Upholstery 10, 20, 30: Curriculum Guidelines

Module 23: Automotive Bucket Seats (Optional)

Suggested time: 16 - 24 hours
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Modules 2, 3, 5, and 20

Foundational Objectives

To develop skills in the use of equipment and materials common to the upholstery industry.
To enable students to understand and use the vocabulary, structures, and forms of expression that characterizes the upholstery industry.
To demonstrate safe working practices and techniques for the upholstery industry.
To develop independent decision-making skills pertaining to the upholstery industry.

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

To develop an understanding of how knowledge is created, evaluated, refined, and changed within upholstery. (CCT)
To understand how technology influences occupational roles and affects the work performed in the upholstery industry. (TL)
To experience a wide variety of activities to determine student interests, abilities, and preferences. (IL)

	Learning Objective	Notes
23.1	To inspect the bucket seat. (PSVS)	Ensure that the seat is easily removed. Ensure that any electrical connections are clearly marked or labeled. Electrical wiring dealing with seat belts or seat movement is common.
23.2	To detach the seat.	Use caution with the electrical wiring. Screw the bolts back into the nuts. A journal entry describing the electrical hook-up and any other special notes is important.
23.3	To detach the seat from the seat back. (TL)	This will often require special hex nut or Allen wrench.
23.4	To detach the headrest. (CCT)	Usually there is a clip installed inside the seat. In older seats, a special tool is required, or one may be adapted to release the headrest.
23.5	To disassemble and strip the seat.	Remove the hog rings and note how the seat is attached to the frame. Have students record the removal process.
23.6	To mark and seam rip the removed pattern.	Turn the seat cover inside out and label each piece prior to seam ripping. Carefully disassemble, as the pieces will be used for the pattern layout.
23.7	To lay out and cut the fabric. (IL)	Ensure students cut material accurately. Some pattern material is stretched. Ensure the material is laid out and traced with chalk or tailor's chalk. The chalk or marker will not stain the material.
23.8	To sew the pattern.	Adjustments may have to be made if the original fabric has stretched.
23.9	To hog ring the seat. (IL)	Reattach the seat to the frame. Ensure the electrical wiring is reconnected.
23.10	To strip the back.	If problems occur peeling off the back, a hair dryer may be used to slowly heat vinyl to aid removal.
23.11	To mark and seam rip the pattern. (TL)	Turn the back inside out to mark the pattern then seam rip the material.
23.12	To lay out and cut the material.	Lay out pattern pieces on new fabric and trace with chalk or tailor's chalk that will not stain the material.
23.13	To sew the pattern.	Cut accurately, making adjustments for stretched fabric. Note that some pattern fabric may have stretched.
23.14	To attach new seat covering to the seat. (TL)	If the new covering is vinyl, it may be necessary to heat it to slip it on the frame. Plastic will be required to cover the foam. Silicone lubricant will ease placement of fabric over foam. It can be used on either vinyl or cloth.
23.15	To replace the seat in the vehicle. (IL)	Cut and trim the material to allow reassembly. Some bolts may have to go through the material to attach the back, especially if from a two-door vehicle where the seats must hinge forward to allow access to the rear seat.
23.16	To strip the headrest.	Recovering a vinyl headrest is very difficult and should not be attempted. If a different colour vinyl is needed, a vinyl paint may be used.
23.17	To mark and seam rip the head rest.	Turn the pattern inside out and mark the pattern.
23.18	To lay out, cut and sew the fabric. (IL)	Lay out pattern pieces on new fabric and trace with chalk or tailor's chalk that will not stain the material.
23.19	To slip the new cover on the headrest.	If the new covering is vinyl, it may be necessary to heat it to slip it on the frame. Plastic will be required to cover the foam. Silicone lubricant will ease placement of fabric over foam. It can be used on either vinyl or cloth.
23.20	To hand sew the headrest.	Hand sew or glue final seam.
23.21	To calculate the cost of materials. (NUM)