Seats for 1981 dhc

fastman · Postby **fastman** » 05 Mar 2014 10:56

Those were an ebay find about 8 years back Don. I had to shell out $20! [:D] There is a cigarette burn on the left side though.

TR7 FHC

FI Spyder · Postby **FI Spyder** » 05 Mar 2014 13:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by DNK

Fastman- Are those off the shelf door cards??
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Not sure why you're asking that Don but the plain black vinyl door cards could be found in the early coupes before they went to the plaid to counter the "it's too dark in here" complaint. They were then resurrected for the 1980 Spiders. While my original ones looked like new, they had the common "warp up" by the top rear corner. I replaced them with the ones from Victoria British which where on their Winter Sale that year for $200/pair. I was pleased to note the top third had a reinforced aluminum backing to prevent warping of the curve and had a replaceable rubber strip that goes against the window so when the rubber deteriorates it can be replaced rather than having to by new door cards.

- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

DNK · Postby **DNK** » 05 Mar 2014 14:08

I just thought maybe he had them made to match his seats

Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

silverseven · Postby **silverseven** » 06 Mar 2014 01:17

I must admit that as much as I do like red plaid in a coupe, that solid black interior is absolutely stunning!!

I must show this to the wifey , as "she' was the one who just recently suggested this to me for my car ......

Ron.

Peter smith · Postby **Peter smith** » 09 Mar 2014 16:43

Thanks all for your input . I have decided to have my original seats re done. Got to try for some originality.

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 09 Mar 2014 18:45

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fastman

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B.t.w. your seats look very much like the seats in my DHC [8D]

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
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fastman · Postby **fastman** » 10 Mar 2014 10:49

If you lived any closer I would've not only stolen your great design Theo....[:p]

TR7 FHC

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 11 Mar 2014 19:46

Will bear that in mind and lock it up when you're in the area [:D]

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]My full Blog[/url]</center>

frankman · Postby **frankman** » 17 Mar 2014 11:00

He I'm closer take care [8D]

Hello from Switzerland

Frank

Triumph TR7V8 coupÃ© · Postby **Triumph TR7V8 coupÃ©** » 17 Mar 2014 16:22

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by frankman

He I'm closer take care [8D]

Hello from Switzerland

Frank
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Hi,

Bet you I'll win this race...

greetings, J.

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 17 Mar 2014 17:46

Are we going to have a race ... [:D]

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]My full Blog[/url]</center>

frankman · Postby **frankman** » 19 Mar 2014 19:48

You never know ..brumm brumm .. no I'll still have no Engine ..[:(] so he wins

Hello from Switzerland

Frank

moodyblue · Postby **moodyblue** » 20 Mar 2014 18:55

I had the same question, there must be some seats out there that are a good fit in the wedge. It costs an arm and a leg to rebuild original ones so that's not an option for most people.

kstrutt1 · Postby **kstrutt1** » 20 Mar 2014 20:38

I bought a second hand set of rover 400 leather seats, I used the covers and cut around the sponges from these to cover the TR7 frames, I had to weld the rover headrest brackets on to the TR frame but otherwise it was pretty straight forward.

John Clancy · Postby **John Clancy** » 21 Mar 2014 07:55

Mine didn't cost much to rebuild at all. A couple of hundred pounds for the pair as I recall. That was a few years ago but being as mine are red tartan and I had to be fairly clever to get enough new red material to make up the seat backs I would have thought mine were more expensive than most. New diaphragms, new foams and a bit of welding to the seat frames was also required.

When first completed the seats were not as comfortable as usual but this was because the foam took a while to sink in a bit. After a month or so they were back to their best and have remained that way ever since. As Mike Cutmore said in 'A World Of Wedges', "the perfect driving position."

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