Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Foam customization on modern seats?

From: Jim Franklin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:30:15 -0400

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Littleton MA

> On Jun 17, 2023, at 1:00 PM, Al Fuller <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Where are you located?
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> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 6:56 PM Jim Franklin <[email-masked] =
> I have a CX-5 whose seats feel like inflatable pool rafts. The most =
roly poly lack of support I've ever experienced, makes my 70s bench =
seats feel like Recaro buckets in comparison.=20
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> Has anyone had experience with finding/using a shop that can handle =
modern seats? Googling gets me lots of hot rod reupholsters, but other =
than calling and taking their word for it, I don't see any "we're US =
Airbag Association certified repair shop" etc.=20
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> jim
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class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 6:56 PM Jim Franklin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
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class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have a CX-5 whose =
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support I've ever experienced, makes my 70s bench seats feel like Recaro =
buckets in comparison. <br class=3D"">
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Has anyone had experience with finding/using a shop that can handle =
modern seats? Googling gets me lots of hot rod reupholsters, but other =
than calling and taking their word for it, I don't see any "we're US =
Airbag Association certified repair shop" etc. <br class=3D"">
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jim<br class=3D"">
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From: Al Fuller <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 23:29:13 +0200

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Don't know anyone in that area. I take it the hot rod shops can't handle
modern seats with air bags?

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Best Regards,
Al Fuller

On Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 4:36 PM Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 6:56 PM Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> I have a CX-5 whose seats feel like inflatable pool rafts. The most roly
>> poly lack of support I've ever experienced, makes my 70s bench seats feel
>> like Recaro buckets in comparison.
>>
>> Has anyone had experience with finding/using a shop that can handle
>> modern seats? Googling gets me lots of hot rod reupholsters, but other than
>> calling and taking their word for it, I don't see any "we're US Airbag
>> Association certified repair shop" etc.
>>
>> thanks,
>> jim
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<div dir=3D"auto">Don&#39;t know anyone in that area. I take it the hot rod=
 shops can&#39;t handle modern seats with air bags?<br><br><div data-smartm=
ail=3D"gmail_signature">________________<br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 4:36 PM Jim Franklin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@gr=
oupwbench.org">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white=
-space">Littleton MA<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jun 17, =
2023, at 1:00 PM, Al Fuller &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</di=
v><br><div><div dir=3D"auto">Where are you=C2=A0located?<br><br><div data-s=
martmail=3D"gmail_signature">________________<br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 6:56 PM Jim Franklin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jame=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">jamesf@groupwbench=
.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have a CX-5 w=
hose seats feel like inflatable pool rafts. The most roly poly lack of supp=
ort I&#39;ve ever experienced, makes my 70s bench seats feel like Recaro bu=
ckets in comparison. <br>
<br>
Has anyone had experience with finding/using a shop that can handle modern =
seats? Googling gets me lots of hot rod reupholsters, but other than callin=
g and taking their word for it, I don&#39;t see any &quot;we&#39;re US Airb=
ag Association certified repair shop&quot; etc. <br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
jim<br>
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