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    Posted: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:28am
The seat on my 8030 is wearing out and I'd like to replace the fabric before the foam under it gets ruined.  I've been searching for original material but haven't found any.  Does anyone know of a source for it?
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I had mine done in brown leather at a local upholstery shop. He had some left over leather from another job that just enough to do my seat. 
I gave up finding cloth to match the seat.
Turned out very nice
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Doing it yourself? A good shop to do it is probably a challenge today. I would find capable upholster and use a durable material that goes with cab color scheme  and not worry about original look. Only AC guys are going to know or care about "look"
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Spend money for a new air ride
seat. You wont regret it
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https://www.tractorseats.com/p-2835-uni-pro-km-1061-seat-air-suspension.aspx
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Wander through a local Hobby Lobby and find the 'boat seat vinyl' (exterior grade) or woven fabrics you like.

Hop on Youtube for how-to reupholster seats. If you need a sewing machine, look for antique 1950s models ('black iron') on craigslist/FBMP/etc as those are all metal gears, later ones went to plastics. People sell them under $50 or even free.

Use the old seat cover as your pattern.

Some seats are vacuum formed vinyl over tight contours that you'll never match without the press equipment (my zero-turn seat is like that).





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