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Old 02-12-2021, 12:47 PM   #3
yblock57
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Default Re: Any Early Bird Seat Upholstery Experts?

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Originally Posted by dmsfrr View Post
I have heard (but not experienced) that some brands of seat foam can be thicker / firmer than what is in the car now.
It may put your legs closer / too close? to the steering wheel, the same with clearance from your head to the hard or soft-top.
It also can make getting the upholstery to fit over the foam more 'interesting'. Some folks have shaved down the foam a little and been happier with the result. If it's possible to do a test fit when the pieces arrive that could save you from expanding your vocabulary in questionable ways.
Exactly what I was wanting to know. I think my foam is probably ok. That will really help in the price department. I'm 6'2" so I definitely need all the room I can get in between that wheel and seat bottom.

Have even considered making a bracket to move the seat slightly rearward to give another inch or so of room. Not a lot of room to play with as the car has a soft top and I want to keep that functional.
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