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deaallen



Member Since: 15 Feb 2016
Location: Basingstoke
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Santorini Black
Seat retrim - front and rear retaining strips :@
I'm re trimming my seats but I'm stuck at this last part of "pushing together the front and rear retaining strips which are sewn into the bottom of the cover"

Does anyone who's done this have any advice or tips to getting these two parts together?

Thanks


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Post #762891 11th Mar 2019 2:22pm
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jomara



Member Since: 26 Oct 2009
Location: Lanarkshire
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Scotland 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
Have a look at around 6 minutes in Thumbs Up

 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto
2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone
2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
Post #762894 11th Mar 2019 2:37pm
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richcl



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Sorry, no tips.
I've done this job, strong fingers are required!
Post #762899 11th Mar 2019 3:25pm
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deaallen



Member Since: 15 Feb 2016
Location: Basingstoke
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Santorini Black
I watched the video but mine definitely isn't able to be done by one person. I'll have another try when I can get someone to give me an extra pair of hands.
Post #762907 11th Mar 2019 4:19pm
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deaallen



Member Since: 15 Feb 2016
Location: Basingstoke
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Santorini Black
After some more struggling I finally managed to get it done. One little tip for anyone else trying it is get the leather nice and hot with a hairdryer or heater first and then give it a bit of a stretch, seemed to make all the difference for me Thumbs Up
Post #762919 11th Mar 2019 5:45pm
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pj2106



Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
Apply a bit of steam to the leather as this helps it stretch

Other than that strong fingers 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold
Post #762922 11th Mar 2019 7:02pm
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hank



Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
If you managed to do this on your own then hats off to you. Two of us struggled big time! > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #762975 12th Mar 2019 6:01am
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