No, they are not all that expensive, if I recall. I just wondered if I could actually improve it with modern stuff. I'm also in the situation where I will ultimately need to replace the seat upholstery as there is already one small hole in the MB Tex from the spring rubbing where the horsehair had disintigrated. I am reluctant to change the upholstery for fear the color won't quite match and am prepared to live with the fairly minor damage for now. If and when I do that, I will think harder about putting the original style horsehair back in. Momentarily, I am just trying to make the driver's seat more comfortable and not do it any more harm. I'm not a radical but I am not a purist. I don't object to changes if they are equal or better than the original and don't make it look silly.
Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 3:23 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Seat repair again Randy, what's wrong with ordering an OEM pad from Rusty? Are they that expensive? Yours is a great looking W115 300D so why do something un-original when fixing it? On 6/1/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Randy, > One thing to keep in mind - When you are assembling things - make sure > you include additional padding on each side of the seat - you want your > butt > to be *cradled* in the middle of the seat - else you'll be sliding back > and > forth. The tendency to make the surface close to flat will result in an > uncomfortable seating position - > > Good luck - > > Sincerely, > Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo, 78 240D) > > A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net > For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:57 PM > Subject: [MBZ] Seat repair again > > > >I finally hauled the driver's seat out of my 76 300D last night and > >partially dismantled it. The spring base seems > > intact but has quite a bit of surface rust on it. I assume it had no > paint > > of any sort from the factory and this is > > just the result of 30 year's exposure to humidity etc. Horsehair pad is > > toast of course which was the reason for > > looking into this issue. I have decided not to obtain a new horsehair > pad > > and am going the "new" route. My thought > > was to use a piece of carpet to insulate the new replacement padding > stuff > > that I picked up at Wally Mart. Can't > > recall the name but there was mention of a writeup about seat repair on > > here a while back and that fibrous plasticy > > stuff is what the fellow used. I am now thinking I may find some sort of > > light canvas type material and use it to > > wrap over the piece of carpet to hold it in place and to permit me to > use > > a spray adhesive to hold the fibrous > > stuff in place. In the writeup the fellow used pool noodles cut down to > > bolster the sides. I'm thinking that the > > fibrous stuff should be sufficient if I glue some more onto the sides > of > > the larger piece to provide the amount of > > bolster needed. There does not seem to be much bolster in the original > > horsehair padding. I have not yet decided > > whether I should try to stuff pool noodle material into the spring base. > > It actually seems to be keeping my rear > > off of the floor as it is and I don't want to make the seat too hard or > to > > high as the steering wheel will become > > more difficult to slide under. > > So, any comment from those that have done this? > > > > Randy B > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.striplin.net > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
