How To Replace Fox-Body Upholstery

Once the edges are pulled over, they can be secured to the frame with the plastic clips, identical to the original seat covers.

Now the seat tracks can be reinstalled. Apply some white lithium grease for a smoother glide.

Moving to the seat backs, remove the head rests and slip the plastic clips off the seat frame.

Then peel the upholstery back from bottom to top. Like the seat cushions, the covers are glued into the foam channels. In some areas, Jose was able to carefully pull the material away from the foam. In other areas, he needed to trim with a razor blade, aided by the application of heat.

Before you can completely remove the upholstery, the plastic head rest trim must be removed from the top of the seat back. The two screws are accessed through the back.

Install the new seat cover by first turning it inside-out and sliding it over the seat frame in a reversal of the old cover removal. Our new Distinctive covers were a tight fit, so Jose had to put some muscle into pulling and tugging.

Before securing the cover at the bottom, Jose sprayed glue inside to adhere the upholstery to the seat foam. This will keep the upholstery flat against the foam.

Use a razor blade or sharp knife to carefully slice the upholstery where needed for the seat-back latch and the side hinges.

Now the seat back can be reassembled to the seat bottom and the plastic trim reinstalled.

After removing the cardboard retainer, pull the old cover off the headrest.

Wrap the new upholstery onto the head rest. It's a good idea to apply some glue inside to prevent wrinkles. Then secure with the cardboard retainer and its pair of screws.

The new two-tone seat covers from Distinctive look great in Joe's silver '98 convertible.