Retrim back seats / hatch backs in 'loon

[Al1exx]

I have a set of SR back seats to match my fronts. Unfortunately they don't match my current back seats as they are from a hatch and I've got a 4 door 'loon.
Has anyone managed to retrim the existing seats with the 3 door covers? Any tips before I make a complete hackjob of it? :wtf: The hatch seats are in 4 parts but the 'loon is only in 2...
Or has anyone managed to fit hatch rears in the loon without too much work to the 'loon bodyshell?

[Jack]

A retrim would be easier than trying to fit the hatch seats, the latter have metal back plates where as the saloon ones are just cushion.

The only potential issue I could see with that is the 4dr rear cushions are a different shape to 2/3dr ones, they come round and cover the rear arch a bit. So it could be tricky to get the fabric to cover it correctly.

[Al1exx]

Hmmmm this could be really tricky.... might be better either keeping the seats I have, or buying a replacement back set with a cloth that already matches (the sales brouchure seemed to suggest the saloon had similar cloth as an option but I'd need to double check).
Cheers for the reply mate :thumb:

[burgo]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/new%20loon/S7303347.jpg (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/sclurgess/media/new%20loon/S7303347.jpg.html)

It can be done if you have a lot of patients lol

[Al1exx]

Looks excellent mate nice work! :thumb:
Replacement back seat in the right trim isn't an option - it didn't come in the saloon :(

[millworm]

I think I'm right in saying some early nova hatches had a single piece rear seat witch would mean covering al loon one would be easier

[mowgli]

yes, but only the poverty spec ones.

[Balley]

You can actually get PoV spec rainbow style seats. They don't match the SR rainbows perfectly but not far away.

[EwanG]

The sting model has sr rainbow seats and the rear bench is one piece.

[L14MNP]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/new%20loon/S7303347.jpg (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/sclurgess/media/new%20loon/S7303347.jpg.html)

It can be done if you have a lot of patients lol

Did you doctor the covers?

[burgo]

Just removed the side panels at the split the stitches them together