Wire in Front Seat Cushion - 29 Special Coupe

[Hunter]

When I was having my 29 coupe judged this summer, one item that was not correct was the lack of a wire in the front seat cushion. I think this may be a wire that runs in the interior of the cushion you sit on and perhaps runs from side to side. But I'm not sure. Does anyone have a picture or illustration or some verbage that would provide guidance to allow me to address this issue in the correct manner.

Thank you - Hunter

[Gary Karr]

Hi Hunter,
If you have the plain panel seat with the lap seam, it would take a spring steel wire under the cushion seam that would extend to about three inches short of each end of the outside edges of the cushion. It would then take a 90 degree turn down for about 5 inches (all by bad memory.) There is then a burlap piece about 6 inches wide and is tied to the wire under the seam. It also has a seam along the bottom that has a smaller spring steel wire that extends the length of the burlap piece. It is hog ringed to the bottom of the seat spring. That is what pulls the lap seam evenly down to create a depressed seam in the cushion. Here is a picture of the back seat of my Tudor which is similar to your Coupe seat.

[Marco Tahtaras]

Unfortunately LB doesn't seem to think that's a significant detail. Although not great there is a Coupe seat pic in the "brown book" (.....as Henry Built It).

[Hunter]

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Gary and Marco,

Thank you for the quick response. Now I know how to get started.

Thanks - Hunter