Sagging driver's seat

[GlennH]

Folks,

The foam in the centre section of the driver's seat of my XJR-S has gone soft with age and wear. It goes flat when I sit on it resulting in me effectively sitting on the rubber support beneath it. A bum numbing experience on a long journey

Does anyone know a good source of high density upholstery foam, or can recommend a firm to refurbish my seats? The green piping on the seat back has worn away too, so a good refurbisher might be called for anyway.

Cheers,
Glenn.

[Brakebuster]

there is a guy on ebay ( no affiliation ) that sell brand new NOS seats for our beloved cars , they are original items, i have not had one from him yet, but i have bought door cards and other leather items, and they are as described

another option is to swap the whole seat base for the passenger one,

as i recall they are not handed and will fit either side,

the seatback ( upright section ) is however handed ,

swaping the seat base would be the quickest job , as all you need do is take out both seats, remove the backs, swap em over and bolt em back into the car,

this would also facilitate the refurbishment of the ( now ) passenger seat while still being able to drive the car

hope this helps

and good hunting

BB

[GlennH]

Hi BB,

Thank you for the suggestions.

I have seen that chap on eBay, unfortunately, the piping on the XJR-S cars is different to the standard seats or sports seats. The piping on my car is green to match the paint and I have yet to see him offer any like that. I will keep looking though, just in case.

Good idea about swapping the seat bases.
It actually looks even easier than you suggest. The centre section of the base is held in place only by a few staples at the front and two loops of fabric at the back. I did think of just swapping the sections between the driver and passenger seats, but it's a mean trick to play on my passengers.

I guess I could impose a weight restriction on passengers to ensure their travelling comfort
Anyone got a 'No Hippos' Sign I could use?