Seat dismantling
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Hi guys,
I'm looking to buy a set of front seats from a Cerbera for my chim. The seats I have in mind are in a pretty bad way and need recovering. I have a mate who does trimming for the aircraft industry who will be covering the seats for me. However after looking at the pictures he was a bit concerned as to how easy the seats are to dismantle.
Can anyone adivise on how easy this is, I would expect we will need to separate the back and side bolsters from the base as a minimum.
I'm looking to buy a set of front seats from a Cerbera for my chim. The seats I have in mind are in a pretty bad way and need recovering. I have a mate who does trimming for the aircraft industry who will be covering the seats for me. However after looking at the pictures he was a bit concerned as to how easy the seats are to dismantle.
Can anyone adivise on how easy this is, I would expect we will need to separate the back and side bolsters from the base as a minimum.
The seats come apart fairly easily. The main part of the back is a fibreglass shell held on by the sscrews either side of the headrest and a couple low down at the back. This fidgets off the frame.
The cushion is one piece and is held in by a couple of pieces of leather and elastic which are pop-riveted to the bottom seat shell. Drill out the rivets and remove.
You do not remove the bolsters to recover them, just the original cover which is held on by a combination of glue and hog rings onto wires that run down either side of the seat under the cushion. Cut the hog rings and carefully prise off the covers.
When it comes to recovering ensure that all exposed foam is covered with tissue (iron-on interfacing is ideal) or you will never get the leather over the foam.
The pictures about half way down my refurbishment page may help http://www.tvr-cerbera.co.uk/refurb_index.html
The cushion is one piece and is held in by a couple of pieces of leather and elastic which are pop-riveted to the bottom seat shell. Drill out the rivets and remove.
You do not remove the bolsters to recover them, just the original cover which is held on by a combination of glue and hog rings onto wires that run down either side of the seat under the cushion. Cut the hog rings and carefully prise off the covers.
When it comes to recovering ensure that all exposed foam is covered with tissue (iron-on interfacing is ideal) or you will never get the leather over the foam.
The pictures about half way down my refurbishment page may help http://www.tvr-cerbera.co.uk/refurb_index.html
Edited by Tanguero on Friday 19th March 00:48
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