09-05-2019, 09:05 PM
You don't lose much by trying - as you say, it's only the drilling of holes that's irreversible!
I'm afraid I didn't quite find the energy to sew my own replacement cover tonight but I hope to do so over the weekend. Meanwhile here's my old one laid out upside down as a pattern (and with fasteners carefully removed for 'recycling'). I'm using exterior quality leathercloth from Woolies' Trim.
The only 'hint' I can offer is that you need to snip the hem once or twice going around the corners so it lays flat - stop slightly short of the seam. Where it goes around the hood stays I added an extra bit of leathercloth on the inside otherwise you get a 'bald' bit of seam at the snips.
I'm not holding mine up as a shining example of anything, merely hoping to show that it needn't be difficult.
I'm afraid I didn't quite find the energy to sew my own replacement cover tonight but I hope to do so over the weekend. Meanwhile here's my old one laid out upside down as a pattern (and with fasteners carefully removed for 'recycling'). I'm using exterior quality leathercloth from Woolies' Trim.
The only 'hint' I can offer is that you need to snip the hem once or twice going around the corners so it lays flat - stop slightly short of the seam. Where it goes around the hood stays I added an extra bit of leathercloth on the inside otherwise you get a 'bald' bit of seam at the snips.
I'm not holding mine up as a shining example of anything, merely hoping to show that it needn't be difficult.