[MBZ] Seat repair again

[R A Bennell]

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

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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, l02turner at comcast.net <l02turner at comcast.net> 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)
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> From: "R A Bennell" <blc at mts.net>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes at striplin.net>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
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