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| | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 | Do you reuse the z-bar that holds the upholstery to the seat bottom and back ? Also is this part's finish BLUED ?Learning seat upholstery this weekend and need any lessons learned for help ! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Year, make, model? Are you referring to the "C-clips" that hold the material to the bottom/back of the cushion frame? (American Classic UP220) | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 | 1953 CHEVROLET 4400 No not the C-clips ,the Z bar .Goes on the back and bottom of the spring frame over the upholstery and seat C-clips.I will post a picture later today .Thank you for your help Tim http://s897.photobucket.com/albums/...00/?action=view¤t=IMG_1608.jpg Z-bar picture
Last edited by webstershotrods; 11/13/2010 4:52 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Never saw that one on any of the five AD trucks that I've had the seats out of. Must be something specific to the big trucks or could it have been something they used if the seat was re-upholstered????
Denny G
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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My experience is limited. I have only seen the c-clips on original upholstery and hog rings on re-upholstery.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 | My 3100 had the same Z-BAR on its seat ,I removed it back in 1996.The seats both looked factory and untouched since new .Both had been covered over.The last seat I just took out of my 4400 had three covers over the factory one.I haven't seen this as a reproduction anywhere will ask the upholstery shop see what they know.Thank you both for your help. Picture here http://s897.photobucket.com/albums/...00/?action=view¤t=IMG_1608.jpgI still need a new one if they are reproduced ?
Last edited by webstershotrods; 11/15/2010 10:32 PM.
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