rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (12/02/85)
I drive a 1977 VW diesel rabbit. Still think its a fantastic car except for one thing: the right front seat seems to have been stuffed with straw which has all crumbled to a powder leaving some springs and the leatherette covering. The drivers seat is in fine condition. As I sometimes (but not often) carry a passenger, can anyone suggest how I can fix the right front seat for a reasonable cost (i.e., cheap!)? Do I have to replace the whole thing? Suppose I got one from a junk yard, wouldn't it suffer the same malady? Anyone else had this problem? I guess I chose this newsgroup because I am really more interested in an explanation of what has gone wrong than anything else. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg
mmm@weitek.UUCP (Mark Thorson) (12/04/85)
In article <1521@hound.UUCP>, rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) writes: > I drive a 1977 VW diesel rabbit. Still think its a fantastic car except > for one thing: the right front seat seems to have been stuffed with straw > ^^^^^ > I guess I chose this newsgroup because I am really more interested in > an explanation of what has gone wrong than anything else. You bought the wrong car. You should've bought the kind of car I did. It's made of sticks. Mark Thorson (...!cae780!weitek!mmm)
wdp@uvacs.UUCP (Bill Paris) (12/04/85)
I had the same problem with both front seats in my '76 Rabbit (i.e. the straw-like material used to stuff the seats disintegrated leaving a mess and incredably uncomfortable seats). I fixed the seats by stuffing a layer of 1 inch foam into the seats above the wire supports. I also stuffed some into the seatbacks since lower back support was nonexistant. Comfort was immeasurably improved and the seats just about stopped shedding that awful straw stuff (or there was nothing left to shed). As for replacing the seats altogether--mine are available along with my car in some junkyard in Western Massachusetts. Bill Paris
haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen) (12/12/85)
In article <1521@hound.UUCP> rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) writes: >I drive a 1977 VW diesel rabbit. ... >... The right front seat seems to have been stuffed with straw >which has all crumbled to a powder leaving some springs and the leatherette >covering. The drivers seat is in fine condition. Three choices: (1) Buy new straw stuffing (2) Buy some foam and fit it to the seat (3) Buy new seat(s) from an auto wrecker >... Suppose I got one from a junk yard, wouldn't it suffer the same > malady? Anyone else had this problem? If you buy a new seat, get a 1978 (or is it 1979?) or newer model. These had a foam cushion as well as a seatback, and also are more comfortable. If you had fabric seats, the styles would have changed but the leatherette should be the same style until 1980. \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen I'm all lost in the Supermarket I can no longer shop happily I came in here for that special offer Guaranteed personality (c) The Clash, 1979