Many, many thanks for all the speedy and informative replies. It
would appear that the seat foams that Moss supplies are 'taller' at
the front , which aims the driver's legs higher possibly interfering
with the steering wheel. The cut that my trimmer proposes is to
remove a wedge, thick and the front and tapering to nothing at the
rear, so that there is very little reduction in seat height.
Many responses suggest that the seats will settle lower after some
use. I won't soften up the seat bottoms by cutting holes because I
want to sit just a bit higher.
In grateful thanks, I will be sending off my annual contribution to
the maintenance of this list.
-Roland
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:11:18 -0800, I wrote:
::I am restoring the interior of our BN1. I have the sets of foam seat
::bottoms and backs (squabs) that Moss offers for the BN1. My trimmer
::is asking me whether I want them to cut down the foam seat bottoms
::about 1.5 inches, as they are accustomed to do.
::
::The story appears to be that modern foams are stiffer, not to mention
::not having the square holes in the bottom, so that a person sitting on
::the seats with as-offered foam bottoms will sit too high and may have
::difficulty with clearance between steering wheel and legs. Well, I am
::5'6" tall and at least in our former BJ7 I sat a bit too low for a
::good driving position, even after adding spacers to the seat bases. I
::had a smaller diameter steering wheel in the BJ7 so I can't figure out
::if I need a shorter seat cushion just so I can fit underneath the
::BN1's standard original steering wheel.
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