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    4. : Seat cover replacement

Fiat 500 - Video tutorial

Model: Fiat 500 Epoca - Years 1957-1975
Part: Seat
Operation: Seat cover replacement

If you want to restore your archaic car and have it come back as it left the factory and you are skilled upholsterers, here's how. For the restoration it is necessary to obtain the same covering material as the original, then completely remove the seats and place them on a comfortable work table. Remove the old cover and start covering the seat with vinyl imitation leather by sewing the classic edge made up of a special plastic tube on the edge. Remove the backrest cover and use new foam rubber, synthetic gauze and glue to reconstruct the internal padding. Prepare the new cover made of the same material as the seat and put it on the backrest which is to be fitted on the previously prepared padded structure. Secure the new coverings using the strips previously sewn onto the covers, so as to make them perfectly smooth and without creases.


Posted on 27 June 2023 by ScegliAuto

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Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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