When I was a kid sitting my behind in a '57 Dodge, the folks
had Fingerhut brand seat covers with little bumps, sort of
like bubble wrap. It was less sticky then the neighbor's
flat plastic covers on their '56 Plymouth.
--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '41
Dodge, '66 Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] PLASTIQUE
| If it wasn't 'clear' from my previous missive, ANY good
upholstery shop
| can install custom-fitted clear plastic seat covers on a
car.
|
| When 1st installed, they will feel tacky, but that
sensation will soon
| go-away, leaving you with a "feel" that will be much like
that of a car
| with al-vinyl interior.
|
| You'll also notice that those covers will firm-up &
support your
| upholstery--you'll not sink as far into them, as before,
and you SHOULD
| consider installing seatbelts (which you should, already,
have
| installed--aftermarket belts are readily available & easy
to mount).
|
| Entry/exit will be much easier; on my just-replaced clear
covers, there
| was an OMINOUS pointy-depression, where a sharpish-thing
(ballpoint pen
| tip?) had tried to force its way into the (driver's) seat
bottom, but
| the clear cover "saved" the upholstery!
|
| The plastic also brightens-up the interior, by reflecting
ambient light,
| and adds a brightness/depth to the upholstery, kind of
like a clear-coat
| paint job.
|
| If I had a convie, I'd install the plastic covers in a
heartbeat , to
| protect its very vulnerable multi-$K investment.
|
| Finally, & most curiously/amusingly, you will be
approached by
| passers-by, remarking upon the good condition of your
"NOS/OEM" plastic
| seat covers, & saying how they "recalled" them, in the
past.
|
| C-5, y'all!
|
| Neil V.
|
|
|
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