Finally starting the seat recovering project, starting with the driver’s seat. Here is why I decided to take this on… the seat was like this when I bought the car. I installed Walmart seat covers first thing so that I didn’t have to look at them.
Given the amount of discussion on the lseat kits I am surprised that I have not been able to find a comprehensive DIY video. That being said I did find the following links that cover almost the entire project.
For seat removal from the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspj4kh3Ix0
For seat disassembly… you only need to remove the bottom cushion from the frame, so you can stop at about at about 7 minutes.
I would suggest not yanking the bottom out as he does in the video... at that point it will come out, lift the front and spread the bottom of the sides to give some clearance and it should come out without breaking any of the plastic frame as I did.
When I did the passenger seat I did not remove the seat belt buckle, I just disconnected the wiring connector from the cushion's base. That way the buckle wasn't flopping around while manipulating the seat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpX4D693D1I
Another disassembly thread, pictures not video.
http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/50255-boxster-seat-disassembly-procedure-part-1-2-a.html
This series goes through the seat disassembly, removing old skins and the installation of the new skin on the seat back insert, the hardest part of the assembly as far as I can see.
Part 1 (at the end of this installment he separates the frame bottom and back, this is not necessary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynGjh2jOU0A&t=5s
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJgwUh5PpE
Part 3 (skip to about 2 minutes if you are not installing a heating element.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR_6HQTlZ1g
I like the idea put forward here to use wire instead of hog rings… I can’t see how you can install the hog rings.
This thread is also useful
http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/65968-changing-leather-seats.html
Today after removing the seat I got all the leather removed except for the insert for the seat back… those hog rings are a pain to disengage.
