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- 1972 Mach 1 Q Code
Recently I removed the back seat in my Mach 1 to do a few different things. I converted my 1/4 windows to roll down, replaced the crappy speaker wire that the po put in and I replaced the shocks. 1st time for me to remove the rear seat, which was a challenge with a bum left arm, but I got it out. Anyway, I noticed that the upper part of the back seat had a flap of material at the top. Well, as you all know that piece should be on the bottom, not the top.
I couldn’t figure out why it would be like that especially when you need something to fill the gap between the upper and lower parts. There has always been a gap between the two and you could see the metal that is underneath. It has always kinda bugged me cause it looked unfinished, but with the interior being black it wasn’t to noticeable so I never dug into it. Until I went to reinstall it, then I finally figured it out.
The idiot po installed the seat back cover upside down! Unbelievable that he did that because he even cut holes in the piece of the material that was supposed to be on the bottom so the frame would go on the top hooks. I can’t believe that I never noticed the cover was upside down. I’ve had this car for almost 6 years now, but I don’t go in the back seat very often.
So I removed all the hog rings and turned the cover right side up. Not a big deal, just took awhile to do. Then I cut some black material I had and glued them to the back of the drop down piece so you couldn’t see the slices that got cut into it. Got it all back together and it looks so much better than before. Plus now the 1/4 windows roll down so it really looks great!
I couldn’t figure out why it would be like that especially when you need something to fill the gap between the upper and lower parts. There has always been a gap between the two and you could see the metal that is underneath. It has always kinda bugged me cause it looked unfinished, but with the interior being black it wasn’t to noticeable so I never dug into it. Until I went to reinstall it, then I finally figured it out.
The idiot po installed the seat back cover upside down! Unbelievable that he did that because he even cut holes in the piece of the material that was supposed to be on the bottom so the frame would go on the top hooks. I can’t believe that I never noticed the cover was upside down. I’ve had this car for almost 6 years now, but I don’t go in the back seat very often.
So I removed all the hog rings and turned the cover right side up. Not a big deal, just took awhile to do. Then I cut some black material I had and glued them to the back of the drop down piece so you couldn’t see the slices that got cut into it. Got it all back together and it looks so much better than before. Plus now the 1/4 windows roll down so it really looks great!