Hey guys,
I thought I would once again give back to the group that has helped me so much these past couple of months.
I hope this helps some of you guys out :)
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CA77 Seat Foam Replacement for Less Than $15.00
Things you will need:
- Quilters Batting (24"x36")
- Carpet (12"x36")
- Foam floor cushion pad (12"x36")
* See pics below*
For those of you in the United States, I purchased the last 2 items at Lowe's.
They can be found in the carpet aisle on spools and are sold by the yard.
The carpet I bought was around $3.00 per yard. The foam padding was around $5.00 a yard.
No special tools are needed as all materials are easily cut with scissors or a blade.
I started the project by removing the seat cover (to be re-used) starting with the chrome trim and pillion strap. Once the seat frame was bare, I sprayed down the entire frame with Duplicolor Rust Fix followed by a coat of regular black spray paint.
Next, I cut the carpet and foam to fit the frame.
The carpet was cut to the shape of the top of the frame. It's purpose is merely to protect the foam from being damaged by the springs.
Next I cut the foam to a nice shape closely following the pattern of the top panel of the vinyl seat cover except the foam should cover the top of the frame from tip to tail.
After getting both the carpet and the foam to a shape I was happy with, I laid both onto the frame and punched a couple of holes through both materials and zip tied them to the frame ( I forgot to take a picture of this but the zip ties run along the centerline of the top of the seat and are fastened to frame components, not springs - because springs move).
next up was to lay the uncut sheet of batting over the foam covered seat. Flip the seat over and adjust the fit of the batting making sure to remove any bulges by making relief cuts at corners. The idea here is to have the batting drape over the enitire frame including the bottom edge of the frame. The end product will have the layer of batting pinched between the metal frame edge and the vinyl cover.
Next lay the vinyl cover upside down on the table and carefully slip your seat back inside starting with the back. Once the vinyl cover is nice and tight on the frame, cut all excess batting to the bottom edge of the frame being careful not to cut the vinyl cover.
Finally, stretch the vinyl cover onto the sharp tabs, reattach the chrome trim and pillion strap and marvel at your sweet looking seat!
The hardest part of this whole project is probably getting the attachment screws for the chrome trim back into their respective holes and thru the batting. For this purpose, a small drill bit or nail and a pair of pliers may come in handy.
I chose to have no padding aside from the batting on the back side of the seat as I prefer the squared off look it gives to the back as opposed to the inward angled "duck tail" look of some seats.
CA77 Seat Foam Replacement for Less Than $15.00!!CA77 Seat Foam Replacement for Less Than $15.00!!
Last edited by stepper on Sun Aug 21, 2016 12:35 am, edited 3 times in total.
Thanks!Thank you for posting this. I've got a 68 Dream with decomposing seat foam, and this looks like the perfect fix.
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