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Title: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: casper on July 22, 2015, 04:24:45 AM
Good day my fellow FJ lovers

I wanted to share some work that I did on my 1100 stock seat

1st of all,  the bike stood for 7years at the previous owner,  and the dogs ate some pieces of the seat:
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Screenshot_2015-07-21-12-41-45_zpsvvs0uvnr.png) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Screenshot_2015-07-21-12-41-45_zpsvvs0uvnr.png.html)

I then started to remove the old vinyl and repaired the sponge holes
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0222_zps8no6lsvv.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0222_zps8no6lsvv.jpeg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0225_zps9ciknuyb.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0225_zps9ciknuyb.jpeg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0226_zpshl2razb2.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0226_zpshl2razb2.jpeg.html)

After this I started to cover the seat
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0229_zpspnqoqpoe.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0229_zpspnqoqpoe.jpeg.html)

The final product
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0231_zpsdd2inywl.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0231_zpsdd2inywl.jpeg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0233_zpsavhbgzat.jpeg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0233_zpsavhbgzat.jpeg.html)

After the seat was completely done,  I saw there are some fasteners places under the seat for a grab strap, so I make one aswell

(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0372_zpsyauzpb1d.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0372_zpsyauzpb1d.jpg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/IMG-20150720-WA0021_zpssof6ruvo.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/IMG-20150720-WA0021_zpssof6ruvo.jpg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0368_zpstub3yrxf.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0368_zpstub3yrxf.jpg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0371_zpssfb3ymsf.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0371_zpssfb3ymsf.jpg.html)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0369_zps2esi9byq.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0369_zps2esi9byq.jpg.html)

The FINAL final productproduct (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/casperjjordaan/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0373_zpsvvsnvccg.jpg) (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/casperjjordaan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0373_zpsvvsnvccg.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: Pat Conlon on July 22, 2015, 12:11:09 PM
Cute cat.

Want to try again?
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: fj1289 on July 22, 2015, 04:06:10 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on July 22, 2015, 12:11:09 PM
Cute cat.

Want to try again?

It's pretty popular - I've seen that cat on other sites too ...  :sarcastic:
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: FJmonkey on July 22, 2015, 04:24:53 PM
Maybe it was the cat that ate his seat, it ate his images....  :scratch_one-s_head:
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: Bones on July 23, 2015, 01:19:51 AM
Maybe the cat is the new seat cover.   :unknown:
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: fj1289 on July 23, 2015, 01:57:08 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on July 22, 2015, 12:11:09 PM
Cute cat.

Want to try again?

Seriously though -  the easiest way to link pics here is to upload them into the gallery here and then copy and paste the direct link into the post between the image tags.   There should be a how to posted and stickied.  I'd like to see the repair on the foam
Title: Re: Diy seat reupholstrering
Post by: krusty on July 24, 2015, 01:58:55 AM
Its dead easy to add pics by using "Additional Options". Then "Browse". No need to load into gallery.