Bench seat re-upholstered cost?

1972hiboy · Post by **1972hiboy** » Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:08 pm

What have you guys paid in the past? or have gotten quotes from? I was just quoted 1,000 bucks to redo my uncles truck bench seat out of his 70'
quote was for vinyl / fabric where you sit, pleated. and foam repair. For whatever reason I was assuming it was going to be in the 300-500 range but maybe prices have gone up ? what do guys/gals think?

Ohiotinkerer · Post by **Ohiotinkerer** » Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:07 pm

Sounds about right.......only 1 upholstery guy around here other than the Amish and that's almost the quote i got to do mine.........Amish are a little cheaper but not much.......you should have more options out there i would think - not many peop!e do it here in Ohio anymore.......

markguiver · Post by **markguiver** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:45 am

I just replaced the upholstery on my 75 bench seat (didn't have to repair the foam). I ordered the upholstery from here https://www.stockinteriors.com/items.as ... tDescTable . They have options for vinyl with cloth inserts or vinyl only and they come with all the supplies to do it yourself. I just got black, pleated vinyl for mine and am loving it. There are also a couple of vendors that sell the bottom seat foam as well. The upholstery kit fit like factory and only cost me $288.00 with shipping and only took me a day to pull the seats, remove the old upholstery and install the new. Makes the truck interior look a lot different than the torn up saddle blanket seat covers over the split vinyl/duct tape. Give them a look.
Mark.

jzjames · Post by **jzjames** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:36 am

Markguiver, any chance you could post up a pic of your completed seat cover?

1972hiboy · Post by **1972hiboy** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:43 pm

markguiver wrote:I just replaced the upholstery on my 75 bench seat (didn't have to repair the foam). I ordered the upholstery from here https://www.stockinteriors.com/items.as ... tDescTable . They have options for vinyl with cloth inserts or vinyl only and they come with all the supplies to do it yourself. I just got black, pleated vinyl for mine and am loving it. There are also a couple of vendors that sell the bottom seat foam as well. The upholstery kit fit like factory and only cost me $288.00 with shipping and only took me a day to pull the seats, remove the old upholstery and install the new. Makes the truck interior look a lot different than the torn up saddle blanket seat covers over the split vinyl/duct tape. Give them a look.
Mark.

This would be the perfect option if they had Green.......

sparky72 · Post by **sparky72** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:52 pm

1972hiboy wrote:
markguiver wrote:I just replaced the upholstery on my 75 bench seat (didn't have to repair the foam). I ordered the upholstery from here https://www.stockinteriors.com/items.as ... tDescTable . They have options for vinyl with cloth inserts or vinyl only and they come with all the supplies to do it yourself. I just got black, pleated vinyl for mine and am loving it. There are also a couple of vendors that sell the bottom seat foam as well. The upholstery kit fit like factory and only cost me $288.00 with shipping and only took me a day to pull the seats, remove the old upholstery and install the new. Makes the truck interior look a lot different than the torn up saddle blanket seat covers over the split vinyl/duct tape. Give them a look.
Mark.

This would be the perfect option if they had Green.......

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KulpFarm · Post by **KulpFarm** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:42 pm

Where can you find the replacement seat foam for the bottom? Everywhere I look it says discontinued. Thanks in advance!

markguiver · Post by **markguiver** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:17 pm

KulpFarm wrote:Where can you find the replacement seat foam for the bottom? Everywhere I look it says discontinued. Thanks in advance!

Maybe try CJ pony parts or LMC.
Mark.

sargentrs · Post by **sargentrs** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:01 am

There are several seat rebuild threads on here but none of them, that I can find, reference repro foam. Most used "mattress foam" and the only spec was to get the firmest you could find. https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8& ... cation.com

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:38 am

KulpFarm wrote:Where can you find the replacement seat foam for the bottom? Everywhere I look it says discontinued. Thanks in advance!

The driving factor on why most of us choose to simply upgrade the seat, (unless your staying 100% OEM) as the newer even dent era seats are twice as comfortable with twice the amount of cushioning.

Rich did you try DC / Green Sales / Mac's / and NPD for the upholstery?
Back in the 90's I had another source for our trucks interior but have long since lost it, (want to say it was like "Autofab" or "Auto---"?

CH3NO2 · Post by **CH3NO2** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:02 pm

Go to thefoamfactory.com They will sell whatever size and firmness you want.

1972hiboy · Post by **1972hiboy** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:46 am

basketcase0302 wrote:
KulpFarm wrote:Where can you find the replacement seat foam for the bottom? Everywhere I look it says discontinued. Thanks in advance!
The driving factor on why most of us choose to simply upgrade the seat, (unless your staying 100% OEM) as the newer even dent era seats are twice as comfortable with twice the amount of cushioning.

Rich did you try DC / Green Sales / Mac's / and NPD for the upholstery?
Back in the 90's I had another source for our trucks interior but have long since lost it, (want to say it was like "Autofab" or "Auto---"?

Good morning Jeff,and everybody, thanks for the replies. I have not done much shopping around on my own yet. I dropped the seat off with the idea it was going to be 3-6 hundred range and I was going to pay it just to get it done, but the one thousand quote caught me off guard, I will check those sources out and see what I can find because honestly Its not like I haven't done this before. Or maybe in the meantime to get me on the road Ill throw the set of bucket seats and console I grabbed from a truck several years ago.

geradr4 · Post by **geradr4** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:49 am

I was quoted $800 last year. This is from a local upholstery shop.

motim · Post by **motim** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:51 pm

I just had a similar experience of a $1k+ quote to make and install a cover and wound up instead buying the two tone dark green and seafoam green pre made 67-72 F series bench seat cover from CJ Pony that is as close to a perfect match as my original as possible and the cost was 275.00 with free shipping. So I will be doing the work of swapping the cover but I have the tools to do the work and have done quite a few over the years.

Bob 2+2 · Post by **Bob 2+2** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:10 am

Rock Auto carries upholstery made by Acme for about $212.00 plus shipping. I bought some for my 79 and thought it looked great. I didn't need any new padding though. It is really hard to stretch it enough to get it on but I guess it has be tight so it looks good after it's installed. I used a hair dryer to help stretch it.

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