Thing Seats

63ziggy · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:12 am Post subject: Thing Seats

Can anyone please post a pic of the Thing seats without padding and cover. Thanks

Ferretkona · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

Here is a pic from the thing shop, but the pad is still there.

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63ziggy · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: bare seats

Thanks, I am really curious of what they look like on top of seat back frame.

I have thoughts if possible adapting headrests. not sure what structure inside looks like.

uberautowerks · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

I don't have a picture, but I can tell you that the tubes that make up either side of the seat back end facing straight up at the roof. You would have to weld in a cross tube of some kind to mount a headrest.
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63ziggy · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: Thing seats

Thanks

That's what I thought. I did not want to rip open my seats right this moment.

That allows an option to complete swap out.

Dan Scully · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Seats

I, picked up a 73 .The seats appear to be stock but have head rests? Any ideas if these are correct or some type of aftermarket? Thanks

CraigInPA · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Thing Seats

They look like factory low backs but with a head rest grafted on. Definitely not factory.

Captain Spalding · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Seats

I think they look more Thing-like than high-back Bug seats, though.

kubelmann · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266

These are a quality graft... Very nicely done.. nice shot of Thing creativity... I would just get black suspension seat and be very much safer...

Dan Scully · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Seats

vwwestyman · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Seats

My seats have deteriorated quickly (I imagine they were factory covers still on there when it went into storage 25 years ago so once they were put in service they just went).

Anyway, I need to redo them. I just ordered Beetle seatbacks from a classifieds seller, so I will be changing the seatbacks.

Once I get them in and ready to disassemble the seats, I'll do my best to remember to take some pics of the frames.

Question for others: With the Beetle seats, are the bottom portions the same as Thing seat bottoms?

This seller only had the seatbacks available, but I verified that they should fit on my Thing bottoms. I'm just wondering if I could order Beetle seat covers, etc for them?
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