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Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:20 am

Hello

I know theres a massive thread about cab seats, but I need to make one has anyone done this at all and got any tips?

I have a later seat frame and will use the locating bars and am thinking off attaching to ply board with foam on top and covering sounds pretty straight forward but thought someone must have done it before and you friendly people would know and hopefully could supply me with photos and give tips :)

Thanks

Simon

Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:24 pm

hello
I am thinking of doing this myself as mne had been shipwrecked,hope you get some replies ,as i am interseted too?

Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:40 am

I recently upholstered a seat for a mate who supplied me with his frame that had the ply board base/back and 4" foam to go on top.

I will check the dimensions as I always keep a record :D

I will sort some pics for u also. just give me 30 mins

wherebouts in UK r u? I can help u out with any upholstery needed :wink:

Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:53 am

Ok just had a look for frame pics but had not taken any :roll:

Basically its the seat frame with tabs attached to fix the ply-board. pm your address I can send u a template for the seat base.

pics of the finished seat. Looks no different to the original :D

or pm busben he may have some pics of the frame b4 I trimmed it.

Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:54 am

Check out this guy below, he made me a new seat frame base & back and it is very good.
99% correct, great when. springs are corrrect, tubing size and shape correct.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1117573

Sean.

Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:10 pm

That's cool. So there made to order? Does he do all the different barndoor front seat types?

Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:26 pm

When I asked him to make me one he already had a base made, but was for earlier years, so I asked if he would make one for my 54, which he did, no problem.

Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:35 am

Hi Sean thanks for the link and pm they do look awesome but way out off my price range :lol:

I've got some frames now which are more usable than i first thought a double cab back seat base so nice and flat and fit perfectly. the springs are all shot to bits so will replace these will very comfortable foam.

vwsplitvan is going to trim the seat for me, so it all seems to be coming together quite nicely now :)

Simon

Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:49 am

simpjam wrote: Hi Sean thanks for the link and pm they do look awesome but way out off my price range :lol:

I've got some frames now which are more usable than i first thought a double cab back seat base so nice and flat and fit perfectly. the springs are all shot to bits so will replace these will very comfortable foam.

vwsplitvan is going to trim the seat for me, so it all seems to be coming together quite nicely now :)

Simon

Hi Simon, glad to help.
You can get springs made, if you have any of the OG ones left a spring company will remake them. I did some research on this when I was thinking of restoring my OG seat base, but went for the repop. I should still have the spring companies details who I was going to get prices from, if you want them. My OG seat now hangs from the garage rafters to be restored at a later date.

See you guys in a few weeks at the barndoor campout 2.

Sean.

Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:14 pm

Hi Sean

Yeah if you have the details for the spring companies to hand that would be an avenue to explore - thanks

Should see you there buddy