Best way to repair seat foam?

Departed · 8th January 2008, 19:42

Hi.

Anyone any recommendations for repairing sponge foam, like used in seats?
My drivers seat left hand side in the seat back has split.

I did have a plan to use one from a passenger side seat (thanks to Martin W) but forgot about the airbag cutout. The drivers seat foam on that set is the same as mine.

So I could buy another (don't know how much) or glue the dmagaed one. But I need to know the right adhesive that won't eat the foam, and will stay stuck. Anyone know enough about adhesives to advise?

JohnDotCom · 8th January 2008, 21:11

Give Les at SMC a ring,
He is recycling Cars and may have the seat Swab you require.

Greeners · 9th January 2008, 00:40

There would appear to be a number of variations in seat bases. Certainly when I looked into the rear seat base to put a rear cup holder in I think there were at least 6 different types. I think this reflects the profile of the foam relative to the seat cover. You need a couple of good pairs of pliers to get the 'hog rings' off too.

Departed · 9th January 2008, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDotCom

Give Les at SMC a ring,
He is recycling Cars and may have the seat Swab you require.

Thanks for the suggestion. But out of a sample of two of the age that are likely to be available, they both have the same split. So I particularly want to repair or replace.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greeners

There would appear to be a number of variations in seat bases. Certainly when I looked into the rear seat base to put a rear cup holder in I think there were at least 6 different types. I think this reflects the profile of the foam relative to the seat cover. You need a couple of good pairs of pliers to get the 'hog rings' off too.

Good tip. If I decide to get a new foam I'll make sure I get the right one. I've already stripped the seats so the Hog rings are off (I thought the work of doing a complete set of seats in an afternoon had made me achy and tired. Turned out it was flu that's had me in bed for two days!!). I'm tempted to use cable ties as a replacement as they'll be much easier to fit (and I have a large bag of them). Ideally hog rings need a proper tool for fitting and ideally need new ones.

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Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Best way to repair seat foam? Hi. Anyone any recommendations for repairing sponge foam, like used in seats? My drivers seat left hand side in the seat back has split. I did have a plan to use one from a passenger side seat (thanks to Martin W) but forgot about the airbag cutout. The drivers seat foam on that set is the same as mine. So I could buy another (don't know how much) or glue the dmagaed one. But I need to know the right adhesive that won't eat the foam, and will stay stuck. Anyone know enough about adhesives to advise?

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Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	There would appear to be a number of variations in seat bases. Certainly when I looked into the rear seat base to put a rear cup holder in I think there were at least 6 different types. I think this reflects the profile of the foam relative to the seat cover. You need a couple of good pairs of pliers to get the 'hog rings' off too. __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Give Les at SMC a ring, He is recycling Cars and may have the seat Swab you require.