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Offline JoeGrapes

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rear seat frame question
« on: January 25, 2015 - 01:15:45 PM »
I'm getting ready to recover my seats. I took the old cover off the rear seat back down to the seat springs. Along the top edge of the frame is a kink in the metal. Does anyone have a rear seat open so I can see if that kink should be there?




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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015 - 01:23:58 PM »
Local trim shop was able to straighten mine....  :dunno:
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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015 - 02:22:37 PM »
You had a kink in yours too? I can straighten it I'm just not sure if its should be there. The bend looks to good to have been done by accident.

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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015 - 04:18:46 PM »
Joe,

I am getting ready to recover my seats and they are bare frame. I don't see a kink like that on mine but I have a convertible so not sure of the difference on the top frame part, if any.

But I hope you take lots of pics and post a thread of recovering your seats.
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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2015 - 05:44:50 PM »
I could see no reason why it was there so I straightened it out. There is some surface rust so I'm going to wire brush as much as I can and spray the frames with Rustoleum black.   

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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2015 - 10:46:44 PM »
That happens alot.  Someone tried to pull the seat out instead of lifting it off of the hooks.
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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015 - 10:28:19 AM »
That happens alot.  Someone tried to pull the seat out instead of lifting it off of the hooks.
:iagree: mine actually had waves in it, but its all good now
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Re: rear seat frame question
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015 - 10:59:47 AM »
Joe,



But I hope you take lots of pics and post a thread of recovering your seats.

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