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In my case, a new rubber diaphragm with the old seat foam worked OK. =
Then new seat foam made it more supportive. I think you will want both.
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> On Mar 3, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Michael MacLean via Mgs =
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> I am finally addressing the driver's seat in my "new to me" MGB GT. =
When I sit in the driver's seat the cushion bottoms out so that I am =
being jabbed on both sides by the tubular frame. Not conducive to long =
distance driving. The foam in the seat must be original as it has =
turned brown in exposed areas and is way too soft. Where I am confused =
is the seats have cross webbing to support the foam cushion. According =
to the catalogs, webbing started in use in 1970 on. My GT is a 1969 =
model which should be a rubber diaphragm instead of webbing. Knowing =
what I know about the assembly line for MGs and other Brit cars, it is =
totally possible some 69s got out with the newer seats. More likely the =
seats were swapped sometime during the 51 years since it came off the =
assembly line. The webbing is installed with aluminum flat bars screwed =
to the tubular frame. The webbing is sewn around the aluminum bars. I =
don't know if this is a retrofit or original. I already ordered another =
foam cushion to replace this old one. Just wondering if the new foam =
will be enough to solve the bottoming out problem, or should I have =
replaced the webbing or even gone back to a rubber diaphragm? Like to =
hear from you guys that rebuilt your seats on your own.
> Mike MacLean
> 69 MGB GT
> 56 Austin Healey BN2
> 60 Bugeye
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class=3D"">On Mar 3, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Michael MacLean via Mgs <<a =
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wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">I am =
finally addressing the driver's seat in my "new to me" MGB GT. =
When I sit in the driver's seat the cushion bottoms out so that I am =
being jabbed on both sides by the tubular frame. Not conducive to =
long distance driving. The foam in the seat must be original as it =
has turned brown in exposed areas and is way too soft. Where I am =
confused is the seats have cross webbing to support the foam =
cushion. According to the catalogs, webbing started in use in 1970 =
on. My GT is a 1969 model which should be a rubber diaphragm =
instead of webbing. Knowing what I know about the assembly line =
for MGs and other Brit cars, it is totally possible some 69s got out =
with the newer seats. More likely the seats were swapped sometime =
during the 51 years since it came off the assembly line. The =
webbing is installed with aluminum flat bars screwed to the tubular =
frame. The webbing is sewn around the aluminum bars. I don't =
know if this is a retrofit or original. I already ordered another =
foam cushion to replace this old one. Just wondering if the new =
foam will be enough to solve the bottoming out problem, or should I have =
replaced the webbing or even gone back to a rubber diaphragm? Like =
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