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Fitting new seat upholstery is not difficult if you have the proper tools. You need "hog-ring" pliers and the hog rings, side cutters, good pliers, screwdrivers, a nice clean work area and a bit of nous.
Usually the old covers are retained by the hog rings around the bottom of the seat and backrest, although modern vehicles also use plastic clip-in fittings that lock into the seat frame. Once you have undone any clips/rings, the seat cover will usually slide olff and the new one can be slid over and retained.
You will have issues if the padding for the seat is stuffed. You can't just put some foam in to fill the gaps, it needs to be the right density and shaped to fit. That's where the specialists usually are required.
Retrimming doors is also a mixed bag. Modern door trims tend to be mounded and are quite inticate, just recovering them won't work very well. The separate inserts can be done quite simply but the main section of the door trim might be left to the pro's again.
Usually the old covers are retained by the hog rings around the bottom of the seat and backrest, although modern vehicles also use plastic clip-in fittings that lock into the seat frame. Once you have undone any clips/rings, the seat cover will usually slide olff and the new one can be slid over and retained.
You will have issues if the padding for the seat is stuffed. You can't just put some foam in to fill the gaps, it needs to be the right density and shaped to fit. That's where the specialists usually are required.
Retrimming doors is also a mixed bag. Modern door trims tend to be mounded and are quite inticate, just recovering them won't work very well. The separate inserts can be done quite simply but the main section of the door trim might be left to the pro's again.