Fitting a new SG2 cabin upholstery kit.

Bushed

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G'day,
I have decided to give my JD 2140 a 30th birthday surprise gift and purchased a new cabin kit for it. The old linings are very tired and dilapidated, to the point of falling apart.
Has anyone here done a similar thing and know of any of the pitfalls that I might encounter?
Any advice very welcome.
Bushed (from Australia.)
 
Like ben said- take the seat out- much more room to work in. I use a wire wheel on a 4 1/2 inch grinder to remove all old adhesive. Fit each piece in place before applying adhesive. No wiggle room once you stick them.
 
Some suppliers are now offering 'snap in' kits that are advertised as super easy to install. I have been thinking about trying
one of those for the 4250.
 
I have been working on the neighbors 4055 in this regard.

1. I got a Fehr kit. I like it. The folks are very friendly and helpful.
2. Get the plastic backed kit, even if it costs a little more.
3. Make sure you get the snap in cab post covers. I took ALL the glue off my cab posts because I thought I had to glue the cab post covers in but with snap in types you don't with some exception. This is a huge point because to get the glue off the posts I had to use the propane torch to heat it, then I could scrape it. It took me many many hours to do this. If I had known I had the snap on corner post covers I could have saved a lot of time and hard contorting work.

The exception is on the two front corner post there is a Velcro sticky, you will have to clean the areas this Velcro sticky goes to get good adhesion.

Now the middle of the cab, clean all the old glue off so the adhesive that you put the plastic backed parts on with sticks. I was able to get the middle cab clean with gasket scrapers and Goo Gone or other glue remover products.

By the way, while I was able to use a wire brush in some areas, the wire brush just smeared and then started to burn the glue. The videos make it look so easy......not at all.

4. I am in the process but the cleaning is done. The back two corner posts covers snapped right on, perfect. I am having a little trouble with the front right corner post cover, the edge next to the window/glass of the front glass turned out a little wrinkly, even with the 3 Velcro strips. My plan is to use a thin strip of adhesive next to the window to fasten it and hopefully it does not turn out wrinkly. (This is a highly technical term, :) )

I have yet to glue in the rest of the parts but it looks really straight forward. I was warned to make sure surfaces you glue are very clean.

5. I am leaving the current window seals as they look OK. The door seals are getting replaced. I have the old door seals removed and cleaned. I will put them in last.

Good luck.

Paul
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If you are putting a new headliner in, put the corner posts in first, then the headliner
 
http://fehrcab.com/search.asp?
make=JD&model=2140
I used this plastic backed can kit on
my 4455. Very simple and no wrinkles
 

Yeh...like mentioned above get the Fehr 'easy install' kit if available for that model. I've done genuine Deere kits...Fehr standard kits..and a couple Fehr easy install kits.

Takes some skill and finesse to get a nice job with the standard kits. The plastic backed Fehr kits are easy to get a professional looking interior for a novice.
 
OK, thanks to everyone for the very informative pointers and tips.
I suppose I should strip out all the old linings and adhesives first, and then start replacing the linings, working from top to bottom. It this the best way to proceed?
 

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