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Date:         Sat, 29 May 1999 09:48:43 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: painful front seats
Comments: To: Jim Snyder <jsnyder@DAVIS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <004101bea9ea$84c3d2e0$472168cf@pentium200-1>
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Spend the bucks and install some Recaros - your back will love you for it!

At 08:47 29/05/1999 -0700, Jim Snyder wrote: >Hi > >The front seats of my '82 Vanagon have an area where the springs or other >structure seem to be protruding through the original padding. This is on >both seats and is a bit painful after driving only a few minutes. My wife's >passenger seat doesn't bother her nearly as much as my driver's seat but >then she is much smaller and lighter. > >I like driving the Vanagon so much that I have put up with it for a few >months and parked my new TDI Jetta about 90% of the time. A recent back >strain is causing me immediate concern and I must fix these seats ASAP! > >Is it easier to just go to the recycle yard and get a newer seat or is there >a fix that someone has been successful with? The seats look perfect on the >outside, so I would like to repair them first if possible. > >Many thanks in advance > >Jim > >

-- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --


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