Dyn Blin Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Anyone?? Don't want to finish the set and install until I get one of these. Hi Pete, I was looking for an excuse to head to the P&P this weekend- Drop me a line via email if you don't have a donor for the seat belt grommets before Saturday night, and I'll pick up a couple for you Sunday. That's a good looking seat cover. I used a kit from LMC, and generally happy with it. I had a bit of a challenge lining up the baffle stitching between the bench of the seat and the back rest, but at the end of day, it looked good & was worth it, if only to get rid of the old saddle blanket. Now I can open the windows at highway speeds without little bits of disintegrating fabric flying in my eyes. I used a thin piece of plywood covered in canvas to "close" the back side of the backrest to protect the foam a bit I ended up using zip ties to secure my bottom cover, too. Since the original seat used the J-channels on all sides, there weren't holes in the frame to accommodate hog rings. I drilled the frame at spacing of 5 inches, and used upholstery rivet/grommets to strengthen the holes I punched into the cover edges. It worked out well, and it'll make it easy to get back in there when I install seat warmers for my better half's comfort when we head to the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetesPonies Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi Pete, I was looking for an excuse to head to the P&P this weekend- Drop me a line via email if you don't have a donor for the seat belt grommets before Saturday night, and I'll pick up a couple for you Sunday. That's a good looking seat cover. I used a kit from LMC, and generally happy with it. I had a bit of a challenge lining up the baffle stitching between the bench of the seat and the back rest, but at the end of day, it looked good & was worth it, if only to get rid of the old saddle blanket. Now I can open the windows at highway speeds without little bits of disintegrating fabric flying in my eyes. I used a thin piece of plywood covered in canvas to "close" the back side of the backrest to protect the foam a bit I ended up using zip ties to secure my bottom cover, too. Since the original seat used the J-channels on all sides, there weren't holes in the frame to accommodate hog rings. I drilled the frame at spacing of 5 inches, and used upholstery rivet/grommets to strengthen the holes I punched into the cover edges. It worked out well, and it'll make it easy to get back in there when I install seat warmers for my better half's comfort when we head to the mountains. My seat bottom uses the plastic clip ons at all 4 sides, stock. The new cover has them on 3 sides and wants you to hog ring the last side. That, I'm sure, gives them wiggle room as the material can be pulled tight. Its the back that was the most frustrating as it had no plastic clip ons :( I'm still waiting to hear from them. If you can grab a grommet, thAT would be great. I only need one, as one is installed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi Pete, I was looking for an excuse to head to the P&P this weekend- Drop me a line via email if you don't have a donor for the seat belt grommets before Saturday night, and I'll pick up a couple for you Sunday. That's a good looking seat cover. I used a kit from LMC, and generally happy with it. I had a bit of a challenge lining up the baffle stitching between the bench of the seat and the back rest, but at the end of day, it looked good & was worth it, if only to get rid of the old saddle blanket. Now I can open the windows at highway speeds without little bits of disintegrating fabric flying in my eyes. I used a thin piece of plywood covered in canvas to "close" the back side of the backrest to protect the foam a bit I ended up using zip ties to secure my bottom cover, too. Since the original seat used the J-channels on all sides, there weren't holes in the frame to accommodate hog rings. I drilled the frame at spacing of 5 inches, and used upholstery rivet/grommets to strengthen the holes I punched into the cover edges. It worked out well, and it'll make it easy to get back in there when I install seat warmers for my better half's comfort when we head to the mountains. Dyn - Would you check to see if your P&P has any 1996 or '7 F250's with a 460 and a OBD-II port? That combo should be an EEC-V computer with mass air flow sensor (MAF) and sequential-fire (SF). Thanks! Pete - Glad Dyn is looking out for you as I don't have the grommets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Blin Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Dyn - Would you check to see if your P&P has any 1996 or '7 F250's with a 460 and a OBD-II port? That combo should be an EEC-V computer with mass air flow sensor (MAF) and sequential-fire (SF). Thanks! Pete - Glad Dyn is looking out for you as I don't have the grommets. Will do, Gary. Need pics of anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Will do, Gary. Need pics of anything? Sure! If you find one. I'll have to find a pic of the OBD-II port's location, but the port itself will be exactly like that on any modern vehicle. So, if the truck has that port it should be the MAF/SF setup. And a pic of the engine would probably prove that theory. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Blin Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Sure! If you find one. I'll have to find a pic of the OBD-II port's location, but the port itself will be exactly like that on any modern vehicle. So, if the truck has that port it should be the MAF/SF setup. And a pic of the engine would probably prove that theory. Thanks! Although rare outside CA on the 96-97's for those vehicle weights, I've seen a few in CA that had OBD2. IIRC, it's under the steering wheel and in line with the brake pedal. There's 1 each of a 96 F250 & 350 on the inventory list, both fairly recent additions. No idea of engine in either. I'll let you know Sunday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Although rare outside CA on the 96-97's for those vehicle weights, I've seen a few in CA that had OBD2. IIRC, it's under the steering wheel and in line with the brake pedal. There's 1 each of a 96 F250 & 350 on the inventory list, both fairly recent additions. No idea of engine in either. I'll let you know Sunday night. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Blin Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks!!! Hello Pete, you have an email inbound for your address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Blin Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks!!! Gary, not much love at the P&P. The 2 '96 models (1 250 & 1 350) both had their dashes and instrument panels pulled, and not OBD ports to be found. They both had been picked over in the engines, too. Email inbound with pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Gary, not much love at the P&P. The 2 '96 models (1 250 & 1 350) both had their dashes and instrument panels pulled, and not OBD ports to be found. They both had been picked over in the engines, too. Email inbound with pics. Dyn - Thanks for that. Gotta figure out what the engine is, but don't want to hijack this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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