Reupholstering My Seats

[Jeffrey]

I had been wanted to recover my seats since I got my Liberty in June. Since my liberty used to be an enterprise rent-a-car the covers weren't in the greatest shape. Last week at work (I work at an automotive seating distribution center) while digging through rolls of fabric for some other job, I found this awesome blue material that will match my exterior blue perfectly. My boss said he didn't even know why we had that material or what it was for and that it was mine. :big_banana_Dance: I ripped out my passenger seat faster than I knew I could. Here's some pics of my little reupholstery project so far. More will be posted as I go.

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[speedracerbubba]

Very cool. I know nothing about upholstery so it's interesting to see.

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[67Customs]

Yeah, I have no clue about upholstery. I'd like to see pics of the project as you complete it.

 

[Jeffrey]

I don't either, I work in shipping/packaging but my first sewing machine lesson is later today lol

 

[Jeffrey]

Because the original material had a foam backing, I needed to replicate that thickness with the new material. I had to sew each piece to a layer of foam.

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Here is a close up of the pattern on the material.

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After a few weeks of frustration :disgust: I was ready to call it quits.:flamingdevil: Sewing is not easy! I finally got the front seats finished. I also added seat heaters while I had the seats apart.

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The front Before and After

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The back Before and After with added pocket.

Now I have to figure out how to get the back seat out of the car so I can get that started.:rofl:

 

[67Customs]

Very nice, man. Looking really good so far.

 

[belvedere]

Looks good!

 

[sparkman70]

Good job looks sweet

 

[Phil + Neela]

Very nice!

How did you get the right cuts/sizes of material? Did you just trace the old seat fabric? I can see this being an interesting future project for me

 

[Jeffrey]

Very nice!

How did you get the right cuts/sizes of material? Did you just trace the old seat fabric? I can see this being an interesting future project for me

yup once you remove the old cover you have to slice it at all the seams and trace each piece, then put it back together.

 

[speedracerbubba]

yup once you remove the old cover you have to slice it at all the seams and trace each piece, then put it back together.

Sounds deceivingly easy. The end result is pretty good, sir.

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[Jeffrey]

yes it sounds easy and it looks easy but trust me its not easy! lol

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Lookin good!

 

[methodh2x]

Looks great, digging the grey offset

 

[Up Liberty]

Look'n great man....are you sure this is your first sewing job lol.

 

[uscgbazz]

WOW!!!! Those seats look great!! Even added the rear map pocket that they seem to have forgotten from the factory. Awesome job!!

 

[sevenhelmet]

Very professional looking. My hat's off to you.

 

[Jeffrey]

Thanks everyone.

 

[mcseforsale]

Cool...very cool. Thought about painting/dying the plastic on the bottom? You could either do RIT dye (in boiling water), or the duplicolor spray...

AJ

 

[Jeffrey]

no i like the grey contrast plus i found these awesome matching blue temp knobs and seat recliner knobs online. I know i could probably recolor them myself paint or dye but im lazy and i have christmas money lol