Re-did my drivers seat today . Hoorah for me . I used a passenger side seat because they are easier to find in good condition . Good thing is my seat frame was not bent . I put the extra seat track on line and it's selling for the price I paid for the seat . My bottom seat pan does not have the provision for a pwr lumbar switch so I used the manual one from my Jeep . What a mess the old seat was in . This is the old seat foam . The wire was coming right through .
The springs had little tension and broken in the center . I used the better one and springs plus added two more at the thigh area . Overall better tension now .
Done .
Added a piece of automotive padding left over from a previous project . Tried laying on top of the springs but it was making the entire seat upholstery too stretched out . So it went in on top of the foam . Feels cushy . Did not use it full thickness , just a medium to thin layer .
As for the top , the foam was swapped out for the passenger side one and the manual inflatable lumbar was just slipped in on top of the foam . Why isn't he on the comfy one ? This is with the pillow completely deflated . I drove around with it on the seat and partially inflated in my Focus before installing it .
Finished . Can't wait to try it out . You don't need much to get it done . Only draw back is the hole on the back where the passenger release was . Think I'll try one of the vinyl repair kits . Kept one piece of upholstery to use as a patch .
This was all that was needed for a more comfortable ride . T45 , 10mm , 15mm . A piece of padding and the air pillow . This air pillow is 8 years old and has never left me flat .
I would like to re-dye them a charcoal color later on . I had cleaned up my door panels and removed the map pockets . The P.O. had glue the arm rest on the passenger side and I was not able to remove it w/o tearing the panel slightly . Thinking of trying to make my own map pockets too .
It looks better . Even if I do say so myself .
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