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Re: Seat cover replacement Posted by philwags [Email]  (#37) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from philwags) on Sun, 2 Oct 2022 20:25:15
In Reply to: Re: Seat cover replacement, Tushy, Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:12:02 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Well that was an adventure. The first front seat had a rather steep learning curve... but by time I started the second one I was a seasoned pro and ready to order new leather for Saab #2. The front seat bottoms are relatively easy as you have access from the bottom of the seat but the backrest of the seats are a bit more of a challenge.
The most difficult thing is trying to reinstall the small hooks that tie the wire frame of the skin to the back of the seat - I stretched, squished, mashed, pulled, swore at, bled on, and gave myself carpal tunnel trying to get those little bastards back in with my fingers. After an evening of contemplation and a few beers I bought one of these and it changed everything: (hP1 Tools Motorcycle Exhaust Spring Hook Tool T-Handle Type with Rubber Coating)
Install the seat skin inside out from the top, put the hook on the wire frame and then slide the tool through from the back hooking the other end of the hook and pull it through and voila! Just work your way down each level of hooks and it goes without too much effort honestly.
Other Random Thoughts:
There were a couple of zip ties on the bottom of my seat holding the corners of the seat down - I highly doubt they were original but they were doing a job so I put them back.
I didn't bother at all with the heating panels - they didn't work before I started and they don't work now. ;)
(Mine is a convertible that only sees the road in the summer months so they were not worth screwing with for me. If it was an all season car I probably would have tackled that.)
Oh there is a small spring clip that holds the headrest in place when you raise/lower it. The first one I took apart it got bent pretty badly and when I tried to bend it back into shape it snapped in half. So I was super careful when I took out the second one and it came out totally mutilated anyway... so there's that. I guess I've got nothing to help you with that part - I don't tend to adjust my headrests anyway so I wasn't concerned - they are quite tight on the backrest so it's not like they'll be flopping around.
Sorry for the disjointed nature of this message, just throwing my thoughts out there rather than creating a tutorial. Which, had I taken photos throughout I would have but unfortunately I did not. The photos I used for reference, (https://fixmysaab.com/900_repair/seatskins/front.asp) they were quite helpful. I did take a photo of my helper in the project so I'll include that below.
I disassembled the rear seats this afternoon - will report back when I get those done.
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