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The driver seat had typical driver seat wear showing, and lumps from the seat heater that was breaking apart. |
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The passenger seat seams were starting to pull apart: |
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This is the 'before' picture. |
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Off topic, but we bought this car new in 1991, and immediately bought a brown junkyard 3rd seat. I had it recovered by a shop here in Sacramento to match the interior. This vinyl did not match the other seats perfectly, but it was pretty close. This seat is not the safest spot in the car, but the kids really enjoyed riding back here. |
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The plastic webbing under the driver seat was cracking. The springs were chewing into the old brittle foam, so I found foam crumbs in the carpet when I vacuumed. Also, there were cracks in the corners such that the sides were just about to break loose. The white you see down in the corners is LocTite spray adhesive that I put in the cracks. |
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This denim should help hold the
foam together and protect it from the springs and wires. |
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This reinforced foam pad should enhance the lumbar support which has never been quite as pronounced as I would like. |
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I did not stretch the back down as hard as I should have, and I pulled the lateral seams too deeply into their slots in the foam. The result was some wrinkles. The vinyl took the shape of the seat a little better overnight, so you will notice fewer wrinkles in the pictures taken the next day after the other seat was in. |
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This picture was taken immediately after installing the second seat the following day. |
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Seats look just like original, except that they sewed foam onto the back of the vinyl. making the seats a bit cushier and the seams more pronounced. A little more cush is nice, because the foam has hardened a bit over 20 years. Note the random wrinkles in the surface of the vinyl to make it look more like leather. This is exactly the way the original Volvo vinyl looked when it was new. |
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And a shot of the seat backs. The rear seat vinyl is a bit faded and worn from 20 years of use, but it is rarely used anymore. |
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This is the 'after' picture. They feel as cushy as they look. This is MUCH better than any pullover seat covers, for about the same price and just a bit more work.Hard
to see in these pictures, but may I also bring to your attention the
PERFECT blue door pockets? I found these pockets at Volvo/Saab Recyclers
in Rancho Cordova California. They are fairly new becase they feel pliable (not brittle yet).Last
month I replaced the 20-year-old yellowed headlight lenses with new
clear lenses. Pattern is not perfect from the cheap aftermarket
lenses, but they put out a lot more light.Now if I can just get the A/C working again, this will be a nice car to drive to work. 290k miles, zero rust, and runs like a Swiss watch. |