How many have reupholstered their own seats?

[694spdRT]

I did the front and rear seats in the '69 and also the fronts in my '77 T/A.

I used some carpet to firm up the seats in the T/A because they have a thin wire supports that cut though the foam quickly and it worked great.

[Charger1973]

I also used the carpet in my seat bottoms and I may do the same with the rear seat, we'll see when the time comes. 

[Finn]

Do you guys mean just like lay a piece of carpet on top of the springs or attach it somehow?

[Ghoste]

Probably laying on top of the burlap (which is attached to the springs) but in either case, it should be hog-ringed to the springs to keep it from moving around.

[JrJohnston]

Probably laying on top of the burlap (which is attached to the springs) but in either case, it should be hog-ringed to the springs to keep it from moving around.

You are right on hog ringing it in place,and here is a good tip for sagging springs.
If you have a old couch or chair you are trashing,pull the springs from it.You can bend them into the shape of your old spring and use them as replacements,they are a bigger diameter than the automotive springs.Kinda of a pain in the rear to bend,but will firm up a seat real good.

[squeakfinder]

What are those small pieces of metal that wrap around the spring and the frame work of the seat? These are bands that are crimped and hold things together much tighter than hog rings.

[Ghoste]

I don't recall any crimped bands holding my springs to the seat frame.  There were some holding portions of the springs together to give them some stability.

[JrJohnston]

What are those small pieces of metal that wrap around the spring and the frame work of the seat? These are bands that are crimped and hold things together much tighter than hog rings.

These clips?



They are what the factory uses to attach the springs to the border wire.
 And this one is also used from the factory.

[squeakfinder]

Thats it.