[MX-5 Miata] Re-skin and restore your seats on the cheap!
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2017
- I recently restored my 93' LE Miata's seats, so I made a video of the process. I hope this video can help anyone who may be considering such an endeavor but is weary of upholstery type projects. I had zero prior experience with this kind of stuff but I'm very satisfied with my outcome! Don't be scared to try something you've never done. And I did it all for under $300! That's less than the cost of most cheap eBay racing seats, and way cooler! If you have any questions or need any help with a seat restoration project of your own feel free to comment or message me. Thank you for watching and have a great day.
www.interior-innovations.com
I got my new (faux leather) seat skins from these guys for $225 usd shipped! Add in the price of a few materials and tools I purchased for this project and I'm still well under $300.
Here's my price breakdown:
Replacement seat skins $200
Shipping cost on seat skins $25
2 yards 1/2" poly foam $25
Spray adhesive $8
Metal snips $5
Revolving leather punch $5
Eyelet pliers with 100 eyelets $5
Large container of zipties $5
1 yard nylon mesh fabric $2
Super glue $3
Large embroidery needle $1
3 gallons distilled white vinegar $6
Change found under seats/carpet -$2.46
Total cost: $279.54
I had all of the other tools/materials on hand, but they are all pretty common items
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Thank You so much, I'm a retired police officer of 25 years. I'm restoring my wife's dream car that her parents would not let her buy. She's a doctor now and bought a 1993 miata that I am restoring for her. I was having trouble with the recovered seats. THANKS A TON!!!
I'm a retired architect/carpenter who never made much of a solid living trying for quality. I appreciate your attention to detail.
I can't tell you how grateful I am that you made such a detailed video on this. This was a massive help
As another person with a 97, but with an M edition, I can't thank you enough for not only providing an installation video, but for directing us to a website that also includes the M Edition embroidery AND the ability to add diamond stiching on top of that? Amazing.
This is an incredibly thorough video, thank you
I appreciate your time on this video. I'm going to do this on my '79 TR7!
Great Job! Love the thoroughness, it really makes a job like this seem less intimidating
I've got similar seats in my Classic Car , i really like the shape of them, and now feel confident I too could recover them, thanks CD for the extra tips about ties vs hogrings, superglue , hole puncher and eyelets - all good stuff.
They came out amazing! I just ordered the same seat cover replacements but in black. I saw another video where the guy gave up because they were too loose and wrinkly and I started to think about adding in foam to make it more fitted and for more comfort. I'm really glad I ran across your video because I'm now confident it can be done with materials I already have. Your instructions are WAY more clear than the ones given by the supplier. I hope you won't mind if I post your tutorial on the miata forums I frequent, you've got my sub and you'll be getting MANY more. You deserve it! Keep up the good work!
I watched your excellent video with huge interest. My new seat skins are ordered, delivered and ready to be installed. Hopefully the job goes as smoothly for me as it did for you. You had many great tips and ideas that were not mentioned in other videos on this topic. Thanks for taking your time to record the process.
Excellent instructions and very nice craftsmanship. Thanks for taking the time to video for all of us.
I know others have said it but I can't stress enough how helpful your videos are man. Great stuff.
Many thanks for theis very helpful video! I did the same to my MX5 seats that I will fit to my 72 Karmann Ghia, and they turned out perfect!
Thanks for all the details best video by far. I just stripped the seats in my 1993 Miata. Tomorrow will be installing the new skins, your video gave me the confidence I needed just when I was considering taking them to an auto reupholster shop. I'm 62 original owner rehabbing the entire entire and new paint job, saving it for my 1 year old granddaughters 17th birthday. Thanks to your video I'm motivated.
Dude! Thanks soooo much for the video. I just finished installing interior-innovations skins on my '95 Miata. Your video was of tremendous help. I tried plumping up the foam with a garment steamer (as recommended by others) but it had little effect. Your use of 1/2" poly foam is what was needed to make up for 23 years of age and butt pressure. Thanks again!
I thought you was a pro. Really nice work and I can tell you enjoy it. Thanks for the video
Your attention to details, fabulous. Great remarkable skills you have .
Absolute A+ quality video and explanation. I think I'll go and find me a pair of seats just to reupholster them using your example.
Excellent video...appreciate all the step by step instructions! Very thorough!
I have fooled with this before and I have to say, you did a fantastic job! Seats look incredible! Keep up the helpful videos.