Refoaming seat

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:46 am

hi guys,

just wondering where can i get my seats re foamed and or reapolstorised... if thats a word.. haha

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:40 am

Im interested in getting my front drivers seat re-uphoulstered too. Does anyone know how hard it is to take off the seat covers?

My drivers side seat cover has worn through on the bottom right hand side.

Mike

ellusion · Post by **ellusion** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:44 pm

Yeh my right side of my seat is getting worn too.
I can feel a gap forming in the foam. Any way i can patch this part up?

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:00 pm

Ive gone through a few fto forums... It seems pretty easy to take of the covers...

Im going to see if I can find some similar material then im going to take it off and get my gf's mum to sew in a new section where teh worn out section is.

Its just a matter of finding the material now! I might go see a car upholsterer to see if they will sell me any, anyone else have any ideas as to where you can get auto trim?

Mike

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:36 pm

i think clark rubber sells all sorts of foam, id really like to refoam the lower side bolster next to the thigh. (i have no idea what thats called

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SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:05 pm

seat covers just zip off from the back... i found a packet of lube and a japanese cellphone manual in mine when i unzipped it....

and its common for the right side of the drivers seat to wear through it seems... most ive seen have had some sort of wear... i gather its due to sliding in and out of the seat... plus theres a metal bit underneath it rubs on...

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:25 pm

Looking through the technical manual for the fto I noticed a section about the seats ( Section 6-4).

Our seats are made up of Urethane pads with differing hardnesses, the sides are much harder urethane then the actual middle.

I have no idea what kinda places would do this apart from car apholstery places... though i might post the material that our seats are made from..

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:04 am

how do you remove the seat covers for the bottom of the seat?

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:34 pm

Download this file, which should give you some idea:

http://www.boryadesign.net/fto/my/seats/frontseats.zip (~5mb)

This is from the group buy, thread that i uploaded.

Um the bottom of the seats should be pretty easy, it's just easier if you remove the whole seat from your car (4 bolts), and then remove the bottom of the seat from the actual seat (another 4 bolts)!