Studing the OEM Seats

[greggh]

Has anyone ever Studded their OEM seats themselves and been successful?

How did you prep the layout.

I have a set to get the basic Layout of the stud placements.

Just don't want to ruin the other set of sets that I have.

Please advise.

Thank you.

Greggh

[Gryphon Rider]

I haven't done it, but I would start by getting some round stickers to do the layout, then remove the cover and punch my holes in the centres of the stickers.  Who knows, maybe there are even chrome stickers?

[Black Dog]

I've done it to an Ultimate Big Boy (purchased used), the back rest, and to an Interstate trunk back rest.  I used white grease pencil to mark the locations of the studs (while the cover was still intact), and then pulled away just enough of the glued on portion of the seat to stick the studs through.

I purchased my studs directly from Mustang Seats.  They are Nickel, and probably the best available.  Installing them was pretty easy...  I just made sure that they were aligned correctly, pushed the two 'spikes' through the material, and bent the spikes over with a flat headed screwdriver.

This was quite a few years ago, but here is a picture showing how things looked when done -



Black Dog

[greggh]

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[Gryphon Rider]

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[greggh]

Sorry
Git the pics now.
I have the studs.
And a set of seats that are studded.
Well get the layout from the old studded set.
Will let you know how they turn out.
Thanks for your advice.
Greggh

[Pete]

Tandy Leather has the studs at a very good price.
I used a leather lacing roller spacer to mark placement, just do not prick the material.
On the thinner materials, they have a tendency to tear if stressed.
Using a small rounded semi-square punch to make the holes makes it less likely it will tear.