dearborn seat covers?

I purchased the complete set for a bench seat car.  I was afraid to attempt the install so I took them to an upholstery shop.  They charged $100 for the front and $75 for the rear to install.  I asked them about how they fit, and they said that there were no problems at all, very easy fit.  The only problem was the company that sewed the front seat forgot to sew one seam in the middle of the passenger side seat.  After they finished them, they said that I could've done it myself.

I recall one of the guys years back, his name was Tim and he had a GTS...got white covers from dearborn, and said they were complete crap...but as I've never had experience in buying seat covers, period. My cheap ass goes and finds seats out of another car! 

I am looking to order some black with "comfort weave" seat covers for my 72 with highback bench. Who would you recommend for the most authentic and best value?

Edited by GranTorinoMan - 14-July-2009 at 6:30PM

Alan, anyone that is handy with a good industrial sewing machine that knows how to fabricate panels should be able to handle car seats. Boat interiors can be basci to complex, so I don't think a car seat should be any different.

Has anyone been able to nail down a source for close to original fabric to redo some seats?

Yeah, but....where do you get the foam?  And...how do you cut it???  I'm not afraid to try myself, but I need to know the where & how...

Did you do the foam, or were your seat foams good?  I got the buckets, but need the foam material.  I guess I could call a marine shop, but I want the proper stuff... ~Chris

 bought a complete black vinyl repro set from AutoKrafters out of Virginia which included the material for the front fold down and the two piece rear seat and had my local shop repair the frames, repaint them, install new foam, and put on the covers for $325.  The quality of the vinyl was OK and the rear seat did not have the embossed pattern on it that was in the center of the original, but considering what I started with, I'm happy with it.  Notice also, that the fronts have only 1 button whereas the original had two.  Paul~ 

When I was looking for "comfort- weave" for my 72 GTS I had quite a few companies send me samples of their product. Most were anthing but "comfort weave". Many have embosed vinyl that may look like but it, but its not. I kept searching and found;ABC Auto Upholstery, Filly ST. Las Vegas.702 656 1734. He knew what I wanted and shipped the exact material I wanted. A heavier guage "corinthion vinyl" was offered and used for strength. They were shipped ready to have installed. The shop that installed them was impressed with the material and stitch quality. I would not hesitate to use them again. It has been 4 years and I do drive the car. Note, I had to ship them my old skins for an exact match. Hope this helps you.

redmangh wrote: When I was looking for "comfort- weave" for my 72 GTS I had quite a few companies send me samples of their product. Most were anthing but "comfort weave". Many have embosed vinyl that may look like but it, but its not. I kept searching and found;ABC Auto Upholstery, Filly ST. Las Vegas.702 656 1734. He knew what I wanted and shipped the exact material I wanted. A heavier guage "corinthion vinyl" was offered and used for strength. They were shipped ready to have installed. The shop that installed them was impressed with the material and stitch quality. I would not hesitate to use them again. It has been 4 years and I do drive the car. Note, I had to ship them my old skins for an exact match. Hope this helps you. Redmangh

Yes, that does quite a bit!  Thanks!

Uante , thats not comfort weave material. thats a cloth material they use on the broughams.   comfort weave is all vinyl, but is woven like cloth.

I got with SMS Auto Fabrics as Chris mentioned a few posts back and sent them the picture I posted here. They are sending me samples of fabric and vinyl, so it would appear that they might have what I'm looking for. Keeping those fingers crossed. lol

I got my samples in the mail today from SMS. The vinyl and fabric are perfect matches! Kind of expensive. The Fabric is $85 a yard and the Vinyl is $49 a yard. Anyone know about how much material is needed to do the front split bench seat with fold down arm rest from a '73? 

Edited by Uante - 04-October-2009 at 5:35AM

I received my samples this week as well. They are a lil pricey, but in the info they sent it says they could help you with those type questions as well. You can just give them a call and they'll let ya know how much yardage you'll need.