Author Topic: Reupholster sport seat? (Read 21994 times)

JP 91iS · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2009, 01:15:08 AM »

Brendan Purcells Website: Seat Repair Article

bmwman91's seat DIY

ose30 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:00:23 AM »

Finally i get some inspiration yesterday to start my sport seat project. My 318I (euro 2 dr) have normal front seats, and are torn out after 380000+ km use. Since it's my daily driver, i needed another interior, which i got almost free.

Because this is only a daily driver, iam on tight budjet. I managed to locate similar rear seat, so i can sacrifice dirty one to repair cloths for the front seats
This is from what i started from, torn out drivers sport seat

dirty rear seat clothing waiting some washing

After some washingmacine treatment clothes are drying

Front seat cloths drying after washing. I use these only for templates

I ironed the clothes after they dried up. I manged to get rid of all the wrinkles.

Front set frame and all the superlons are for some reason in good shape.

Now i just had to fix my 1938 Singer's (grand mom's old) leather drive belt which is broken, where is the quality, belt only lasted about 70 years :p

Here a chair (from 1937) i restored about 20 years ago with this same Singer

To be continue.

E30_80Y · « **Reply #17 on:** August 13, 2009, 10:16:07 AM »

are the driver and passenger side the same, what i mean is can i use the passenger side template and make two covers??

ose30 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:52:20 PM »

Fabrics are more or less the same.

E30_80Y · « **Reply #19 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:34:14 PM »

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Fabrics are more or less the same.

so the only difference is the holes location for the side controls??

ose30 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2009, 12:59:58 AM »

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so the only difference is the holes location for the side controls??

Yes, no other difference.

E30_80Y · « **Reply #21 on:** November 03, 2009, 10:49:14 PM »

so here is my attempt, i understand some of you will not like the color. i am doing the entire process myself. no experience, so it will not be perfect although heck of a lot better then my original torn up ones.

AcSchnitzer318is · « **Reply #22 on:** November 04, 2009, 12:47:05 AM »

Not a bad first attempt... and way cheaper than paying someone else I'm sure. I have no sewing skills so I will have to buy someone elses work, but props to you for DIY'ing.

E30_80Y · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:36:18 AM »

here's 98% done.

quinn11m20 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2009, 10:37:00 AM »

Looks good. I personally would not have done it in orange. I are you going to do any other parts of the car?

carlos318is · « **Reply #25 on:** November 15, 2009, 03:15:25 PM »

Man that looks awsome:D

profbooty · « **Reply #26 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:20:13 AM »

Do you have a template for your seats?

quinn11m20 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:47:10 AM »

Just to add, I bought some Corbeau sport seats that the bolsters and everything look just like the stock ones. I know I know I could of reupolstered them. But I wanted something different. So I spent about a $1000 with mounting brackets. I never figured out how to upload photos so, I will tell that they look good. Out

E30_80Y · « **Reply #28 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:24:24 AM »

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Do you have a template for your seats?

i transferred everything directly into the vinyl. so template is the oem seat covers. i didnt make no stencils out of them. some of the piece were torn beyond recognition, but you can always use the flip side(from other side seat) to figure it out.

robrez · « **Reply #29 on:** November 28, 2009, 05:29:27 PM »

Did you dye your carpet, or is that original?

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here's 98% done.