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Repairing Seat / Reupholster Seat
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:48 pm
by Jxer00
Anybody out there know a good way to repair the seat on an old honda cx500 (has the double bucket seat style)?
It has a couple of pretty good rips in the back area and it looks super cheesy....I just dont have the cash to pay 100 bucks to some place like jc whitney for a replacement....any ideas welcome!
Thanks in advance!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:01 pm
by flynrider
Four words : color matched duct tape.
If you're riding on a budget, it's great stuff. If you do a neat job, it's hard to tell that the tape is there.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:19 pm
by Shorts
Depending on the material, go to an auto parts store and pick up a seat/dash vinyl or leather repair kit or something of the sort. You can probably math the color and patch the hole.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:09 pm
by Jxer00
Ah good suggestions....Ill have to check it out....I should have mentioned that the tear in the seat is roughly the size of an adult hand/fist, (Guess its more of a gaping hole, instead of a tear hehe) Do you think that I can still fix this?
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:59 am
by storysunfolding
Some guys at ridersofvision.net used stretch vinyl and a staple gun to make a decent seat cover.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:47 am
by MartimusPrimus
I used a chunk of vinyl cut it to the shape of the hole in my seat cover tucked it under and used some gorilla glue
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:35 pm
by NorthernPete
shop around, apholstry shops might be able to get you a good deal (especially those small ones) I had a shop recover my seat for 60 bucks canadian.