J-up seat help!!??

[goldendrift]

OK so i have two j-up bucket seats and onee of them has the threads pulled out didnt know if anyone had any ideas on how to fix this.photo (1).JPG

Also wondering if anyone knows what to search to find out how to re wrap the seats i want to go black not red? thanks

[conrad_s13.5]

-Might need better pics,. but that might not be repairable just at a quick look.

-'Rewrapping' seats isnt an easy/cheap task to do right either.

-Prolly didnt needs its own thread about this. Theres a 'Small Questions Thread' Sticky'd.

....aaaaand at $225 a seat,....might just wanna go buy yourself a new black one and call it done. Make a computer/gaming chair out of this one....lol

[thefro526]

It's really hard to see any detail in that picture, so I'm not too sure if this will actually work, but if what I think happened is, in fact, what happened, then this could work:

- The threads should just be a threaded insert bonded to the seat shell. If the insert pulled out somewhat cleanly, then you can install another insert that's retained mechanically (like a riv-nut) or using epoxy.

- If the threaded insert didn't pull out cleanly, but instead took a bunch of fiber glass with it, you you'll need to re-glass the area and then install a new insert - or make a patch panel from Metal/Fiberglass/Appropriate material and install it over the damaged area.

A patch panel is probably your best bet, especially something metal. Install the insert into the patch panel and then fasten it to the seat/glass it in place. That should help to spread the load out over a larger area decreasing the chances of the insert pulling out again.