Miata Install

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1. Repair of the seat cores.
2. Prep the headrests.
3. Install the new upholstery.


  1. Repair the seat cores: 

Damage to the ‘core’ of the seats must be repaired
prior to installing the new upholstery.
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Failure to do so will lead to premature wear
and void your MrMikes warranty.

Fill any voids with the supplied cotton, pack firmly.

Spray glue over the cotton
andonto the foam,
apply duct-tape to act
as a giant band-aid.
Overlap the strips of duct tape
to compress and shape the area.

Lastly for the leg bolsters:

Apply a layer of fluffy cotton
just prior to upholstery install.
 
Use the same technique to repair
any damage to the backrests.


   2. Prep the headrests:  

AFTER repairing or replacing
speakers in the headrest…

GLUE the speaker cover in place,
(we want it to stay in place)

Leave a gap for the listing strip
(where the red arrow points)

You will find the top of the seat
is not smooth...

Place a thin strip of cotton across the top
(no duct-tape)
slide on upholstery as usual.
   3. Install the new upholstery:  

 
***Make sure you have the driver upholstery for the driver side etc.
Which side is written on the tail of the parts.
a) Bottoms: Remove the old upholstery and install the new as Mazda did.
The bottom parts are very simple.

b) Backs:
Remove the old upholstery and install the new as Mazda did.
However the backs are more complex,
Follow this procedure:

 1. The speakers are taken care of / the plastic speaker face is glued on /
and a crown of cotton padding is placed across the top of the headrest
(as shown in the above instructions).

2. The upholstery (as shipped) has the headrest ‘right-side out’, but everything else is ‘inside-out’.
Slide the headrest upholstery over the headrest, roll the sides of the upholstery down
just far enough (there is a side seam there) so the headrest listing strip
(it has the 3 holes) fits into the “groove”.

3. Yes: It’s tight in there. Press the foam down with one hand
as you clip the 3 hog-rings in with the other hand.

4. Once the 3 are in; continue rolling the upholstery all the way down to the bottom.

5. Pull the Back of the seat DOWN.
Notice that it has an attachment strip under the flap.

6. Pull the side bolsters DOWN / under the bottom / and back up the back.
Hog-ring the attachment strips of the bolsters to the attachment strip under the flap.
Keep these bolster tabs way out by the edges, you will hog-ring the center insert in-between them later.
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7. Now that the bolsters are pulled down and attached under the back flap;
Now is when you pull the sides of the bolsters in and hog-ring them down.
They have strips under flaps too; this will all be hidden once the center is done.

8. Lift the center section; Now is when you hog-ring the top of the horseshoe.
There are 5 hog-rings. Because the bolsters are now attached,
the top of the horseshoe will find its correct position naturally.

9. Replace the center insert foam piece;
hog ring the flaps of the center insert behind the foam as Mazda did.

10. Pull the center insert DOWN, under the bottom, and back up the back.
Hog-ring the attachment strip of the center insert
to the attachment strip under the Back flap.

 



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