Seat Upholstery Installation Instructions
Please read completely before beginning installation
Note: The seat upholstery is made to fit as tight as the originals. Caution must be exercised when installing over pad and frames. Do not pull at seams excessively as it is possible to tear upholstery as these points.
Installation:
1. Remove the seat from the vehicle and separate the seat back from the bottom.
2. Remove the old seat upholstery and hog rings. While removing the original upholstery, note the fastening points. The new upholstery will fasten at, or near, these same locations.
3. Inspect the pad, springs and frame; make any necessary repairs or replacements.
4. Determine which upholstery is the backrest and which is the seat bottom; they are not interchangeable.
5. Turn back-rest upholstery inside out and place on top of the back rest. Slide down evenly while unrolling upholstery working each side until they are even; then install hog rings where required working from the center to each side. (Do the same with the head rests or arm rest if these come with your seat upholstery). Wherever your upholstery has Velcro for attachment, no hog rings are required. Adjust Velcro to align back rest pleats with bench seat pleats.
6. Turn seat bottom upholstery inside out and place on front of seat. Make sure the center of the upholstery is aligned with the center of the seat back upholstery. Pull the upholstery over each front corner working each side toward the back until they are even; then install hog rings one at a time where required working from the center to each side.
Note: If your upholstery set has a plastic “J” channel, there are no hog rings required in that area. Simply snap the plastic channel on to the metal flange on the bottom of the seat frame.
7. Re-assemble seat and install back in vehicle.
Helpful Hints: Installation is easier if the upholstery is heated. Warm vinyl has more elasticity and is easier to contour. Heating is best accomplished by laying the upholstery in the sun or using a hair dryer but, please be careful not to melt the vinyl.
A thin layer of plastic put over the cushions will help make the seat upholstery slide down over the back rest and seat pad.
If the upholstery is in a bind, Do Not Pull. Work each side evenly until you can continue with the installation.
