Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[iamdub]

Painted. Look better Sam?

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If I ever get around to redoing my interior, I believe I'm gonna jock your idea with the Krylon Fusion. Can't beat an off-the-shelf paint that matches the best.

 

[Rocket Man]

So I watched a couple other videos and saw a method of putting the suction to one leg, so it sucks through the foam and then wrapping the ends of the bag together as best as possible. And I also noticed my vacuum nozzle had vents in it so you couldn’t suck too hard I guess. I taped up the holes, tried that method and it worked great. Also, after pulling the original plastic bag off I saw the old cloth cover was still on so I cut it off. Then I added foam to the front and back and used the method. Still not tight enough so I added foam to the sides too. I used a bench vise to hold the headrest and quick grip to hold the vacuum nozzle. After it suctioned down I could let loose and use both hands to work the cover over. It was easy.

 

[Rocket Man]

Then it still had wrinkles so I steamed the shit out of it, then closed the attachments while it was still hot as hell. Success. Perfectly tight and not a wrinkle.

 

[yates ™]

Got one of the headrest covers on and was hoping I wouldn’t have to add the foam they included for the 08’s. They said the cover probably wouldn’t be tight enough and they’re right. It’s gonna be a ***** to fit these things over something even bigger than what I just did. They show use of a shop vac and plastic bag in the video in order to make the foam smaller. I tried it but my vacuum didn’t do much it seemed like.

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I remember the headrests being one of the hardest parts.

 

[Sam Harris]

Then it still had wrinkles so I steamed the shit out of it, then closed the attachments while it was still hot as hell. Success. Perfectly tight and not a wrinkle. View attachment 238756View attachment 238757View attachment 238758

Nice work Mark!

 

[Rocket Man]

The rears from start to finish. First I removed the OEM leather, then the OEM fabric. Then set it up on the vise, bagged it, suctioned it, pulled the cover over it. Turned the vacuum off and it reformed but was a tad wrinkled.

 

[Rocket Man]

I streamed the hell out of it and smoothed out the wrinkles, then attached the closure.

 

[Rocket Man]

I pulled the bottom off the DS front seat, attached wires instead of zip ties, and reinstalled it. This time all the points where there were broken clips had something holding it. I steamed the hell out of the bottom and back and reattached the hooks. It’s as good as it’s gonna get. I used my new stapler and attached the back fabric to the seat back. Just need to put the plastic trim on the base.

 

[Rocket Man]

Reattached the console shell to the subframe. I just need a few more parts to arrive.

 

[Sam Harris]

I pulled the bottom off the DS front seat, attached wires instead of zip ties, and reinstalled it. This time all the points where there were broken clips had something holding it. I steamed the hell out of the bottom and back and reattached the hooks. It’s as good as it’s gonna get. I used my new stapler and attached the back fabric to the seat back. Just need to put the plastic trim on the base.

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Puppers supervising. Good dog!