2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Seat Bottom Overhaul

[Jack in Alaska]

I just did the seat bottom overhaul explained on this site last year. Used the foam from Sears that goes into tool boxes and a piece of left over new burbur carpet.

What a great improvement for just an hour and a few bucks.

 

[Steve Campbell]

Funny you should mention that....

I was just reading on page 13 of issue 42 that it is one of the"best tips" that people have recieved form the website or magazine.

 

[frog]

link?

Could someone post a link, I could not find w/ a search. tHANKS

 

[Fredro]

Re: link?

Originally posted by frog

Could someone post a link, I could not find w/ a search. tHANKS

My seat is a little droopy now too. Someone throw that link out here, please!

 

[Joe G.]

I don't think that there is a link. The article was in the mag, not on the forum. However, I did scan the article for another local TDR member. If you would like a copy e-mail me.

 

[jrobinson2]

Seat Repair Link

I used some canvas to keep the wires from cutting the foam.

Jared

 

[kboettcher]

I posted last year about how I did mine . I just took my bottom cover off and noticed all my wires were broken..... the guy who owned it before me was a little large . Then I repalced the wires with spring banding that they use to bundle the lumber piles together with at the saw mills. Just a bend on each end, and made them the same length as the wires were. I still used the original end bars. It worked great. It brought the seat up a little higher than the passenger seat which is still in new condition.

 

[fest3er]

I cheated. I simply swapped the two seat bottoms. Of course, that's just putting off the inevitable for 100K miles, and I'll have two to repair then.

N

 

[Jack in Alaska]

If I would have swapped seat bottoms my co-pilot would have given me 10 lbs. of s--- about it.

My seat bottom came out after removing 4 bolts. The leather fabric is sewn to plastic "J" hook which hooks over the edge of the frame. It is a little *****y getting it free. I then cut a piece of ridgid foam to fit the bottom assembly, also a piece of heavy carpeting the same size. I put the new foam against the bottom of the old foam and the carpet against that and then put it back onto the springs/frame. Rehooked the leather fabric j hooks and bolted it back in. I did put a layer of foam on the left side under the leather to kind of build that back up a little. The whole idea of the carpeting is to keep the foam from being cut by the springs when you put your butt on it.

All in all it came out pretty good. A lot more comfortable and the back now hits me in the correct place to do some good.

 

[jrobinson2]

On my 99 the bottoms are different, you can't switch them

Jared