Seat Air Control

[Merle Coggins]

Has anyone successfully replaced the fiber board material on the bottom of the seat? Mine is somewhat in tact, but I'd like to remove it so that I can clean and paint around the bottom of the springs and frame. It's a bit crusty down there due to a mouse nest. I'd like to seal up that metal, with POR15 or the like, to reduce further rusting.

It looks like it was set onto the lower frame before the spring assembly was attached to it. Is it worth trying to save it, or reproduce it?

[stevenelle]

I can't answer the question, but I would like to know if that ever worked as intended - the air cushion seat control. Sounds plausible, but after so many years, there are too many leaks around the edge to seal off the air.

[Young Ed]

Merle I didn't take mine apart and mess with the cardboard. I will say though that after having my seat redone its way more comfortable. You can see the difference even.

Edit: ok so maybe you can't really see the difference but I sit about 2 inches higher now that its redone!

[MBF]

I don't adjust mine regularly-kind of leave it alone. I never took the bottom fiber board off the seat, but after installing the new seat covers you can tell the difference in the firmness of the seat if the slidebar adjustment is open or closed. Probably would be more noticable if you had 3 adults on the seat, but its usually just me, and sometimes a kid or the dog. Mike