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I'll be needing to recover the bench seat in my '65 Flareside. I have not taken it apart yet. I can find cover kits just fine, but I'm pretty sure the foam is trashed. The only "ready made" foam I've found is at LMC and shown for 67 - 72 only (pretty pricey too). Will these fit my 65? How different are the 67 - 72 seats?
Probably, your best bet would be to take your seat cover, if you have one, to an upholstery shop and they can take care of you. I don’t know if they even had Custom Cabs in Flareside trucks, but Custom Cabs do have thicker foam than Standard Cabs.
I'll be needing to recover the bench seat in my '65 Flareside. I have not taken it apart yet. I can find cover kits just fine, but I'm pretty sure the foam is trashed. The only "ready made" foam I've found is at LMC and shown for 67 - 72 only (pretty pricey too). Will these fit my 65? How different are the 67 - 72 seats?
I do mostly furniture upholstery, but Mikey's got the right idea. Don't waste your money ordering a "kit". For the same price you could do your seat 5x over. Here's an example https://www.thefoamfactory.com/openc...m/HD36-HQ.html
You can pick up an electric knife at your local thrift store for about 5 bucks. I've got about 6 of them. Grab a can of silicone lubricant spray and spray the blades every so often. It'll keep the blades from "grabbing" the foam. You can also use a well sharpened chef's knife but takes a bit of practice.
I do mostly furniture upholstery, but Mikey's got the right idea. Don't waste your money ordering a "kit". For the same price you could do your seat 5x over. Here's an example https://www.thefoamfactory.com/openc...m/HD36-HQ.html
You can pick up an electric knife at your local thrift store for about 5 bucks. I've got about 6 of them. Grab a can of silicone lubricant spray and spray the blades every so often. It'll keep the blades from "grabbing" the foam. You can also use a well sharpened chef's knife but takes a bit of practice.
One inch thick for the back, three inch for the bottom?
I'd like to know this too. In the link provided above, they list 16 different types of open cell foam. Out of those there are a handful that might be appropriate in our application. I just don't know which.
I put a little polyester batting over the foam to take up some of the imperfections before putting on the exterior upholstery. This is a 1978 seat that is in my 63 Uni.
You will put the upholstery on and see the wrinkled areas that need more foam.
This is a pic of the upside down seat bottom with a test fit of the upholstery. I wound up using the Camie 303 spray to attach more foam and then the flap wheel to shape the corners.
Make sure you repair any issues with the steel seat frame and springs.
I'd like to know this too. In the link provided above, they list 16 different types of open cell foam. Out of those there are a handful that might be appropriate in our application. I just don't know which.
I've watched a few uTube videos where they cut out the bad sections (electric knife or hacksaw blade) and glue in "medium density" foam - whatever their definition of medium is... Need to squeeze it between your open hands to compare.
I put a little polyester batting over the foam to take up some of the imperfections before putting on the exterior upholstery. This is a 1978 seat that is in my 63 Uni.
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