[TR] Reupholstery vrs Seat Covers

[terryrs at comcast.net]

>Has anyone opted for seat covers over reupholstery?  Are the seat
>cover packages from places like Moss worthwhile?

Thought I'd give the minimalist version of a response.  When I restored my '59 TR3A seats, I replaced seat coils with some old bedsprings using hog-rings, then used the leather seatcover kit from one of the Big 3.  After 50,000 miles they look great.  They're leather.  They're comfortable.  But no...they're not professional.  

Me, I'm easily impressed.  The kids on the street who gape and give me a big grin while flashing a thumbs up, they don't know the difference.  The other drivers on the road, well...it sometimes gets to the point of aggravating how many honks and waves the car draws.  If it's for concourse or something that serious, only you can tell.

Maybe, I guess, the biggest kick I get is being able to tell people I restored the car myself.  (Except the body work which I still fume is more like drywall so forget it!  Although, well, I WAS the guy who hacksawed the rusty body off the frame in the beginning.)

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire