Seat Foam

[stedale]

I am trying to renovate the seats in my midget and have new covers and a now stripped frame. Now I know that new seat foams can be got from the likes of moss-europe or the MGOC but I was wondering if one of theses "Foam cut to size" places could replicate my old ones?? Has anyone tried this?

[minimoog]

I had new seat foams made for my frogeye by a local vehicle upholsterer, who were more used to doing taxis and minibuses. My seats have a flat base (rather than the usual sculpted frame I think?), and it was a simple job for them to copy the shape of the old foam. The advantage was in being able to go along and try a few different types of foam to get the right amount of squish. Driving along without my arse banging off the seat base was a revelation Cost was £80 for the two seats - proper foam aint cheap.

[//j17]

Find a local upholstry supplier that will sell foam cut to size, take your old foams along and get pieces cut to size then shape at home with an electric carving knife.

[AJAX50]

The main problem is getting the correct softness. I put some in my Healey that were a perfect shape but too hard. This resulted in being too high in the car, too much wind and in my case head touching the inside of the soft top on the rare occaisons it was up.

[john2443]

AJAX50 said:

The main problem is getting the correct softness. I put some in my Healey that were a perfect shape but too hard. This resulted in being too high in the car, too much wind and in my case head touching the inside of the soft top on the rare occaisons it was up.

In that situation you can cut round holes in the foam by heating up a piece of tube (eg copper water pipe) and pushing it through.

Take a few out and sit on it, then a few more til it's right.

[minimoog]

AJAX50 said:

This resulted in being too high in the car, too much wind and in my case head touching the inside of the soft top on the rare occaisons it was up.

I suffer both of those inconveniences in preference to a sore backside.

[AJAX50]

Thats a god idea, I'll give it a try. What do you use 15mm or 22mm pipe?

john2443 said:

AJAX50 said:

The main problem is getting the correct softness. I put some in my Healey that were a perfect shape but too hard. This resulted in being too high in the car, too much wind and in my case head touching the inside of the soft top on the rare occaisons it was up.

In that situation you can cut round holes in the foam by heating up a piece of tube (eg copper water pipe) and pushing it through.

Take a few out and sit on it, then a few more til it's right.

[stedale]

minimoog said:

Cost was £80 for the two seats - proper foam aint cheap.

Around what I was expecting, but still cheaper than the OE stuff. Glad to see I'm not he only one who has thought about this.