What rear seats do l have & does it matter?

[DerrickfromNC1]

Getting ready to order seat covers(custom) from Sewfine for my wifes 13W deluxe. The fronts are the original 2/3 seats. However the rears are Craigslist bargains that I think??? came from 2 different Baywindows. Can anyone tell from these pics the yr ranges of Baywindows or perhaps Splitty that I need to specify b4 I order?

Her birthday is coming up in a couple weeks and depending on Sewfines turnaround time I suspect I will miss that day. However getting it right and a little late will be better than getting the wrong none returnable custom seat covers on time.
Thanks

[EmpiGT]

Yes seat covers will matter on the year. Bay window rear seats are more narrow than split and middle seats are way different than split. Both of your rear seats look 69-71 style. 68 middle looks the same except the armrest mount.

[Erik G]

call sewfine and talk to them. send them an email with pics while you are on the phone with them

[DerrickfromNC1]

[DerrickfromNC1]

The original seat covers for the rear are basically intact with just a few small tears. Rather than rip them out has anyone installed Sewfine covers over original upholstery?

Is it too tight?
Is the finished product distorted?

If it is suggested that I need to remove the original covers what do you think of reusing the original horsehair? I’m sure it’s nice but their high density foam adds about $400 to the cost of full seat cover replacement.

Are there alternatives to using the Sewfine replacement foam padding?

Thanks,

[j.pickens]

I had Sewfine cover the seats in my deluxe. I used a baywindow seat just like yours, as that's what I had and could afford. Sewfine removed the baywindow rear handle and ashtray, and covered the elbow rest with vinyl to emulate the color matched ones from a split.
They did as good a job as you can do, but the seat bottoms, especially, are much thicker than split seats, and there are no top mounted grab handles. I was never that happy with the seat, but that wasn't Sewfine's fault.

I should add that this work was done nearly 20 years ago. I've seen the bus in the last three years, and the interior still looks spectacular. Sewfine did a great job, and their door cards never warped a millimeter, unlike the Wolfsburg West cards they were selling at the time.

The $400 for foam padding sounds expensive. Are they doing the recovering, or just providing the materials?

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[DerrickfromNC1]

They are providing just materials. If you look at their online catalog the foam is priced for each seat bottom and each seat back. If I’m looking at it right at a price of about $50/piece that comes to about $400.

[Braukuche]