For those of you who want to stay with springs, I have it on good
authority that TRF is hard at work on a correct (finally!) TR3a seat
spring assembly. They are also contemplating the early-type springs,
although they probably wouldn't sell as well as the later type.
-Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim wallace
> Subject: Seat rebuilding - TR3a
>
> A local auto upholsterer who comes highly rated by the local community had
a
> look at (the remains of) my TR3a seat and suggested forgetting the springs
in
> the base and going with foam. He said that nowadays, there is a number of
> qualities and five or six densities, and that the better quality stuff
will
> last as well as or better than a set of springs.
> He was convincing and new springs are expensive, so I think I want to go
the
> foam route. I presume others have done this so would appreciate some input
as
> to which density to select. (My hope is to go on long trips, so seat
comfort is
> critical.)
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