Tuscan seatback repair

[Speed 3]

One of my seatbacks has developed large scale cracks so won't hold on the top bolts:



What's the best way of repairing it ? Two methods spring to mind:

Lay up a composite repair using something like this:

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/starter-kits/ca...

or get a couple of stainless steel plates made up in the same shape as the badge and araldite them in back and front under pressure.

Which method best for longevity ? I plan to swap it onto the passenger side to limit the use but don't know yet if that one is doing the same.

Any other suggestions (other than those very nice but very expensive carbonfibre replacements )

[nawarne]

My simplistic approach would be to simply use a glass fibre repair kit?

Either use the random glass mat in the sort of kits you get at a motor factors or, get some woven mat (I'd guess a boat yard would supply a small amount)and lay up 2 or 3 layers over the cracks (and surrounding area), ensuring the surface has been 'scuffed-up' over the repair surface to provide a 'key', prior to mixing the epoxy.

The resultant repair would be on the non-visible side, could be drilled to take the allen screws...you could even glass in some washers in line with the holes to spread the load.

The seat back is an injection moulded item - so plastic of some description. I don't believe you need to go down the carbon fibre route...I don't believe it would offer any huge advantage over a grp repair as above.

IMHO, Nick

[nrick]

There are also GRP replacements available, I put some on my Mk1, very reasonable and no more problems.