YukonJack Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 The drivers side of the front seat in my car sits kinda low. I originally thought it was just me, but I seem to sit a few inches higher on the passenger side. Anyone have an easy fix for this? Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Uh, well, I guess making it a right hand drive is out of the question.... Quote
YukonJack Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Posted April 23, 2011 Uh, well, I guess making it a right hand drive is out of the question.... Thanks Bob. I'll keep that in mind. Quote
Andydodge Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Well, when I got my P11 coupe the upholstery was perfect, the seat not so........I sat looking thru the steering wheel the seat was so bad......ended up taking the seat to an upholsterer & had it rebuilt..............ended up costing about $400 as apart from all new springs it also needed repairs to the seat back frame........worth every penny........Jack.....some things are worth getting the "man" to do........lol......had a go yrs ago trying to rebuild a seat.........not worth the hassle.......lol......andyd Quote
Young Ed Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 You can try taking the seat out and stuffing the coil springs with foam. Quote
oldmopar Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Kanter has what they call a seat rebuilding kit in there catalog. http://www.kanter.com/content/ecatalog/00032.htm Quote
greg g Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 The most common failure is not the springs themselves but the liks that hold them together. They help keep the coils centered and working i the vertical plane. When the links break the springs are acting individually rather than as a group. Repairing the links with mechanics wire can go a long way to restoring your ride height. And stuffing the individual coils with high density foam is also a good idea. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Thanks for that link, oldmopar. I might be using that kit on the seat I got from you, though it seems to be in pretty good shape. My original was in basically the same shape as Yukon Jack's. It was like sitting in a hole. All I can say is they must have had some King Size Daddy-Os in those days. Quote
oldmopar Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Joe I have been watching your progress on the forum you have put a lot of work in it and it looksd good Ed Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 I'm sure what greg said is what's wrong with the original front seat in the convertible. Every time I take it out of the car for some reason, little rusty pieces fall out of it, including those attaching clips to join coils. Quote
Don Coatney Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 The drivers side of the front seat in my car sits kinda low. I originally thought it was just me, but I seem to sit a few inches higher on the passenger side. Anyone have an easy fix for this? If you are serious about making your seat bigger follow this link. Guaranteed to work:cool: http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/06/video-chicken-fried-bacon-sodolaks-original-country-inn-snook-texas.html Quote
YukonJack Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Posted April 23, 2011 If you are serious about making your seat bigger follow this link. Guaranteed to work:cool:http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/06/video-chicken-fried-bacon-sodolaks-original-country-inn-snook-texas.html Thanks for the idea Don, But I think that would only make me sit lower. Maybe I'll try it if moving the steering wheel to the right like BobT suggested doesn't work. Quote
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