Greg du Vermont
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Anyone have any experience or tips for changing the stock cover to one of the Yamaha accessory seat wraps. I'm going for a little more of a all black stealth look on my FX Nytro RTX.
Landoman
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Did you check out this post for dying the seat? I might save you some money??
http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=33152
http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=33152
skyboz
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Greg du Vermont said:
Start from the front to back and then go side to side. Don't be shy with the staple gun either!!
LJ 452
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skyboz said:Greg du Vermont said:
Start from the front to back and then go side to side. Don't be shy with the staple gun either!!
Something you need to tell us?
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When I did mine, I had a friend put his weight on it when it was upside down on a chair, that helped to stretch the material.
Agree with skyboz use plenty of staples and do the front and rear edges first. An electric staple gun helps alot here!
You can get stainless steel staples at Home depot or Lowes. (Can't remember which place has them.) The other only has Monel ones, do Not use them, they are made of copper and very soft, Monel will Not go through the plastic of the seat bottom.
Agree with skyboz use plenty of staples and do the front and rear edges first. An electric staple gun helps alot here!
You can get stainless steel staples at Home depot or Lowes. (Can't remember which place has them.) The other only has Monel ones, do Not use them, they are made of copper and very soft, Monel will Not go through the plastic of the seat bottom.
skyboz
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LJ 452 said:skyboz said:Greg du Vermont said:
Start from the front to back and then go side to side. Don't be shy with the staple gun either!!
Something you need to tell us?
I know this from my MX days, HAHAHA!!!
Greg du Vermont
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Thanks guys. Lots of stainless staples and I'll work it hard from front to back. 
lucky_7
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Make sure to post pics...step by step!
Greg du Vermont
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Seat wrap has ben successfully installed.
No photos because all hands are needed to make a quality install possible with 2 guys.
2 hours spent, I would really like to see how these things are done rapid fire at the manufacturer.
Final results are great and I like the look of the all black cover, but I would not recommend this for 1 person or the weak of spirit.
No photos because all hands are needed to make a quality install possible with 2 guys.
2 hours spent, I would really like to see how these things are done rapid fire at the manufacturer.
Final results are great and I like the look of the all black cover, but I would not recommend this for 1 person or the weak of spirit.
Greg du Vermont
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Sorry, I was so excited to report sucess, I forgot to offer a few tips for future generations.
I used a regular hand fired arrow staple gun with regular 1/4" staples
Think about it for a while and work up your courage before you unstaple the old cover, cause there will be no turning back.
Take your time in lining up contours and laying out the anticipated overlaps
Start at the front by centering, aligning and stapling
I went to the back and aligned and centered here as well, even if only temporarily this helped keep us on track
Proceeded to compress, massage and hold (this is the 2 guy part), back and forth from front to back on each side, to line up seams equally and staple liberaly as you go. 2nd guy was also helpful in firmly holding stapler flat against desired location.
Staple gun and staples seemed fine for penitrating the seat plastic base.
Keep flipping the seat over to observe for proper positioning, adjust as needed.
I did find it necessary to unrivet and remove to aluminum seat bolt brackets to get the staple gun into the areas that are obstructed by them.
As I got closer to the back I did need to make minor adjustment in the relocation of a few staples.
When everything was attached and aligned to satisfaction.
I added more staples where possible
Replaced any that were not firmly seated
Secured all staples with a tap or 2 of a ballpeen hammer
Sealed all the staple heads with rtv silicone adhesive as a moisture seal
I also siliconed the excess flap material to the seat base in an attempt to seal any water that might make it under the seat from migrating under the cover or to the seat foam.
Doesn't seem so bad now that I wrote it down, but at times during the install, I was really wondering if all was going to be OK.
I used a regular hand fired arrow staple gun with regular 1/4" staples
Think about it for a while and work up your courage before you unstaple the old cover, cause there will be no turning back.
Take your time in lining up contours and laying out the anticipated overlaps
Start at the front by centering, aligning and stapling
I went to the back and aligned and centered here as well, even if only temporarily this helped keep us on track
Proceeded to compress, massage and hold (this is the 2 guy part), back and forth from front to back on each side, to line up seams equally and staple liberaly as you go. 2nd guy was also helpful in firmly holding stapler flat against desired location.
Staple gun and staples seemed fine for penitrating the seat plastic base.
Keep flipping the seat over to observe for proper positioning, adjust as needed.
I did find it necessary to unrivet and remove to aluminum seat bolt brackets to get the staple gun into the areas that are obstructed by them.
As I got closer to the back I did need to make minor adjustment in the relocation of a few staples.
When everything was attached and aligned to satisfaction.
I added more staples where possible
Replaced any that were not firmly seated
Secured all staples with a tap or 2 of a ballpeen hammer
Sealed all the staple heads with rtv silicone adhesive as a moisture seal
I also siliconed the excess flap material to the seat base in an attempt to seal any water that might make it under the seat from migrating under the cover or to the seat foam.
Doesn't seem so bad now that I wrote it down, but at times during the install, I was really wondering if all was going to be OK.
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Great post... I to am thinking about doing a seat cover change.Just wondering what color your stock seat was and what your going to do with it?I have the red 40th colours but am changing everything to blue,so I am looking for a cover.Thanks
Greg du Vermont
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My sled is an 09 FX Nytro RTX, stock cover had the red accent.
I went to an all black look.
Also painted my A arms black and put on yellow ski tips. Kind of a yamadoo type of look
I went to an all black look.
Also painted my A arms black and put on yellow ski tips. Kind of a yamadoo type of look
