Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

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SunnySideUp
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Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

Post by SunnySideUp »

The strap material that spans the bottom of the seat pans has perished on my '82 Spider. I checked the sites of several vendors and did not find any replacements.

Has anyone replaced the strap material? If so, what did you use? How is it holding up under use?

Thanks for any recommendations / pointers you may have.
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Re: Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

Post by bobplyler »

When I was building a gyrocopter, I used a truck inner tube.
1979 Fiat Spider (since new)
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2003 Chevrolet Cavalier (daily driver)
1999 Honda Shadow VLX 600
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DieselSpider
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Re: Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

Post by DieselSpider »

Upholstery webbing for seat bottoms is available in a variety of sizes and styles on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1& ... %20webbing
80spiddy
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Re: Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

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I chose to screw a piece of sheet metal there for support. Both seats. With the thickness of the foam, it seems fine.
kmoses
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Re: Need Recommendation for Seat Bottom Cushion Strap Material

Post by kmoses »

I'm going to try this product on mine: http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/rubberwebbing.html
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