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Oct 20, 2013 | 11:48 AM

Timo2

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Cheap seats...

...any suggestions on cloth seat repair?
Not against duct tape to keep the foam covered ((it crumbles into bits)), but anyone have any ideas? I have one tear on the drivers left side, where it gets most wear. Thought of fabric tape possibly, not sure how wide or strong it is...

Oct 21, 2013 | 06:45 AM

dogman72

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Buy a cheap seat cover until you decide what you want to do, repair, replace or whatever. Looks better than tape.

Oct 21, 2013 | 11:02 AM

Timo2

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I'm with Nancy on this one, just say NO to seat covers!

Perhaps I'll talk my neighbor into a little needle-and-thread work!

Anyone try the fabric tapes?

Oct 21, 2013 | 06:24 PM

blupupher

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fabric tape will not hold up to use on a seat. Duct tape will not last either, but will last longer than fabric tape.

Take a look on craigs list, you can sometimes find an entire seat for pretty cheap, or look on e-bay for a replacement seat cover (not a cheap seat cover, but an OEM style replacement).

Oct 27, 2013 | 06:55 PM

Aftrmidnite

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I'm going to a salvage yard to find a seat with a ruined seat, but a good back. Found a vehicle upholster who will repair the seat using the fabric.

Oct 27, 2013 | 09:33 PM

steve(ill)

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i took 3 bench seats from pickups to a local reupolster shop. Pick a generic cloth that looks close. They can sew up a cover and install it quick and cheap and looks better than a seat cover.... and duct tape !