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The drivers seat foam is starting to (literally) fall out in the form of orange lumpy dust, no sooner have i hoovered it up but it back, so I guess I need to replace it. The seats have recently had new leather covers (why oh why did he not also replace the foam) so I don't want to just swap them etc.

 

Have seen foam kits for sale (seems expensive given what it is) but I guess I have no other option, so, how hard is it to remove the seats and once out, how do i go about replacing whats left of the old foam.

 

Many thanks in advance

K

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Hi Kerry,

stripping the seats down is easy.

Check the frame for cracks and weld/repair.

Fitting the foam is easy.

If you have never fitted the covers before then it could be very hard to impossible; or if you have the knack - easy.

 

I did my 4A in the 90's and was very impressed by the result. Over the last winter I made a dogs breakfast of the TR4 seats and they are now with a trimmer to sort out.

 

Roger

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Seats unbolt from inside the car, just two hinge bolts at the front of each seat Kerry, super easy job!

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FANTASTIC - last time i did this it was on a Morgan (sadly now gone) four impossible to get at bolts, four nuts that turned under the car. Thankfully my friendly local garage helped but even with two people and a ramp took almost an hour. So just need to order the foam and have a go I guess :-)

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Hi Kerry,

Reasonably straightforward job,as you rightly say the foam kits are expensive,but are the right shape and easy enough to fit.

 

Good description of the procedure on the Buckeyetriumphs.org website.

 

You may also need to replace the diaphragms.

 

Take your time and you`ll get a good result and a lot of satisfaction from the job.

 

Also a good article on retrimming seats on the victoriabritish.com website

 

Dave

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Thanks Dave, had not seen Buckeyetriumphs.org, lots of very useful info so can see that will come in handy again.

 

Good advice re diaphragms, be annoying to have everything out and apart only to find the old ones are no good, may as well order some at the same time.

 

Thanks again to all :-)

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Hi Kerry

 

If you plan on keeping the car for a good while & doing long journey's replace with Mazda MX5 seats. Best ones are with removalable headrests.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-MX-5-EUNOS-MK1-PAIR-OF-VELOUR-SEATS-WITH-RUNNERS-HEADRESTS-/272328676445?hash=item3f680dd45d:g:fKIAAOSw3xJXoPAi

 

Cheers

 

Mike B)

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Thanks but part of the charm of (any) old car is not just the way it looks but also the period experience you get from driving, both the good and the bad. Putting MX6 sats in is like putting UPVC window in a Georgian house in my opinion. But each to their own, thats also what is so nice about 'classic cars' :-)

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Hi Kerry

 

If you plan on keeping the car for a good while & doing long journey's replace with Mazda MX5 seats. Best ones are with removalable headrests.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-MX-5-EUNOS-MK1-PAIR-OF-VELOUR-SEATS-WITH-RUNNERS-HEADRESTS-/272328676445?hash=item3f680dd45d:g:fKIAAOSw3xJXoPAi

 

Cheers

 

Mike B)

 

Thanks but part of the charm of (any) old car is not just the way it looks but also the period experience you get from driving, both the good and the bad. Putting MX6 sats in is like putting UPVC window in a Georgian house in my opinion. But each to their own, thats also what is so nice about 'classic cars' :-)

 

 

That told you Mr Bling :D.

 

Kerry,

 

Stick with the original seats. After all, Triumph sort of new what they were doing..........

 

Cheers

Andrew

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Hi Kerry

 

If you plan on keeping the car for a good while & doing long journey's replace with Mazda MX5 seats. Best ones are with removalable headrests.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-MX-5-EUNOS-MK1-PAIR-OF-VELOUR-SEATS-WITH-RUNNERS-HEADRESTS-/272328676445?hash=item3f680dd45d:g:fKIAAOSw3xJXoPAi

 

Cheers

 

Mike B)

With you on that one Mike, still got the originals in the garage though.

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I have just used Newton Commercial who are about 1/2 a mile from me and they have done a brilliant job....I purchased the foam and new seat covers from TRShop and guess what NC said that they supply TRShop...DOHHH....ah well live and learn.....at least they new the kits lol

 

Nigel

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I`m with you on the original seats Kerry,once rebuilt they are very comfy plus they don`t look that they have been shoehorned into a too small

 

space as the mx5 seats do.Obviously there is an increased cost over the mx5 seats,but I think its a price worth paying to retain the originality.

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Got my foam from James Paddock, as they seemed very reasonable price wise. Bought one set first and was very pleased with the result, so got another for the other seat.

 

Regards

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Rog, have been using James Paddock for years, had no idea they also did TR stuff (used them for old Land Rover stuff) - cant imagine they make it in house yet just looked and they are cheaper then many so called TR specialists - thanks for that though notice the part number SFK2023 is identical to Newton Commercial - who I was told make it yet charge more - confused :unsure:

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ha ha, that reminds me of my very first eBay sale, many years ago. Had an old but working photo copier, put it on eBay and it sold for around £40! - what I did not think to do was check the delivery cost, I just guessed at £10 - ie about £40 less than it cost me, so in reality I paid £10 to give it away.

 

A France is quite appealing by comparison

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The drivers seat foam is starting to (literally) fall out in the form of orange lumpy dust, no sooner have i hoovered it up but it back, so I guess I need to replace it. The seats have recently had new leather covers (why oh why did he not also replace the foam) so I don't want to just swap them etc.

 

Have seen foam kits for sale (seems expensive given what it is) but I guess I have no other option, so, how hard is it to remove the seats and once out, how do i go about replacing whats left of the old foam.

 

Many thanks in advance

K

 

Refurbishing seats is not the simplest thing you'll do to a TR, but it's within the scope of a competent DIYer. There are a few online guides. Here is an outline with quite a few pictures of my seat rebuild:

 

http://bullfire.net/TR6/TR6-56/TR6-56.html

 

Ed

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