on saturday but im thinking if I am selling a seat with the 6 hours of work I should be able to get more I just dont know what people would be willing to pay. She still doesnt have the corners quite down as you see in the green and black seat photos but still a great job. I have another seat that im thinking of having her reupholster either a black and red or a black and blue, im contemplating the red and black and selling my green and black one and changing the green on my sami to red but im unsure now.
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You should perhaps pick a different fabric. The reason she's having trouble with the corners is because marine grade vinyl is some heavy duty stuff. Boats usually have piping around the corners and they're rounded. This way, they avoid the puckering.
I'm gonna be putting seat heaters in my zook after I get all three seats reupholstered. Why? Cause I can. :P