Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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61Impy
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Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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I have found some material I want to use to reupholster my seats in my 1961 Imperial. Does anyone know what volume of yardage of cloth and vinyl I need to order for the front and rear seats?

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Re: Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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Are you planning to do it all yourself? If not and you are going to use a shop somewhere, you might want to ask them how much they need. They may need a certain amount of extra in case of mistakes.

mikes2nd
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Re: Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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SMS is having a sale, 18% off. They will tell you how much approximately you need.

Here is the 61 stuff
https://smsautofabrics.com/collections/1961-imperial
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Re: Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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I had bought my material from Original Auto Interiors 16 years ago and the cloth was 6 yards. My upolsterer found the vinyl material at the time. My 61 is a Custom model with cloth/vinyl seats and door panels.
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Re: Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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SMS bought them.... the 60 two door hard top seat inserts are fairly big, he said 5.5 yards.

you can see the inserts are pretty big on the 60. http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1960/Sho ... Page02.jpg

SMS was very responsive and is sending me a price quote and sample. I expect 80$ per yard, a yard is 3 feet by 56 inches. So its like one seat per yard plus some extra.
1960 Imperial Coupe

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Re: Seat Upholstery 1961 Imperial

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i expected 80$ a yard... was quoted 120$ a yard for sales price.. normal is 150$ yoinks!

The issue also is it doesnt match factory.. I think I could have it made(little crowns sewn) or printed.
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