We receive calls and emails from you every day looking for a little advice installing your new upholstery or door panels or headliners. So in an effort to serve you better, we are going to be posting some new videos showing installations or giving you new information so you can get the most out of your restoration!
Installations
1968 Camaro Deluxe Seat Assembly:
Check out our in-house professional putting together a Pre-Assembled Bucket. Most 1967-69 F-bodies entail similar procedures for assembly.
Board-Type Headliner Installation:
Have questions about installing a board-type headliner like those in the Grand National, Camaros or El Caminos? This video shows a full installation of a t-top headliner in a 1992 Camaro, along with speaker covers and sun visors. Also watch this video for a spot about visors and why you do not need tension screws:
GM A-Body Bucket Seat Assembly:
GM A-body buckets take quite a bit more assembly than their F-body cousins. We had to break this installation into two videos just to fit it all! Take a look at the work our in-house pro’s put into these Pre-Assembled Seats for you and your customers.
Part 1 – Cushion
Part 2 – Backrest
Bow-Type Headliner
We get calls every day asking for advice on installing a bow-type headliner, so we wanted to put together a video showing what goes into putting one a car and why we recommend professional installation. We had to break this into two parts since it’s such and involved process. The first video shows the removal of the original headliner and prepping the car for the new one. The second video shows the installation and finishing. Part 1 – Removal and Preparation
Part 2 – Installation and Finishing
Board-Type Headliner Recovering Kit
Yet another new product that you’ve been asking for: Recovering Kits for Board-type headliners! This easy-to-install kit is a great alternative to purchasing a bread new ABS headliner if your fiberglass one is still in decent shape. Call your vendor about these kits today, they’re brand new!
GM Swivel Bucket Seat
When GM designed swivel buckets, they came up with a very attractive seat, however they are VERY difficult to install. PUI highly recommends you have a professional upholstery shop do this for you, but if you’re ready to tackle it yourself, watch this video for some professional tips.
Rear Seat Upholstery
If you are restoring a muscle car, you’re probably going to have to reupholster the rear seat at some point. Whether changing the color or just freshening up the interior, the rear seat is a pretty straight-forward process. This video will guide you through the process.
Bench Seat Upholstery
Bench seats are pretty straight forward, but the backrests can be difficult to get lined up and matching the pleat pattern on the cushion. This video shows the process and necessary steps to get it right!
Bench Seat Headrest Covers
Recovering your headrests is a pretty quick and easy job. Check this video out for a few helpful hints and tricks and finish off that seat restoration right!
Improvements / Tips / Information
1962-64 Impala Pre-Assembled Door Panels:
We’ve made our 1962-64 Impala PAD’s even better for you and your customers. Take a look!
Save Money with Pre-Assembled Seats:
Just in! Watch this video to see how PUI saves you money! We show you the numbers and when you order Pre-Assembled Buckets through your authorized retailer, you WILL get more for your hard-earned bucks!
(we recommend you watch this video in full-screen view to see all figures.)
Seat Foam: Old vs. New:
If you are unsure about whether your original seat foam is still good enough to use for your restoration, take a look at this. In this video, we show you the difference between new upholstery over NEW foam and new upholstery over OLD foam. Take a look, you only want to cover your seats once don’t you?
Listings:
You’ve probably received seat upholstery at one time or another that had the listings or sleeves sewn down. There’s a reason for that, and procedure to ready the upholstery for installation.
1968 Camaro Seat Back Button/Emblem Placement:
Need to install your seat emblems in your 1968 Camaro Deluxe seats? Here’s what you need to know!
Seat Foam, What You Need To Know:
Unsure about your original seat foam? Take a look here to see why you may need to replace it.
1970 Chevelle Seat Emblem Placement:
We don’t have a video for this yet, but this guide should help you if you’re installing the seat emblems yourself in 1970 Chevelle/Malibu seats:
1969 Chevelle Seat Emblem Placement:
This guide should help you if you’re installing the seat buttons yourself in 1969 Chevelle/Malibu seats. Note that the buttons need to be installed prior to installing the upholstery:
