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: Deluxe Rear Seat Question


FrankenChevy
Sep 7th, 08, 07:23 PM
I have the standard interior on my '67 but I want to use the deluxe seat covers. I really like the black covers with the white striped insets since the exterior of the car is Tuxedo black with Ermine white Z stripes. My question is... is it a fairly simple operation for a competent upholstery shop to modify the shorter deluxe seat cover to fit a standard interior rear seat or is there a better way to do it? I would think that one approach would be to unstitch the center section (above the hump) and stitch in a wider section (between the piping) to account for the wider seat.... but I'm not an interior guy. Has anyone done something similar? I usually have more luck when I hire something out if I first understand what can be done and tell them exactly what I'm looking for. I think Classic Industries sells the matching vinyl for the new section but a good interior shop would probably also have access to a supplier. I also have DSE minitubs so the lower portion of the seats (adjacent to the wheel well) will need to modified anyways.

GMJoe
Sep 8th, 08, 04:03 PM
I'm sure as you pointed out any competent upholstery shop should be able to modify a deluxe rear cover to fit a standard seat.
The 67 deluxe interior is by far my favorite.....
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h148/yz222/P1001491.jpg

FrankenChevy
Sep 8th, 08, 05:31 PM
Thanks for the pics Joe. I guess I was hoping that someone offered an off-the-shelf wide '67 deluxe seat cover or that I misunderstood how the covers fit. Since I posted this I searched around and it looks like the '68 deluxe covers fit the wider seat and not the '67. Looking at your pics, it looks like expanding the center section may be the way to go....if adding 7" to that section won't look funny. I guess I'll go ahead and get the ball rolling by talking to a shop.