Ok when I had this problem I searched and came up with
1. Upholstery shop
2. Sewing with high strength cord
I decided to take a different route. After a few unsatisfactory attempts at reattaching the rubber pieces with new rubber this is what I came up with. the hardest part of this is removing the seat ( use a torch on the exposed threads of the bolts under the truck and burn off any rust or undercoating)
Purchase these at Home Depot/Lowes in the electrical supply section
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair3.jpg
Remove seat and seat base (uses T-40 torx)
Now your seat is either torn at the elastic mesh or the at the rubber (like mine) no matter
take a flat head screwdriver and pierce the mesh at the tension bar at both sides. I chose the points near the wire links which tie the bar into the seat frame and these are good points. So to duplicate my install you will make 4 holes in the mesh on both sides.http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair1.jpg
Bend the first monster zip tie end to a 90 degree to facilitate threading through the holesjust created. I also ignored the frame rails until both sides were threaded and then tucked them under the frame rails, it is much easier this way.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair2.jpg
tighten as best as you can, they don't need to be super tight and compared to what you are used to will feel like a new seat. One warning against overtightening is that the wire pins that hold the torsion bars to the seat frame could come out since they are only hooked in, to fix it you will need to cut your newly installed tie reset it and install another.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair4.jpg
Four ties should be sufficient to hold even the heaviest of drivers Now choose your favorite seat cover and forget whats under there! I hope this helps others, now get off your butt and fix that seat!
1. Upholstery shop
2. Sewing with high strength cord
I decided to take a different route. After a few unsatisfactory attempts at reattaching the rubber pieces with new rubber this is what I came up with. the hardest part of this is removing the seat ( use a torch on the exposed threads of the bolts under the truck and burn off any rust or undercoating)
Purchase these at Home Depot/Lowes in the electrical supply section
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair3.jpg
Remove seat and seat base (uses T-40 torx)
Now your seat is either torn at the elastic mesh or the at the rubber (like mine) no matter
take a flat head screwdriver and pierce the mesh at the tension bar at both sides. I chose the points near the wire links which tie the bar into the seat frame and these are good points. So to duplicate my install you will make 4 holes in the mesh on both sides.http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair1.jpg
Bend the first monster zip tie end to a 90 degree to facilitate threading through the holesjust created. I also ignored the frame rails until both sides were threaded and then tucked them under the frame rails, it is much easier this way.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair2.jpg
tighten as best as you can, they don't need to be super tight and compared to what you are used to will feel like a new seat. One warning against overtightening is that the wire pins that hold the torsion bars to the seat frame could come out since they are only hooked in, to fix it you will need to cut your newly installed tie reset it and install another.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o17/ninjzx998/seatrepair4.jpg
Four ties should be sufficient to hold even the heaviest of drivers Now choose your favorite seat cover and forget whats under there! I hope this helps others, now get off your butt and fix that seat!
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