Hello everybody !
Just got my new seat covers from Willcox by mail today here in Quebec Canada.
they look cooool very good quality tried them on the seat just for fun and it look great but now the question I need some tips to get them on the seats I also have the instalation kit
please help me with this project I need a step by step procedure.
Thank's a no you wont let me down like always
Normand

I dont know alot about it ,I usually send my seats to the trim shop.I have seen him install a few and I noticed he turns the seat covers inside out rolls them on kinda like puttin on a condom for the lack of a better phrase.

I've done one set. It's been a few years. Just pay very close attention to how they come apart. The spiral wires must be inserted through the sleeves in the new covers. The hardest part is getting the short ties in properly so the cover is pulled down tight to the foam. If you look closely, the foam is perforated where the short ties go through. It's not all that difficult but can be time consuming. Hint, do one seat at a time and you can use the other as a guide. The kit I bought didn't include everything, so throw nothing away until you are done. Extra hog rings and the pliers for them can be purchased at a hardware store, very inexpensive. If for some reason you run short of the stiff wire, the kind used to pin insulation under a house works great and can be bought locally.

OK !
I will examine close the seat and will mark with a black marker where the wires are so that i will be sure to put them back at the wright place, the big problem is the bottom of the seat to be well fix so that the sides will be tigh and whitout no wrinkles,
also I heard that to put the seat covers in the drier will get them hot and help to stretch to a better fix.
need more info so send more posting please .

I'm not sure the dryer will work too well. The covers won't stay warm long enough. Try a hair dryer or heat gun but be very careful with the latter. With this method you can put the heat where you need it

David !
I agree with you about the dryer and also I will take a hair dryer or a heat gun this weekend will be the day to look and start with one seat cover wish me luck.
Normand

If the seat cover gets hotter than you can touch with your hand it is to hot. You take the chance of burning the cover, be careful a little heat is real helpful but to much can be very bad.

Hey Normand!
In agreeing with everyones replies, I just wanted to add my .02 cents. I finished up my driverside seat cushions a few night ago. I carefully used a heat gun (low heat) and kept it a few inches away, moving it around (the tip) constantly. Just enough to get the cover to stretch a little easier. Not Hot!
The hardest part was getting the hog rings to "catch" the wires embedded in the foam when I was doing the pleated area (78-82 seats) of the cover. So have a good set of side cutters handy. You'll waste a few hog rings when you do this. Just have a lot of patience and take your time. It can be a PITA of a job.
Good Luck! Sarge

thank's alot guys !
Sarge ! is it hard to adjust the bottom of the seat, is there a wires that goes through the foam to fix the bottom so that the side of the seat is tight with no wrinkle.
Normand

NormVet80 said: thank's alot guys ! Sarge ! is it hard to adjust the bottom of the seat, is there a wires that goes through the foam to fix the bottom so that the side of the seat is tight with no wrinkle. Normand

Yup, if you look at your seat foam bottom, there is a thick wire on the outside of the foam crimped in place. This is the one that holds the seat into the seat shell. This wire is crimped to the the wire in the seat foam. That is the one you will hog ring your seat cover (sides) to the foam. You have to hog ring/crimp your peated part of the seat cover first. Then tug and pull your sides. You will probably have some slight wrinkles. Most do. Carefully take your original seat cushions apart. It will give you a much better understanding than can be explained. Give me a shout any time. I will try to help or explain to you as best as I can.
Sarge