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So.....the bench seat had developed some wear and tear(s) over the years and with the cruising season over here for the year I decided to look at fixing it. There was one significant tear at a pleat/panel joint and it was getting worse as I drove the car this summer. In addition I could see where there were 4-5 other spots on the seat bottom that were starting to come apart as well. I really did not want to buy a reproduction seat cover as most of the original seat cover was still in pretty good shape (or so I thought). I found a local upholstery shop and he was knowledgeable enough about buying the NOS material from SMS as he had previous experience in doing so. He pointed out to me the the drivers side of the seat cover had already been repaired with a close but non matching material (I've owned the car since 1987 - so it was a while back) He ordered the NOS material from SMS and got it in a couple of weeks. I dropped of the seat about a month ago and picked it up today. He replaced the bottom main (pleated) areas on both sides and the drivers seat back (pleated area) with the SMS materials. I was pleased to be able to save the original seat cover and use the SMS material to retain the correct original appearance as the car retains its born with carpet, all door panels, and rear seat.

I also installed the NOS radio knobs I picked up from Rick at MCACN this past weekend. Winter project already completed.