i got a quote for having my vr calais rear seat modified to fit in my vl.. and for how simple the job is i think the quote i received was too steep.
so im thinking about doing it myself.. i know with the bottom part its just a matter of trimming the foam and then covering it back up with the trim.. i know the same needs to be done with the rear/back part but im not sure what else has to be done.
so basically im just wondering if anyone has ever done it themselves?
I have put a VN Calais back seat into a VL. There is a little more than just the foam. You will need to pull the material off, remove some foam, bend and remove 1 row of the thin metal wire (there was 2 rows close to each other - the outer one was *just* too much). Then put the material back on and crimp the metal clips back on in such a way that the material doesn't sag.
If you don't mind closing the doors a little hard - you might be able to get away with just trimming the foam all the way back to the first row of metal wire. For us, it was a trial and fit. trim some more, trial and fit. trim some more... etc.
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Originally Posted by obsesv
ok cool id say i could probably work it all out.. how do you get the metal crimp things off that hold the material tight?
cheers for the help mate
metal crimps came off by bending them back with pliers. Borrowed a crimper and some new crimps to put it back on.
oh ok.. sounds tricky lol. i cant see how id bend the crimps though cause they are half in the foam. meh ill give bending them a go i guess. also, how did you trim the foam? as in what tools did you use?
