Bugeye Seats

[BWillis]

Anyone have picture of newly recovered and padded bugeye seats? I want to make sure that mine look right.....

Thanks!

 

[jlaird]

Try this.

 

[GB1]

knew Jack would come through, nice belts

is that the correct shift boot? mine is flat

Pat

 

[jlaird]

Got a preaty complete reference lib of pics on Bugeyes. Note that this one is not quite correct. Cockpit suround is covered.

 

[leecreek]

These help?

 

[BWillis]

I think Im screwed. I bought my cover kit from the ebay guy. They wouldnt fit properly so I took them to a interior shop. They're even having a hard time with them...

May have to eat the cost and just order another set from Moss..

 

[Trevor Jessie]

The nicest that I have seen are from Heritage.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

https://www.heritagetrim.com/

 

[BWillis]

I read a thread somewhere recently talking about how exactly to attach the vinyl to the seat back. Was it here? I've looked and cant find it.

 

[jlaird]

Heh, seat back covers are not really attached, they just fit tight, flaps on the bottom kind of tuck under the back.

 

[Bruce_B]

Jack,
What do you have blocking off the back off the bugeye 'luggage space' from the driver/passenger compartment? Looks like some type of partition--homemade?

 

[BWillis]

Bruce,

I don't think thats his car.



Jack,

Do you have any pics of that area?

 

[mxp01]

FYI:

I also purchased BE seats from an Ebay vendor (I believe from Utah). I tried to install them myself, but quickly ran into trouble. I then took them to my upholstery guy and HE had trouble with them, saying they didn't fit and needed to be customized. He finished the job and everything came out fine.

MXP

 

[BWillis]

MXP, Same ebayer (Jerry in Orem Utah)! What did it cost you to get it straightened out? According to my guy the backs are to short and the bases arent fitted correctly. He's had to open most of the main seams to fix it.



Argh!

 

[JPSmit]

As an aside, was at Borders the other night and was looking at the Magazine "Rodders Journal" - there is a Rat Rod Pickup and the builder installed Bugeye seat frames (no padding at all) as an approximation of aircraft seats. I must admit ratrods are generally a guilty pleasure

 

[jlaird]

That is not my present car. I did indeed have a bugeye that was cut out like that, my small son sat there, and I did make a pannel like that for the trunk area. It just sliped out easly. Of course when he road mostly the top was up so I needed that pannel.

That Pic came off the web someplace.

 

[jlaird]

This is Miss Agatha, had to dig em up.

these are a bit dated, Miss Agatha now has a wooden wheel and Ben has this one.

 

[mxp01]

Ben:

I paid $200 to have the upholsterer install the covers on my seats.

MXP

 

[George Zeck]

Ben -

I just bought and installed my seats from the ebay-er in Utah. Had some difficulties and had the arms modified and they worked. I just did this less than 30 days ago so it's fresh in my mind. E-mail me privately if you want to talk. BTW - thye look great. I obviously had the same dilema you did -- redo the entire entire (panels, trim & seats for ~ $400 and a lot of sweat equity vs. paying $1500 / $2000 or more for heritage and / or professional install). I used some cotton batting to fill the added material in.

Having troube with re-finishing the large trim piece on the back with the curves (I went with a thicker fabric and it is bunching up on the curves) - anyone have any experience with this??

Tx-

George Zeck
gzeck2@yahoo.com

 

[bugimike]

BTW, Jacks last pictures show the correct look for the seats. The pictures of te black interior are incorrect as they lack the white piping around the edges!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif