Re: Upholstery Refresh
Posted by 53 Cavalier On 2024/6/8 12:34:02
Interior getting better all the time!
I made a temp cover for the rear seat so it is usable for the summer. I've been pretty pleased with how the seats feel after rebuilding them, I think they are close to how they would have felt originally, which was the goal.
Kick panels were a bit too scruffy to leave original so I covered them with the same vinyl I used for the armrests and sewed new binding on the edge.
Are these floor mats replicas of ones that Packard had made, or just something created by whoever made them? The LED lights are not original looking, but I like the way they look, and they can easily be changed back.
The interior smell is good too, which was a concern of mine. Not the smell of decaying carpet and underlay, but not the smell of new materials either. The natural materials in the seats, along with the original headliner and it's padding, provide just the right vintage car smell.
I made a temp cover for the rear seat so it is usable for the summer. I've been pretty pleased with how the seats feel after rebuilding them, I think they are close to how they would have felt originally, which was the goal.
Kick panels were a bit too scruffy to leave original so I covered them with the same vinyl I used for the armrests and sewed new binding on the edge.
Are these floor mats replicas of ones that Packard had made, or just something created by whoever made them? The LED lights are not original looking, but I like the way they look, and they can easily be changed back.
The interior smell is good too, which was a concern of mine. Not the smell of decaying carpet and underlay, but not the smell of new materials either. The natural materials in the seats, along with the original headliner and it's padding, provide just the right vintage car smell.
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