Factory Seat Covers Glued On ?

[Wacky Dee]

just decided to put on my leatherette seat covers on today properly and I've taken off the original factory skins off the backseat and passenger seat ... complete pain in the ass because they were COMPLETELY glued on to the foam underneath, so I've lost 2-3 mm of foam in about 30-40% of the surface...

Anyway .. few questions ..for those that do this sort of stuff

1) What sort of glue should I use to glue on my leatherette seat covers on to the foam? Something that won't burn/destroy the foam or dry too quickly while I'm putting it on and tightening it etc.

2) is there any sort of 'spray on' foam that you can buy so that I can fix up the seat foam where I've torn off bits ? Something that can be easily applied and spread and that will dry and connect with the factory foam

Thanks all.. gonna glue the rears on tommorow (still gotta tighten it with zipties around the edges too) but I've pretty much decided to take the front seats to a pro as they're impossible to separate the top and bottom half of the seat so it's a total PITA to put the front covers on..

[Wacky Dee]

oh yeah and the installation instructions that I got from the leatherette supplier are for an R33 and I was told they'd be the same pretty much ...not even close, totally different seats and the R34 skins are NOT glued on (except inside the seams)

[Wacky Dee]

has anyone installed the leatherette seat covers from Max (proseat) on an R34? How the hell are you supposed to pull the zip ties through the foam when it compresses as soon as you punch a hole through? Also what are the zip ties supposed to hold on to on the rear side when the R34 has no bars at back of the foam in the middle sections (only around the frame) Anyone ???

[TaKz]

these leatherette seat covers are suppose to go over the original upholestery if these are the ones that im thinking of!!!!

[Yo-Yo]

these leatherette seat covers are suppose to go over the original upholestery if these are the ones that im thinking of!!!!

+1 I never looked into them myself, just from pictures I saw on here.

I assumed they just layed them over the original upholstery, although the pictures did look like a tight fit

[Wacky Dee]

nah I spoke to the guy that makes and sells them on the phone and he told me they look way better with the originals taken off.

[mrgtt]

these leatherette seat covers are suppose to go over the original upholestery if these are the ones that im thinking of!!!!

friend did them to hes 34 and he just sliped them on over the original skins didnt take anything off

[joeyg23]

I just paid Max to fit them to my R34, screw stuffing around trying to do it myself...seats look great now!

The only thing i'm pissed about is the slash in my door trim

[Wacky Dee]

Ive just spent the better part of the afternoon doing the rear bottom half ..gonna do the rar top half tommorow and I'd done. It won't be perfect but it sure as shit looks a lot better than a slip-on cover .. looks almost factory.

I'll get the front seats done professionally as they're a bit harder and I want those looking perfect (will probably ask for them to be glued on to avoid any creases etc). All in all ...the R34 leatherettes from Max/Proseat are a total pain in the ass to DIY if you do it properly .. best to let pros do it imo.

On that note ..ther other place "ultimate seat interiors" or something like that, which sells the same leatherette covers has a better design IMO with all the threads provided so you can just pull them through the foam and tighten ..beats screwing around with zip ties (headache and a half when you need almost 50 zip ties just for rear seats..)

[peterw]

Post some pictures up when its done

[babyskyline]

Sounds like too much effort too me but would like to see some picsof yours before i hand over money for a set.

[Wacky Dee]

finished the rear seats tonight took a pic on my mobile but left the mobile at mah parents Will post a photo tommorow.

[Wacky Dee]

that's my handy work ... took ages to finish. Not too shabby for an amateur and a lot of improvisation hey? But yeah, I'm letting a pro do the front seats because I don't want any of those air bubbles/creases on my fronts so I'll ask him to glue them on so they look like factory skins.

[1802NV]

They look awesome but its sounds like a hell of alot of work.

[Wacky Dee]

the R34 stock skins are completely glued on which is a pain in the ass and the proseat trims use zipties which is another pita .. if you have an R32/33 and use ultimate auto trim ones I don't think it'd be nearly as difficult to do these, lots of peeps have done them

[peterw]

looks good