GT750 Seat Cover Replacement
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:37 pm
Can anyone suggest some links or videos to guide replacing the cover on GT750 Seats?
I'm looking for guidance for things like--do I glue the new foam to the seat pan? Tips and tricks for pulling the vinyl taut. But the real challenge is the metal seat pan. Modern seat pans are polyethylene or fiberglass, both of which readily take staples. The upholsterers in my area all will renew a seat with one of these pans but won't touch metal seat pans.
The original GT750J vinyl seat cover has a wire sewn into the outer perimeter. The seat pan hooks actually grab this perimeter wire. I bought a reproduction seat cover and foam (from HVCycle) that are a very good match for the original. But the reproduction cover does not have the wire sewn into the perimeter. This is probably because it would be necessary to carefully fit the cover to the individual seat before the wire is sewn in. How have other fellows solved this problem?
Olaf
I'm looking for guidance for things like--do I glue the new foam to the seat pan? Tips and tricks for pulling the vinyl taut. But the real challenge is the metal seat pan. Modern seat pans are polyethylene or fiberglass, both of which readily take staples. The upholsterers in my area all will renew a seat with one of these pans but won't touch metal seat pans.
The original GT750J vinyl seat cover has a wire sewn into the outer perimeter. The seat pan hooks actually grab this perimeter wire. I bought a reproduction seat cover and foam (from HVCycle) that are a very good match for the original. But the reproduction cover does not have the wire sewn into the perimeter. This is probably because it would be necessary to carefully fit the cover to the individual seat before the wire is sewn in. How have other fellows solved this problem?
Olaf