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50Splitman Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2004 Posts: 345
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:37 pm Post subject: 50 Standard Seat Padding? |
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Does anyone have details and hopefully a picture of what the correct seat padding for my 50 standard should be?
Someone many years ago recovered my seats, and under the covers I found a combination of padding materials, none of which looks original.
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beetlekey Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2004 Posts: 633 Location: MINDEN
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:37 am Post subject: Re: 50 Standard Seat Padding? |
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50Splitman wrote: |
Does anyone have details and hopefully a picture of what the correct seat padding for my 50 standard should be?
Someone many years ago recovered my seats, and under the covers I found a combination of padding materials, none of which looks original.
Thanks! |
I can make them if you still need them.
It is made of wool. _________________ Hebmüller 581
1953 oval Typ 11G metalblue
1966 1300
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Low Bräu Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2003 Posts: 346 Location: Merritt Island, FL
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: 50 Standard Seat Padding? |
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I think he is talking about the padding under the upholstery. I myself wondered if the coco pads "horse hair" that Wolfsburg West sells for 56-64 beetles along with cotton batting would give an early seat the correct shape and feel. My 52 standard had the seats recovered but in my opion they don't have the proper shape/feel and the covers fit too loose. _________________ Independent German Auto
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Specializing in repair and maintenance for Porsche, BMW, Mini, Audi, and Volkswagen.
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1960 SO-23 Westfalia
1961 L-380 Turkis Deluxe Beetle
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beetlekey Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2004 Posts: 633 Location: MINDEN
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:19 am Post subject: Re: 50 Standard Seat Padding? |
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Low Bräu wrote: |
I think he is talking about the padding under the upholstery. I myself wondered if the coco pads "horse hair" that Wolfsburg West sells for 56-64 beetles along with cotton batting would give an early seat the correct shape and feel. My 52 standard had the seats recovered but in my opion they don't have the proper shape/feel and the covers fit too loose. |
They only have cocopads 1955 and up.
Standardseats have woolpadding under the fabric.
I do a set for him. _________________ Hebmüller 581
1953 oval Typ 11G metalblue
1966 1300
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mr magyar Samba Member
Joined: October 19, 2008 Posts: 65 Location: Bradford, England
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: 50 Standard Seat Padding? |
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Hi,
Here are some photos of the seats from my '49 Standard after the original outer fabric had been removed. There's a layer of the brown sacking like material against the springs, then the grey wirey padding (synthetic horsehair?), another layer of the sacking and finally a layer of the soft, thick grey padding which I think in the UK it's known as shoddy.
I have more photos if you need them for reference.
Cheers,
Andy.
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