Photos of Chim seat internals......

[Nosh]

Per subject title, does anyone have pictures of Chim seats with the covers removed or knowledge of what lies beneath?

Mine are sagging and i am considering renewing the foam or other buts, but do not know what i will be facing..........

Thanks in advance.

Nosh

[haircutmike]

I believe the seats are a ford item, if so you could source and salvage!

[Podie]

haircutmike said:

I believe the seats are a ford item, if so you could source and salvage!

Really?

[EGB]

Take the drivers seat out. (usually the worst for sag) Check the spring retainer straps underneath are ok. If ok slide a piece of tailored 2-3 ply between retainer straps and the seat padding. Got rid of most of the sag in my Griff driver's seat.

[Pink_Floyd]

Under the seat you will find very thin wires across the under side, on this sits the foam and yes you guessed it its like a cheese wire the wire cuts into the foam. I put some 1mm plastic between the wire and the foam. Haven't put the seats back in yet but sat on the floor the driver seat was so much better.

[The Big G]

Here is a photo of the underside of one I had lying around



To resolve the majority of the sagging you will probably need to replace the support wires that are strung across the base of the seat. Yours are probably all rusty too like those in the photo above. If they rust and break then the foam will sit on the floor of the car and the seams on the base of the seat will rip open.

When replacing the wire place a couple of layers of hessian fabric between the seat foam and the wires. This will help spread the load which should reduce the amount they cut into the foam and the seat from sagging again.

[V41LEY]

The Big G said:

Here is a photo of the underside of one I had lying around



To resolve the majority of the sagging you will probably need to replace the support wires that are strung across the base of the seat. Yours are probably all rusty too like those in the photo above. If they rust and break then the foam will sit on the floor of the car and the seams on the base of the seat will rip open.

When replacing the wire place a couple of layers of hessian fabric between the seat foam and the wires. This will help spread the load which should reduce the amount they cut into the foam and the seat from sagging again.

Good to see TVR's powder coating on the seat runners is as good as the rest of their metalwork !

[Nosh]

Got the seats out real easy - cut a bit of the material away for colour sampling for the furniture clinic seat restorer pack I intend to buy.

However, one of the wires has come loose (rusted and then snapped) - anyone know what type of wire this is and where I can get some?

Gonna go and shop around for for platic sheeting now...

Thanks in advance

Nosh

[nawarne]

Nosh said:

Got the seats out real easy - cut a bit of the material away for colour sampling for the furniture clinic seat restorer pack I intend to buy.

However, one of the wires has come loose (rusted and then snapped) - anyone know what type of wire this is and where I can get some?

Gonna go and shop around for for platic sheeting now...

Thanks in advance

Nosh

I had my Chim seats 'fettled' by a local trimmers in Southampton. The called the 'wire' thing a diaphragm. What they did was to string some heavy duty rubber/elastic webbing (about 30mm wide) between the frame(s) as they couldn't get hold of a new wire diaphragm....I think it was a better than new fix for the problem.

Might be worth making a few enquiries?
Nick

[phillpot]

Nosh said:

anyone know what type of wire this is and where I can get some?

Wouldn't use wire, doubt you'll get it tight enough, I used lots of big fat cable ties or thick string / thin rope works.

Use some cheap rubber car mats cut to size to help support the foam.

[themac]

Full upholstery fit out kit for chim including steering wheel cover!
Ideal winter pack

[Nosh]

phillpot said:

Use some cheap rubber car mats cut to size to help support the foam.

Good idea - however, would the wires still not slice thru the rubber?

Need to think bout this......

Nosh

[phillpot]

Nosh said:

Good idea - however, would the wires still not slice thru the rubber?

No,rubber is tough stuff.

They'll rust away or break long before they'll do that (imho)