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69 GTV seats
I too have had the Euro 69 GTV seats recovered - front and back. Mine were
done 5 or 6 years ago in Montreal. The work was done by an older (late 60s
early 70s) Armenian gentleman. They managed to locate a vinyl somewhere in
the US that looks so much like the original basket weave that I can't tell
the difference. He also left in the "tufts". He told me he would never do
it again! The car was there for 6 or 7 months and he did almost all the
work on the front seats at home in the evenings and by hand. The results
were worth it.
Ken
69 GTV
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 10:18:43 EST
> From: BHIGGINS2@domain.elided
> Subject: 69 GTV seats
>
> I am assuming the "tufts" mentioned refer to the large padded pleats on
> the
> center portion of the seat - I had my seats recovered back in 1991. The
> shop
> that did the work did a beautiful job - the tufts were apparently not easy
> to
> duplicate and the butresses gave them fits - it took 3 months longer to
> complete the job than the quote. I didn't get seat covers - the seats
> were
> recovered from scratch. When I recovered the seats - the OEM basket weave
> material originally used in the center of the seats was not available so I
> went for black leather grained vinyl all around. I had the choice of
> domestic
> vinyl, premium german vinyl, or snowmobile seat vinyl (I was told it is
> the
> most durable you can get - I think it is thicker) - I went with the
> snowmobile
> vinyl - looks great! Seats were recovered in Ottawa, Canada.
>
> I was told that the guy who did the work could only work on the seats for
> a
> hour or so each day before he lost his patience and had to put them aside.
> I
> was told that next time the cost for one front seat would be greater than
> what
> I paid for both front seats and the rear.
>
> My guess is that many '69 seats lost the tufts when they were recovered
> for
> sake of ease and money - too bad as they look good with the tufts.
>
> Ben Higgins
> Scuderia Alfa Romeo, Houston
> Galveston, Texas
>
>
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