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| | | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 63 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 63 | The bench seat in my 48 truck has seen its better day. It has been recovered already with new padding but the springs, especially on the drivers side have lost its firmness so its kind of like sitting in a hole. I am trying to keep the truck all original. Can anything be done to the original seat to get back the firmness, can the springs be fixed in any way or is it a lost cause? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Are the springs broken?
If not, a firm seat can be accomplished by reupholstering the seat and putting in at least one layer of firm material.
If any spring is broken, it should be replaced and reconnected to other springs (as originally done).
I think that Denny Graham has a photo-log/write-up on doing this (he will let us know, soon).
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,233 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,233 | You can move springs from the middle of your seat to the drivers seat as long as they aren't broken...the middle springs will be like new as know one ever sits on them, then put the weak springs back in the middle...cheap easy fix. Then install new burlap and dense foam, Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | No help here Tim, my seat was in excellent shape, very firm all
the way across. I even used the original horsehair (rubberized
coir) pad simply replacing the old cotton padding and cover.
If you have broken or weak springs my only suggestion, and the
way I would cope with it, would be to find a donor seat and
scavenge one/ones from that.
dg
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 | I had a similar issue with the seat in my 1950, 2 springs were broken. Fortunately I was able to find the same size spring through an online upholstery site. I'm not positive that the spring tension is identical to the originals but it sure feels a lot better on my aching keester. If you need a couple I think I have 3 or 4 extra in the shop, PM me.
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