Interior redo - whats best?

[MartyG]

I'm finally ready to redo my seats and I'm wondering if you guys have had any experience with these kits: http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/product/vinyl-interior-trim-kit-parchment-1968-76-new
I also saw a guy on ebay selling covers as well.

Do I take them to an upholstery place to install? Or is it about the same to just have an upholstery place just make them and install?

Final question...right now I have the brown hounds tooth. It's been great for hiding dirt and I have a giant bear of a black/brown dog.
I really would like to go parchment...any of you guys have dogs and parchment interiors? Is it just dumb to get?
I kinda know the answer already...
Thanks

 

[SSDDBRONCO]

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[Scoop]

A parchment interior will really detract from the Ranger package. To me the houndstooth is very distinctive and looks better. I would think it would hide dirt better as well.

You can install the covers yourself - just need some hog ring pliers and hog rings. Not to hard. I've done a couple of Mustang seats before and they turned out good.

 

[JGZ]

Call Mellisa a Bronco Hut for your interior solutions.303-663-1455

 

[Rustytruck]

Mellissa also has colored dash pads.
If you redo your seats use new seat foam I bought mine from toms
Seat skins, I used Made for you on E-Bay vinyl outside with cloth centers I dont think he has parchment.
I can barely afford to buy new parts can't afford to pay someone these days its just to expensive.
Have to do my own installations.

 

[daddycreswell]

I'm not bashing the guy from Ebay (madeone4you) I really wanted to order his seat covers, BUT no commutation in 2 weeks after I told him I was ready to buy. I hope nothing has happen to him. seemed to be a nice guy while exchanging a few emails back and forth. I ended up buying mine from bronco graveyard. I am going to attempt to install myself, if I have to I'll find someone to finish them

 

[MartyG]

Great...thanks for the info, guys.
Here's that reason again for the redo:


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And Daddy..that quote "If everything is working good on the Bronco, just wait till tomorrow" totally fits right about now.
JUST was able to fix the last thing in a cascade of problems that happened all at one.
Man...exciting morning but I love that it worked.

 

[rguest3]

MartyG,

I just got that same Parchment kit from Tom's a few weeks ago. I wanted the "Rosette" seat inserts which they call "textured" and it will match original perfectly.

But the Tom's kit is a perfect match for a "Sport". If you have a Ranger, I would go with Houndstooth. Madeforyou on eBay had the Ginger in Houndstooth recently. Maybe he still has some left. I have purchased from him before and he has great stuff.

 

[MyOriginal66]

Bronco Hut. Melissa can make whatever you want. As for install, I've done it myself but it's a pain in the ass. A shop install normally turns out better than DIY, but it depends how picky you are. After all, it's what they do EVERYDAY so they know the tricks/secrets.

I have no intentions of EVER doing it myself again.

 

[daddycreswell]

Great...thanks for the info, guys.
Here's that reason again for the redo:


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And Daddy..that quote "If everything is working good on the Bronco, just wait till tomorrow" totally fits right about now.
JUST was able to fix the last thing in a cascade of problems that happened all at one.
Man...exciting morning but I love that it worked.

Looks like you need a small cattle trailer for that hoss. I talked to a couple of different places around me about taking my covers and doing it for me and they charge 75.00 per cover, 75.00 x 6 (2 covers each seat)= 450.00

Sorry to hijack, and I have asked you before but where did you get the step rails? I have been trying to chase down a used pair maybe from a heep

 

[MartyG]

Sorry to hijack, and I have asked you before but where did you get the step rails? I have been trying to chase down a used pair maybe from a heep

NO WORRIES...
I got lucky and picked them up off a member of So.Cal Broncos for a case of beer & a bottle of Jack (I love my fellow bronco brothers).
He took them off his EB...they bolted right on existing frame holes.
They're made by SmittyBuilt and was exactly what I was looking for...but I don't know if they still make them.

 

[Killer Frogs]

New Foam

The PO on mine put in the kit from Tom's, I think. But they did not replace the foam in the seats and I felt every bar on every bump. I bought the foam from Jeff and had a local shop re-recover them. I need to do the same thing for the back seats now.