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[WillOliB]

Afternoon everyone, Might be a bit of a newbie question, but has anyone made holes in the shoulders of standard seats to accept harnesses before? I'm sure i have seen this done and it may have been in the thorney vx on one of the 'wreaks to ritches' episodes. Is it safe to do this/ will it have adverse effects on the strength of the seats? My reasoning for asking this is that i would like to run harnesses in my vx, and wouldnt be happy having them over the tops of the seats as i dont think that would be very safe. Also my dad likes to use my vx, and he wouldnt be over the moon if i put a pair of more buckety seats in it, he has enough of a struggle getting out of it as it is Any thoughts cheers, Will

[fiveoclock]

Here you go, perfectly safe IMO.

Edited by fiveoclock, 26 July 2011 - 11:18 AM.

[Mike (Cliffie)]

A messy but perfectly do-able job.

[WillOliB]

excellent cheers guys, I'll get some grommet bits to make them look a bit neater and have a look

[garyk220]

The other option is to get the seats re-trimmed after cutting. Gives you a bit more scope for the position and size of the cut-out.

My seats...



I bought them from Ianrm a few years ago, so don't know who did them for him, but would imagine it would be somewhere near Milton Keynes.

[-Dab-of-Oppo-]

You'll find that you have little choice in the way you can position them and which grommets you can use. It's a easy enough job though here's mine -










You can stream the creases out of the leather afterwards.

[Hark]

The other option is to get the seats re-trimmed after cutting. Gives you a bit more scope for the position and size of the cut-out.

My seats...



I bought them from Ianrm a few years ago, so don't know who did them for him, but would imagine it would be somewhere near Milton Keynes.

I like those ^^

[WillOliB]

Cheers for your help , i'll let you know how it turns out

[waggy]

I recommend buying your grommets directly from corbeau, option B grommet, they are a good fit and the beat deal I could find anywhere.

[-Dab-of-Oppo-]

Here

[dw1]

Here's mine seeing as everyone is showing theirs done by Frogman on here


I like garyk's ones, they look like packman ghosts, or have I been taking too many mind altering drugs.

Edited by dw1, 26 July 2011 - 11:50 PM.