tgcom

Looking for a set of red seat covers for my 1965 dynamic 88 conv, bench seat. The original covers had a bit of metallic look to them that I can't seem to find aftermarket. Any help appreciated

Oldsmaniac

You won't be finding any pre made seat covers for your car, nobody produces them in the original pattern and material. If you want original looking seat covers they will need to be made from scratch by a shop. You can save them some trouble by finding the correct color vinyl though. Try SMS in oregon as they have tons of original and repro material they sell.

tgcom

Thanks! found the vinyl at SMS, any idea of what I should expect to pay a shop for custom covers?

Oldsmaniac

Its been a while since I had covers made. I will guess the front and back seats should be able to be done for just under 1000 dollars. Prob about 350 for the rear and 500 or so for the fronts. You can call around to get a ballpark estimate but the shops will prob say, I have to see the seats....

joe_padavano

Doing the front and rear bench seats in my 62 wagon cost me $1800 last spring, and that was a simple, generic pleat pattern in commonly-available materials, not the factory material or pattern.

Oldsmaniac

Ouch!... That seems high to me but so does everything these days.

joe_padavano

That was far from the most expensive place I talked to.