Firm up and raise!
Discussion
Well,after numerous comments from her in doors,that the view of the windscreen wipers, is not acceptable from the passenger seat.
Removed the seats
As expected the old thin wires were the current backside support
Removed the leather securing clips at the rear of the seat
Popular PH'S method to support sponge,2 layers of old carpet off cuts
I then opted for further support with layer of vinyl tile strips
Installed cable ties to strengthen the thin wires issue,and recliped the leather back at the rear with thin cable ties
To help raise the seat, i changed the seat holding down bolts with longer ones,you will need to push the runners as far as they will go to the front of the seat,so you can push the longer bolt through the locating hole on the angle,otherwise you will have to take the runner itself off the seat.
Introduced a 25x25mm steel section to help raise the seat height(the tape is for holding the box section in place when lowering the seat back in place before you ask)
Seat refixed in position with extra supports and raised,i further supported the sponge on the drivers sideat the same time
Removed the seats
As expected the old thin wires were the current backside support
Removed the leather securing clips at the rear of the seat
Popular PH'S method to support sponge,2 layers of old carpet off cuts
I then opted for further support with layer of vinyl tile strips
Installed cable ties to strengthen the thin wires issue,and recliped the leather back at the rear with thin cable ties
To help raise the seat, i changed the seat holding down bolts with longer ones,you will need to push the runners as far as they will go to the front of the seat,so you can push the longer bolt through the locating hole on the angle,otherwise you will have to take the runner itself off the seat.
Introduced a 25x25mm steel section to help raise the seat height(the tape is for holding the box section in place when lowering the seat back in place before you ask)
Seat refixed in position with extra supports and raised,i further supported the sponge on the drivers sideat the same time
Edited by CHIMV8 500 on Sunday 4th February 13:30
Good work on giving the passenger a higher seat!
I, too have strengthened my seat base while they were out. I notice that you haven't put small holes in the piece of carpet you've used to reclip the 3 horizontal ones. Since you have used tie wraps to put more tension they are probably redundant, but it means the seat base is not secured near the front. Here is one of mine:
There were several threads on it I'd seen myself but the photos were from links to photobucket and not uploaded from user' own computers so many of them can't be seen.
I, too have strengthened my seat base while they were out. I notice that you haven't put small holes in the piece of carpet you've used to reclip the 3 horizontal ones. Since you have used tie wraps to put more tension they are probably redundant, but it means the seat base is not secured near the front. Here is one of mine:
There were several threads on it I'd seen myself but the photos were from links to photobucket and not uploaded from user' own computers so many of them can't be seen.
Edited by ianwayne on Sunday 4th February 21:23
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