Seats, door panel plates, and rear view mirror questions

[challenged72]

I asked these questions in my resto thread but perhaps they would get better attention in the right section:

so my 72 seats are in great shape except for a few splits at the seams. I was curious if anyone had attempted this before, Im planning on taking the covers off, and reinforcing the hell out of them and fixing the splits. I have a very strong canvas/vinyl/leather glue that has never failed me before and I really want to try to save these covers to save some money on my build, its just a DD not a show car

If it works they should look perfect, any thoughts or flames?

The plates on my door panels say Special Edition. I know my car was not a SE since it is a 72, I would rather have the challenger emblem. I have seen what look like two different sizes of plates, how do I know which size to order, as measurements are not specified?

in the picture of my rear vew mirror, what is wrong here the mirror or the visors? It almost seems like the mirror is the exact copy of one I have for a 69 442?


Pics:
http://img74.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=challenger72045.jpg

as always, thanks for you patience I have a lot to learn 

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Hang in there and keep asking questions. We all went thru this stuff before.   

Are your seats cloth or leather? I clicked on your link a few times. but it keeps timing out on me.   

Your idea sounds like it might work with leather or vinyl, but I know from experience, once cloth seats start going south, there is no stopping it.   

As for the emblem on your door panels, I'm afraid that sized emblem was only on the door panel woodgrain insert. I'm not sure if they are available after-market, but I'll look for you.

Sorry I can't see you rear view mirror pic.


EDIT, I think these are the door panels inserts you want? 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/70-74-Challenger-door-panel-woodgrain-inserts-3-LOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem19b62d4860QQitemZ110430603360QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[challenged72]

Hang in there and keep asking questions. We all went thru this stuff before.   

Are your seats cloth or leather? I clicked on your link a few times. but it keeps timing out on me.   

Your idea sounds like it might work with leather or vinyl, but I know from experience, once cloth seats start going south, there is no stopping it.   

As for the emblem on your door panels, I'm afraid that sized emblem was only on the door panel woodgrain insert. I'm not sure if they are available after-market, but I'll look for you.

Sorry I can't see you rear view mirror pic.


EDIT, I think these are the door panels inserts you want? 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/70-74-Challenger-door-panel-woodgrain-inserts-3-LOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem19b62d4860QQitemZ110430603360QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Those are the ones, mine are like that they just say SE
They almost look like they could just be stripped to bare silver like the center console overlay, which is what I think I want to do

My seats are vinyl,  I'll give it a go then.  :2thumbs:I have an old torn up back seat of the same material I can use to patch behind it, since its the same thickness maybe it wont show up when I put the covers back on, I'll just have to experiment with it and post pics


Hm, its doing it for me too now, I'll try and upload them here.

[dodj]

Your rear view mirror base looks a little different to me. I attached a pic of mine. Hope it helps. (my visors are being recovered)

[Chryco Psycho]

I think I have a set of the normal door inserts that I scould trade for the SE ones you have
your mirror base looks correct to me , Dodjs mirror looks weird though

[challenged72]

Your rear view mirror base looks a little different to me. I attached a pic of mine. Hope it helps. (my visors are being recovered)

hmm.... do your visors have knobs on the end or do they look like mine? My base has notches for the visors but the visors dont have knobs, one or the other has to be wrong haha

Chryco I would be interested in that, do you want better pictures of them? Im 99% sure they are in usable shape

[Chryco Psycho]

well I do have a set , they are in good conditon , the chrome is perfect but the wood grain if lifting a bit at the edge , I took them out of a 72 back in 81

[dodj]

hmm.... do your visors have knobs on the end or do they look like mine? My base has notches for the visors but the visors dont have knobs, one or the other has to be wrong haha

Chryco I would be interested in that, do you want better pictures of them? Im 99% sure they are in usable shape

My visors are only supported at one end. They don't anchor to the mirror base.

[dodj]

your mirror base looks correct to me , Dodjs mirror looks weird though

Maybe the earlier '70-'72 visors attached to the mirror base and the '73's and '74's didn't?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Yes, the 70-71 visors attached to the rear view mirror base.

[quapman]

For the seat repair, I say "why not?"

If Chrycho decides not to do the trade, I can do it. I have several sets of regular inserts.

You have a 70-71 mirror base. You need the 72-4 without the anchor points.

Yes, there's an echo in here. 

[dodj]

hmm.... do your visors have knobs on the end or do they look like mine? My base has notches for the visors but the visors dont have knobs, one or the other has to be wrong haha

I guess your '72 has the original visors and a 70 or 71 mirror. If you you want a base without the notches for the visors, I think I have a spare mirror I could send you. You would have to give me a couple days to find it though.

[challenged72]

hey that would be great, just pm me when you find it and let me know how much you want, thanks

[dodj]

hey that would be great, just pm me when you find it and let me know how much you want, thanks

I found it. Whatever it costs for shipping is fine.