My seat driver side ( butt) foam is due for replacement , ADVICE:cool:

Edited December 29, 201113 yr by 72 OJ

www.classicdatsun.com Les has seat foam.

Thanks....on my to do list

Closer to you: Mike McGinnis at Banzai Motorworks. The foam is excellent. I just did my seats this week.

Thanks,,,

I can't remember the exact name of the shop, Classic Interiors or something close to that in west Baltimore, but there are plenty more shops around. They can “tune” the seat springs and reproduce the foam in a density of your choice to give you the level of firmness you want. It only takes a second to pull the seats out of a Z and drop them off. I would go that route.

Good point...on my to do

i need to replace foam and upholstery on both seats on 280z. also need to replace headliner

i need to find a shop to order the foam. i think found the upholstery and headliner on zcarsource

is there a good video of how to do it on the web?

can not find any shop in town to advise me.

Recovering the seats isn't very difficult. Just take pictures as you're taking apart the old covers. I found that a dremel tool with a cut-off wheel was helpful for removing the hog rings. I also used slip-joint pliers on the new hog rings.

Hey thanks for advice. Not sure what tools you are referring to, but will look them up

not sure if i am going with leather or vinyl. Probably leather.

also not sure if the supports/springs are worn out also. i can feel horse hair like material under the seat right now.

Can you somehow "enhance" the old "butt foam"? I'd love to re-do my seats but if i buy those covers, cannot afford the foam :'(

SteveJ...my seats need redone. Thanks to your comment that they're not hard to do, I think I'm going to attempt the job myself. Best regards

Be warned that replacing the foam can cause you to sit higher in the car. Not an issue unless you are over 6 foot. I replaced mine a while back and now my head hits the roof when I go over bumps. This was never an issue with the old foam. I bought my foam from MSA along with their leather seat covers. You may have different results with other vendors.