[Healeys] Seat pans

[Mark LaPierre]

I also added an inch of foam to the back of my Moss seat foams however that 
was a bit much so I had to cut it back to 1/2 inch.     Keep in mind that 
when the covered seat is installed it is held down in the back area by the 3 
metal tabs on the seat frame.
It does help to have a slight ridge or blank area here so these tabs are not 
totally imbedded in your brand new leather covers.  Over time I can see how 
these tabs may certainly start to cut into the back of the seat bottom.

Just my observation,  anyway.

Sure am glad my interior feat is over.   Almost as mentally grueling as some 
of the Healey mechanical stuff.   It would have helped if I new of all the 
items that were
know longer used or needed in the seat cover installation of my Heritage 
kit.  Maybe
its time that Heritage updates their pictures.

Mark





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Schweninger" <quenty at ntelos.net>
To: "Healey Bruce" <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>; "Ron Fine" 
<RonFineEsq at earthlink.net>; "Healey Mail List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Seat pans


> Bruce,
> I bought re-pro seat pans from David Homonek (on Ebay) which seem to
> fit the seat frames pretty well.
>
>   There is an on going problem with the molded seat foam parts.
> Apparently Moss has the same problem
>  I bought a complete Heritage Interior. The seat foams are not molded
> correctly. If you fit the foam into the seat pan so it fits correctly
> across the front, there is about a 1 1/2 gap at the back. If you pull
> the cover down over and under the seat pan you'll have about a 1 to 2
> " gap.
>  Heritage is well aware of the problem. I guess new tooling for the
> seat foam is too expensive.
> So their recommendation is to stuff whatever you have handy into the
> space until the gap is filled.
>    I glued a piece of  foam across the back of the seat foam and then
> slowly trimmed the sides until the cover fit properly.
>  The next problem was that the pleats and the bolster w/piping was
> not sewn together far enough back. Allowing the the foam to show.
> Sewing this by hand is a real bitch. Check this out before you glue
> the cover pleats down
>  Also the  Heritage instructions say to use "supplemental" foam on
> the bolster. When I pointed out that it was not furnished in my kit. I
> was told "we don't use that any more".
> This means the pleats are as high or higher than the Bolster.  I added
> a 1/2 thick piece on top of the bolster.
> I've attached some pictures which may help.
> Good luck,
> Dave and Daisy ( Who has nice round Bolsters)
>
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