Seat Cover How-To

[redrunner]

Originally posted by 300exOH
Just a suggestion but you may want to try heating the seat cover with a hair dryer or heat gun(low heat) before installing. It should make them much easier to stretch.

That's what the guy said at the upholstery shop said. Him and 2 other guys heating and stretching, he even said it was a ******!

[hessianmx111]

What I did and it worked very well for me was, First hook the front of the seatcover on the front of the seat stretch it good throw 3-5 staples on it then stretch the back straight back while heating with blow dryer fold it under the back of the seat while its stretched nice and tight staple it with like 4 staples, then go to the middle and heat up pretty good with hairdryer on each side then stretch tightly on one side and staple with like 4 staples then do the same for the other side, then i went to the top again and started stapling while pulling the cover tight all the way down the side till i had one side done and did the same for the other side. This seemed to work good for me.

[Traxxrida12]

i followed the directions and it worked thanks

i got a new ceet flame seat cover and in my opinion it looks good

[400EXtremeguy]

Very nicely done!! I have done a couple covers recently and that is exactly how I did mine...from rear to front.
It helps to have an extra set of hands and take your time to do it right!

[mountaineer]

It was tough to do mine too. It took me about three hours and lots of frustration. I have the quad tech seat cover and it is sweet. I bought mine from www.atvgalaxy.com for $99.95+ shipping

[Rich250RRacer]

Originally posted by Pappy
it really depends on the cover. some covers need to match the graphics so the alignment on the front of the seat is more critical. others are designed with logo's and graphics on the rear so alignment in that area dictates starting from the rear.


if you want to do the best job, search out a real upholstry stapler.

I used to use one of those hand staplers, but when you have deep valleys in the seat pan (250R) it's nearly impossible to get the staples to penetrate the base, especially on an older seat. I picked up an air powered upholstry stapler with a 1 inch extended nose for about $80 from a local industrial supply store. I cannot stress how much easier it made installation, and it's paid for itself already.

[wilkin250r]

I had a seat cover with a wrinkle, and all the stretching in the world wouldn't get rid of it. It was right in the middle of the seat, and it was caused by a fold during shipping.

After installing the seat cover and stretching it tight, I took a slightly damp towel and an iron to it. You can't iron vinyl directly, it will melt. Put the towel on the seat, and run the iron over it a few times. The wrinkle came right out.

[crazedape]

What if the seat foam is damaged. Do you order a new seat or do you just need the foam or what? I have an '88 trx 250r that is why I am asking. Where can you find the foam or seat for a 250r?

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by Rich250RRacer
I used to use one of those hand staplers, but when you have deep valleys in the seat pan (250R) it's nearly impossible to get the staples to penetrate the base, especially on an older seat. I picked up an air powered upholstry stapler with a 1 inch extended nose for about $80 from a local industrial supply store. I cannot stress how much easier it made installation, and it's paid for itself already.

Yep, or ebay.

do a search:

"upholstery stapler"

Tough word to spell. I had to use Word spellcheck.

/Jon

this is to Pappy

can i go to a vinyl shop and just buy a sheet of black vinyl and staple it on like a
regular seatcover or will it not work?

because im running low on funds and dont want to spend $60.00 and the one i want