Thread: Seat repairs 110

You will remember I had discussion on getting new seat foams for my front seats from Exmoor Trim in the UK.

Well, yesterday they arrived. In the end they were sent by airmail at a cost of about 13UKP each (cost 14UKP each), which is less than forecast, I think by wrapping them separately rather than putting them in a box.

The foams are moulded to the required shape but differ from the originals in that they are solid rather than with open cells on the back. Also, a different material. Time will tell how it compares. They came with detailed installation instructions.

I removed the cover, and gave it a good wash (now makes the backs look bad).
The original foams have sheared along the line of the frame at the sides. When these were removed I found that the welds holding the bottom plate on to the frame had cracked. I silver soldered these rather than welding, as the metal is very thin. I also added an additional strengthening piece halfway along.

Reassembly is straightforward, but not all that easy, as the foam has to be compressed to do it (this keeps the wrinkles out of the upholstery).

The result, with only a short drive to try it (about 120km) is excellent. They not only look good, but are very comfortable. As I said above, time will tell about durability, but they are certainly well worth the money, even with that postage, and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone having similar problems - maybe the problem with your seats is not the design but the state of the padding?

John

Any pics John??? I am keen to see what they are like - the foam in my drivers seat is crumbling - not sure if I do a conversion or get the current seats re-trimmed.

Brian, I recently shipped about 220kg of stuff from Germany - Australia. Cheapest way I found was DHL (German Parcel Post). Economy air (11-15 days) was about e85 for 20kg. Much cheaper than 20kg of seamail by aussie post to germany.