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Original seat Material

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by johnny and sandy, Mar 17, 2011.

  1. johnny and sandy

    johnny and sandy Member

    March,17,11
    Hi kids original seat material up date
    Ok for all you pure us out there I found a place that has the original seat material.
    see my old posting for a photo. There address and Ph.# is:
    SMS Auto Fabrics
    350 South Redwood St.
    Canby, OR 97013 .

    Phone: (503) 263-3535
    Fax: (503) 263-3525
    Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00 PST

    "Keep the sunny side up" ;)
     
    johnny and sandy, Mar 17, 2011
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  2. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    Is this the 50's-early 60's "basket weave" stuff you're talking about? Got a pic of a sample available?

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Mar 17, 2011
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  3. lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

    This material??

    [​IMG]
     
    lynn, Mar 17, 2011
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  4. johnny and sandy

    johnny and sandy Member

    YES the 50's-early 60's "basket weave" stuff they are happy to send samplys
     
    johnny and sandy, Mar 17, 2011
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  5. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    What are they calling it specifically?

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Mar 17, 2011
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  6. nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

    That company is owned by some friends of one of my students. Apparently they buy out now stuff from warehouses and whatnot. Canby is about 7 miles from my work. I can probably check them out next week if I can get away from work. I need to check some material out for my '57 also
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    nickmil, Mar 18, 2011
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  7. Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

    Go get 'em Nick! Photos too, please.
     
    Rondog, Mar 18, 2011
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  8. gotime

    gotime Sick with the car bug

    Is this the material I'd need for a 63 CJ6?
     
    gotime, Apr 10, 2011
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  9. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    This may or may not be typical - I recently ordered material from SMS, for a 1925 Ford.

    A full month after they had charged it to my credit card, it had not arrived. When I inquired they said it was "on the shipping shelf."

    Five days later, I still haven't received it.
     
    PeteL, Apr 11, 2011
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  10. Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

    Well, that's hardly a glowing review.....:( Hope you get your stuff and this isn't typical.
     
    Rondog, Apr 11, 2011
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  11. nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

    Sorry guys but I haven't had time to get over there as soon as I can I will give an honest review of my experience
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    nickmil, Apr 11, 2011
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  12. gotime

    gotime Sick with the car bug

    Ok, someone, anyone... can you answer my question? The seats from my 63 CJ6 appear to be canvas. Were they originally vinyl like the material discussed in this thread? Help, I'm confused now, maybe mine were recovered at some point. Please help me out.
     
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2011
    gotime, Apr 12, 2011
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  13. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    Pushed the trigger.

    Just ordered 5 yards of the basket weave in red + a couple yards of the cowhide.

    They don't actually have NOS basket weave, they have a pattern & get it made up, hence the 5 yard minimum.

    I'll let you know how it turns out in a month or so when it shows up.

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Apr 15, 2011
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  14. Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

    More than likely recovered. I'm no knowledge base, but I wouldn't imagine canvas was a stock fabric for civilian Jeeps. Could be though.....
     
    Rondog, Apr 16, 2011
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  15. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Canvas OD seat covers were used on the military Jeeps, but are smaller than civilian, flat and squarish in shape.

    Updating on SMS Auto fabrics - I have been waiting six weeks now since they took my order and charged my card - after saying they "had the fabric."

    Two weeks ago, a month after ordering, I was told it was "on the shipping shelf" ready to go.

    One week ago I emailed a query and never got a reply.

    Today I called and was told they "need to order a roll" and "it should have been in by now."

    Obviously not all of these answers can be true. Researching SMS on line I found a slew of customer complaints going back years. Some people report having waited over a year, and some never got their (pre-paid) orders at all. Examples here... <http://www.imperialclub.com/Part/Vendors/SMS.htm>

    While the opinion seems to be that SMS have a great fabric inventory and seem to be "nice" people, many comments posted referred to inconsistent and untrue customer service responses, and extremely late or "never" delivery times.

    Buyer beware.
     
    Last edited: Apr 20, 2011
    PeteL, Apr 20, 2011
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  16. CJ5aTim

    CJ5aTim 66 Tux

    Good to know....
     
    CJ5aTim, Apr 20, 2011
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  17. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    It Came!

    Not quite the as fast as advertised, it shipped on May 31st so probably closer to six weeks for them to get it from the mill.

    Still, it's here & it's the correct pattern. :)

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Jun 13, 2011
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  18. Ric-san

    Ric-san New Member

    What a good thread this one. When I get to this point in a few years of restoring my 64 CJ, I'm just going to order the closet match and take it to some friends of mine who are upholsterer's...I work on a USAF base and we refurbish C-130's so I have a whole bunch of knowledge and help on this one...
     
    Ric-san, Jun 18, 2011
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