Hi; Welting or piping is not a problem, most upholsterers with a lick of sense make their own by wrapping a strip of leather, cloth, or vinyl of the appropriate colour and pattern around a cord of the appropriate size while sewing the cover together. Someone referred to the vertical pattern in the seat panel as rolls, most car seats from this era didn't use tuck and roll upholstery but used either a quilted pattern, an English pleat, or no pattern at all. A quilted pattern is sewn just like the one on a bed, a flat pad is sewn inbetween with the stitches showing through the top. With an English pleat, or hidden stitch, the stitches are not visable, much like tuck and roll, but the padding is sewn inbetween much like quilting. Tuck and roll is really a series of cloth tubes sewn together and then stuffed afterward, much like a sausage, the effect is much more rounded then English pleat. Best Regards Arran Foster 1954 Imperial Newport Needing A Left Side tailight bezel and other trim parts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:24 AM Subject: Re: IML: 64 Imperials Unlike most Imperials of the '60's, the 64 convertible upholstery pattern is relatively simple to re-create authentically. The only problem you might have is finding black welting delicate enough to match the original. Also, pay attention to the grain and sheen of the leather you buy. Most new leather today looked sunbaked and chalky compared to the glossy leathers used in 1964. Specify a gloss finish. Definitely go this route. Finding a worthy used interior is likely to be nearly impossible. By the time you ship it and go through the process of dyeing it you'll wish you had reupholstered your originals instead. There is a thin chrome band encircling the top well opening, with fasteners at regular intervals. Chris H. 66 LeBaron --- GPAGENCY@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, > I'm a new member and was looking for some advise on > my 64 conv. The interior > needs new black leather on all the seats (torn). Am > I wasting my time trying > to find good used seats? I assume the color won't > matter since I can dye > them black as long as they are decent seats? > Was there a chrome strip at the rear of the conv top > well near trunk or did > the tonneau cover it? > Speaking of tonneau covers, anyone doing repairs on > them? Are they available > or reproduced? > What a great club you have here. I have already been > able to find so much > helpful information. > Thanks, > Greg > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm