First thing I noticed on my seats in my
91 Turbo was that the factory leather was not in contact with the bottom of the
seat foam (where your butt goes). It
was as if over the years the foam had been compacted and left an air space
between the leather and seat bottom foam. This
appeared to be causing the factory leather to pull away on the sides of the seat
bottom. I’ve had other “2”
owners sit in mine and comment on how my seats feel like they are brand new.
On the contrary, they are not new! Here
is the secret!
If you look underneath the seat, you
will see a wire mesh or zig-zaggy spring metal material. This is what holds the foam up under the actual seat material
(leather or cloth, whatever you have). You
will have to place something on top of this wire mesh, and under the seat foam
to boost the seat firmness back to preference.
But what to use, you ask? Smutty
romance novels! Just bare with me
here.
Those romance novels that you find at
garage sales for like a nickel work best. Yea…that’s
right…the ones with Fabio on the cover, on some deserted island with a fair
maiden in his arms. These things
are in abundance and come in a variety of thickness’.
Although they may only be a nickel, this is highway robbery.
I tried to read one once out of curiosity, and trust me, low ball the
proprietor of the garage sale,…..offer a penny.
Anyhow, I recommend starting with one about a quarter inch
thick and trying this out first. Actually
buy about five or six of different thickness, they’re so cheap you can just
throw them away if you don’t use them. But
first, you have to do something about that smell. Yes, I think they all came from the publisher with that musty
basement smell sprayed on, but I haven’t figured out why yet? The solution; get some freezer sized Zip-Loc bags that are
extra thick. I actually used two
bags for each novel to keep the interior of my “2” from smelling like a
musty basement.
Just double wrap the novel in the bags and slide them in on top of the wire mesh, and under the seat foam. Things will be a little tight, built this will just take some trial and error. I actually had to try a couple different thickness’ before I found the perfect firmness of the seat. Also, you may have to move the novel around under the seat until you get the desired position. The romance novel fills in the gap left from the foam being compacted over the years. And it doesn’t feel like you are sitting on books eitherJ Before you know it, your seats feel like new again. It’s just that easy!
Douglas Muresan
muresan007@hotmail.com
Last Update: 03/27/2000 08:30:02 PM