Thread: 110 seat cushions

Originally Posted by rick130

I've heard (not confirmed) that the threshold on private imports has been bumped over $400 (including freight)

Is there a customs officer in the house?

Ron

Originally Posted by EchiDna

for 54 quid you can get a complete retrim kit for a front seat from Paddocks - shipping couldn't cost that much more than for a bit of exmoor foam

http://www.paddockspares.com/sp/cate...Trim_Kits.html

Since the foam is the major weight and bulk - and I would not be surprised if Exmoor made the kit anyway - and the kit includes foam for the back as well as the seat (not required in my case) I expect that the shipping cost would be about double. Also, I am not sure about whether the pressure pack of glue could be shipped by air (legally at least). They appear not to list the upholstery material on my seats anyway - not surprising as it is rather more expensive from Exmoor than the ones they do list, although not really relevant as all mine needed was a good wash.(now need to pull the back of the seats apart to properly wash the upholstery on the back!)

John

G'day All

This is a bit of a side issue but for JDNSW n others that re trim their seats I have a suggestion.

Mrs n I brought a set of El Cheapo lambswool seat covers and modded them to fit the defender seats. Its worked a treat. If anyone is interested I'll post some pics.

Doesn't seem in any point retrimming the Lear Industries seats n not protecting your investment

Cheers

Originally Posted by Stevo_62

G'day All

This is a bit of a side issue but for JDNSW n others that re trim their seats I have a suggestion.

Mrs n I brought a set of El Cheapo lambswool seat covers and modded them to fit the defender seats. Its worked a treat. If anyone is interested I'll post some pics.

Doesn't seem in any point retrimming the Lear Industries seats n not protecting your investment

Cheers

Good idea - but in my case at least I kept the original upholstery, just replaced the foam, so the motivation to do this is not very high. I did look at the canvas seat covers from various sources - but they are NOT cheap. Your idea sounds a better one.

John

Hi,I had both my seats repadded on my defender,by a upholster in gatton.....if I recall,thay cost me $60 each to replaced the foam....but that was a while ago......keith

FWIW, back at the end of January (yes, Rego time ) I swapped seat bases side to side as the passenger side one has probably only had a bum in it a dozen or so times in its life. Much nicer/firmer than the split and collapsed pilots throne.

Originally Posted by longreach

Hi,I had both my seats repadded on my defender,by a upholster in gatton.....if I recall,thay cost me $60 each to replaced the foam....but that was a while ago......keith

Good point - and I considered that, having had it done with Series seats in the past. But the complex shape of the Defender/110/90 foam suggested that a moulded rather than built up one would give a better result. And the cost of the foams from Exmoor including freight would be around that price.

John