I contacted this guy and the quality is top notch...ColoDisco said:
http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?t=16338
$10 Seat cushion repair anyone can do
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i did a similar repair but actually slipped a few 1 by's in between the zip ties for added durability. im sure it wouldve worked fine without but none the less...excellent repair.
I've gone two routes with the '95. On one I used a piece of canvas I had to create the seat support much like the LRRForums repair that has worked well for 5 years. On the other seat I used cord to basically weave a support from side to side which was much easier and quicker and has worked well for the last 3 years. I ditched the original support in both cases, no sense keeping a lost cause. Now its time to replace the covers again.....
I just put a piece of 2" thick closed cell foam between the bottom of the seat and the metal frame.
It is very firm, but better than saggy.
It is very firm, but better than saggy.
I really need to replace the foam in my drivers seat. Anyone know where I can find replacement foam? UK?
ColoDisco said:
I don't remember exactly but I beleive it was cord I had for camping, probably 5/32 (4mm). Wove a good 20 -40 ft of it back and forth through itself. Great support, easily replacable, cheap. Parachute cord should work well, just create a good "nest" for the cushon to sit on.
much better way here... just go to a good seamstress who has seat belt fabric on a spool and have her stretch the seat belt fabric between the rods where the original equipment elastic was. it will last longer than the truck and you can climb all over them without a care. just take her the broken elastic for the length so she knows how far apart to sew the fabric...worked so good i did both seats
Exmoor trim has a replacment seat diaphram kit and the seat foam
plus they have a nice seat cover kit
plus they have a nice seat cover kit
Just tackled this issue this weekend for my driver's seat. Call me crazy 
but I pulled a good support assembly out of a passenger seat at the pick-n-pull and installed it. Cost was a couple of bucks (guy didn't know what to charge me - didn't know what it was, actually) and a good hour of time (pulling the seat, shop vac-ing the carpet and underside of seat, and wrestling the replacement into place). Only had to pop off the leather from the frame on the side on which I needed to pull the support to get the hooks inserted into the frame.
Much better now! Now to see how long it'll hold up - hoping awhile since it came out of a passenger seat.
but I pulled a good support assembly out of a passenger seat at the pick-n-pull and installed it. Cost was a couple of bucks (guy didn't know what to charge me - didn't know what it was, actually) and a good hour of time (pulling the seat, shop vac-ing the carpet and underside of seat, and wrestling the replacement into place). Only had to pop off the leather from the frame on the side on which I needed to pull the support to get the hooks inserted into the frame.Much better now! Now to see how long it'll hold up - hoping awhile since it came out of a passenger seat.
My repair was made with stitched PVC canvas, and reusing metal hooks. It feels as original ones.
PVC canvas was an idea copied from "Lumbar rest" strap material, in the back from the same seat.
Regards
PVC canvas was an idea copied from "Lumbar rest" strap material, in the back from the same seat.
Regards
Seat diaphragm:
http://www.lucky8llc.co/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=3887&category_id=123&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13
Seat cushion:
http://www.lucky8llc.co/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=123&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=804&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13
I used 550 cord:
http://www.lucky8llc.co/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=3887&category_id=123&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13
Seat cushion:
http://www.lucky8llc.co/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=123&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=804&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13
I used 550 cord:
Resurrecting an old and helpful thread. Just came across this and said "hey, maybe my driver's seat isn't supposed to be making me feel like my fairly skinny butt is in fact huge!" Sure enough, totally busted diaphragm under there.
Reviewed the thread and looked under my seat, and thought, "I can do this with a cinching cargo strap." $15 later I had four 1" straps from Home Depot, and 10 min later I had a fixed seat.
Did not pull the seat out. Just reached underneath and put the cargo straps around the diaphragm-holder rods, leaving the old diaphragm in place. Just drove 350 miles, and all worked very well. Except for the loss of headroom/line of sight resulting from being the proper height now . . .
Reviewed the thread and looked under my seat, and thought, "I can do this with a cinching cargo strap." $15 later I had four 1" straps from Home Depot, and 10 min later I had a fixed seat.
Did not pull the seat out. Just reached underneath and put the cargo straps around the diaphragm-holder rods, leaving the old diaphragm in place. Just drove 350 miles, and all worked very well. Except for the loss of headroom/line of sight resulting from being the proper height now . . .
