I replaced the bottom foams in my 68 Midget a year ago and it wasn't a real tuff
job. On one side I tried to replace the foam by just curling back the leather
and
stuffing the new foam up into the seat and then stretching the new diapragm
into
place. With the foam in the way, it was difficult to find the little holes to
hook
the diaphragm into and stretch it at the same time. After a few #%&*#$#$ I
finally
succeeded.
I got a little smarter on the second one and took everything apart down to the
frame and then stretched the diaphragm in place. Then I put set the foam in from
the top and re-fiitted the seat back over it and replaced the clips along the
frame. This method seemed to work a lot better for me.
Still, a hair dryer was needed to heat the diaphragm so thst it would stretch
easier.
I think VB has detailed intructions for this job in any issue where they're
selling their full interior kits.
Good luck.
Dick Watson
'68 & '78 Midgets
aol.com wrote:
> I am planning on fitting new seat foams to my 69 roadster, and I was wondering
> on the difficulty on this. The outer leather is in very good condition, but
> the innards have worn out, making for an uncomfortable ride. Is this a simple
> remove the seat, remove the leather, replace the foam, refit the leather,refit
> the seat to the car job or is there a lot more to this than meets the eye? I
> am hoping to do this job myself but may go to a pro if there is a chance I may
> ruin the leather or something. Any tips would be extremely helpful!
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Stephen P Bartley
> 1969 MGB Roadster
> NAMGBR 6-2585
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