The backing and the foam kit from LMC is the worst. I installed the cover the first time with their kit and the installation was so soggy you could feel the springs pushing into you. I changed things up a bit and got a little creative and wow what a difference.
for the bottom seat i removed the thin burlap backing garbage from LMC and installed.......get this...................heavy density cut pile house carpet. The heavy backing on the bottom of the carpet will not stretch or bend as much as the thin stuff and help distribute the [censored] loading. Also when using the thin stuff and transitioning from the horizontal [censored] area to the vertical sides of the seat the wire seat coil frame would show its profile thru the top vinyl looking like garbage. That was even happening thru the sponge that i rolled down the sides to try to help that. The installation of the carpet folded down all around the sides makes for such a nice smooth looking rolled edge around the seat.
The seat back was done the same way but i used no sponge at all. The vinyl cover has a thin padding already sewn to the back side of it for the back so i just installed the carpet the same way and directly applied the vinyl. This was also a nicer sitting position as i always felt pushed too far forward towards the wheel even with the seat rolled all the way back with thicker padding in the seat back. The seat is still nice and comfortable because of the stock coils have a nice give.
Been driving it now for two seasons like this and have no issues.
Last edited by wolffcub; 01/18/2016 9:21 PM.
