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Restored Car Seats - Complete Seat-isfaction

Car Seat Installation
With the bottom frame set... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
With the bottom frame set aside, we move to the seatback.
Car Seat Installation
There's a considerable amount... 
   
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There's a considerable amount of hardware to be removed compared to the seat bottom.
Car Seat Installation
Parts include the bezel for... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
Parts include the bezel for the seat belt, the seatback panel, and the seatback release bezel.
Car Seat Installation
It's back to pulling hog rings... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
It's back to pulling hog rings again in order to gain access to the lock strap housing, which needs to be removed. Once access is obtained, remove the necessary nuts and bolts and pull housing out.
Car Seat Installation
The next step is to remove... 
   
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The next step is to remove the seatback bumpers. One was broken upon arrival. Thanks to Matt's kung fu grip, it was not a problem.
Car Seat Installation
Once the remaining hog rings... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
Once the remaining hog rings were removed, all the foam was peeled away to gain access to these hidden nuts, which hold the upper seatback trim in place.
Car Seat Installation
All the components to be reused... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
All the components to be reused were moved to the media blaster. Mid America Motorworks uses a special media for this, mainly composed of plastic. This less harsh blasting method removes the rust without compromising the integrity of the parts.
Car Seat Installation
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Once the parts are clean of all debris, they are sprayed with black paint to seal against the elements and give a nice factory look.
Car Seat Installation
Once the paint was dry, it... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
Once the paint was dry, it was back to work. Matt began to install needed hooks and wire to the seatback foam in order to anchor the seat cover and frame.
Car Seat Installation
After the seat frame was acquainted... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
After the seat frame was acquainted with the new seatback foam, special hog ring pliers were used to fasten it all together.
Car Seat Installation
Once complete, it was time... 
   
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Once complete, it was time to start mating the seat cover to the front half in order to reinstall the upper trim.
Car Seat Installation
Liberal amounts of spray adhesive... 
   
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Car Seat Installation
Liberal amounts of spray adhesive are applied in order to attach the seatback upper molded foam.

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