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Way back around post #1207 (page 61) I briefed the restoration of the lower seat bottoms followed by the hinge mechanisms.....but the seat uprights I left out. I mentioned then than the seat backs were going to be a challenge....and I can confidently report that that was an understatement. The challenge in getting these areas right was compounded by the deterioration and poor condition of the original seat foam in conjunction with an upholstery kit that would have been based on different seat foam…..so a lot of fiddling around with stuffing material and foam addition was required at the top end of the side bolsters. This was a real challenge and I guess I over packed and over compensated which resulted in unevenness and lumpy appearance as this photo shows. But I was so tired of the exercise that I left them as is at the time .
Fast forward to two weeks ago…..whereby I had to decide to install them as is….or correct them. If you guessed that I redid them…you were right. They just bothered me too much ….so I disassembled them once more …this second go round I was able to achieve a better result (not perfect….but a lot better). I also finished them off with the headrests and new plastic guides at the headrest posts.
I hope to never have to do a set of flying buttress seats again.

Fast forward to two weeks ago…..whereby I had to decide to install them as is….or correct them. If you guessed that I redid them…you were right. They just bothered me too much ….so I disassembled them once more …this second go round I was able to achieve a better result (not perfect….but a lot better). I also finished them off with the headrests and new plastic guides at the headrest posts.

I hope to never have to do a set of flying buttress seats again.