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Re: Vanagon seat padding wanted
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:06:14 -0500
The JC Whitney's seat padding material looks like padding and not foam. In my experienc it is the foam that starts to dry...
Re: simple sound deadening...
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 19:56:14 -0700
...However, it is rubber rather than foam and is very dense and heavy. I tried carpet padding, but the foam did not deaden noise...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 08:06:37 -0600
...It already has a >>> big junk of padding missing. >> I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. Driving >> now for 2...
Re: seat padding swap, GL to non?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Thu, 20 May 2004 16:44:57 -0600
Jeff, In my 84 Westfalia, I added 1" foam padding underneath the fabric on the backrest. It was very easy: take the seats out...
Where to get front seat padding?
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:24:42 -0500
...Is there any where I can get foam rubber padding for the bottom and backs for the front seats? Thanks. Ric
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:30:12 -0700
...It already has a > > big junk of padding missing. > I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. Driving > now for 2...
Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:02:10 -0700
...Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there foam padding in the upholstery? Some of the photos look that way. Mark
Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:54:56 -0700
Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there foam padding in the upholstery? Some of the photos look that way. Mark
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 19:16:24 -0600
...It already has a > big junk of padding missing. I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. Driving now for 2...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:23:45 -0500
...It already has a > >>> big junk of padding missing. > >> I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. Driving > >> now for 2...
Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:17:55 -0600
...Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there > foam padding in the upholstery? Some of the photos look that way. > > Mark
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:11:58 -0700
...It already has a > >>> big junk of padding missing. > >> I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. Driving > >> now for 2...
Non captain's chair seat padding
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:41:11 -0700
These early seats are junk! They are a holdover from the late model type IIs, and have very little padding or support. That's...
Re: seat padding swap, GL to non?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Wed, 19 May 2004 19:57:26 -0700
...I replaced the aging/nonexistant padding on the backs of the seat by going to a foam shop with the good padding i still...
Re: Non-captain chair padding
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 13:36:42 -0400
...i have a pair of tan velour OR blue velour capt chairs with nice foam padding in excellent shape, for sale.. let me know...
Sleeping comfort in the vanagon, sleeping cushion,foam upholstory
Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 19:08:07 -0800
...With regard to the lower bunk, we use the thinner type foam padding as an extra insulator over the seat and cushion and it...
Horsehair in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:46:18 -0700
...When I first bought my '90 Vanagon, it had the same smell, which I found surprising given the foam padding in the seats. Where...
Re: Non-captain chair padding
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:22:42 EDT
...i have a pair of tan velour OR blue velour capt chairs with nice foam padding in excellent shape, for sale.. let me know...
Non-capitan seat padding revisited
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:24 -0700
...I went to a local foam shop "Bob's Foam" (love the name), and he said he could cut the foam to shape for...
Re: Upper bunk foam
Historical mailing list - B
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:24 -0700
...the original padding was just too spartan to get any decent sleep. So we augmented it with a good-quality 2" foam pad, for...
seat padding swap, GL to non?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 19 May 2004 21:24:15 EDT
...a wrecking yard, dig down the undamaged foam/horse hair and swap the foam/horsehair padding into my bus. Thus also keeping the original...
Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:15:34 -0500
---- Mark Hineline <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: > Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there > foam padding in the upholstery? Some of...
Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:18:24 -0400
...When I first bought my '90 Vanagon, it had the same smell, which I found surprising given the foam padding in the seats. Where...
Re: anyone ever use carpet padding?
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 08:36:06 EST
".......Did this reduce the noise level any???......" I did 2 layers of carpet padding 1 felt and 1 foam, and generic automotive carpet on...
Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:34:46 EDT
You can replace the padding with felt carpet padding from HomeDepot or Lowe's. It helps cut out the high-frequency sounds, like hissing...
Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:10:50 -0400
...When I first bought my '90 Vanagon, it > had the same smell, which I found surprising given the foam padding in the > seats. Where...
Westfalia upper bed
Historical mailing list - Todd Donovan
Sat, 4 Jul 1998 08:49:59 -0700
I use the pop-top bed in my Westy, but I find the padding a little thin. I've been using a foam egg...
Re: Seats for type II
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Fri, 12 May 1995 07:34:06 -0700 (PDT)
...the seats from the bus), trashed the old padding, duct-taped new thick fairly stiff foam onto the frames, et voila! new seats! BTW...
Re: Upper bunk foam
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:40:47 +0000
...the > original padding was just too spartan to get any decent sleep. So we > augmented it with a good-quality 2" foam pad, for...
Re-padding seats: HOW TO
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Sat, 22 Jul 1995 07:06:42 -0700 (PDT)
...You'll be using this old padding as a pattern when you go to the foam store to buy new replacement padding. The cover...
Re: Where to get front seat padding?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:45:14 -0500
...padding. The > horsehair has galloped into history, and the seats are basically cloth > covering metal springs. > > Is there any where I can get foam...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:51:52 -0500
...I think we'll go with a denseer foam covered with a bit of memory foam - per Roger's suggestion. I guess I could...
Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:35:26 -0500
...When I first bought my '90 Vanagon, it > had the same smell, which I found surprising given the foam padding in the > seats. Where...
Re: Where to get front seat padding?
Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:13:18 -0700
...This will help keep the foam fro msquishing through the springs. Step six: Cut a piece of foam that resembles the shape of the...
Re: That composite floor padding... (and my rebuild)
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:58:23 -0700
...I have asphalt-based damping (dynamat) and 1/4" acoustic foam padding to lay on top. Then comes the sewfine carpet kit - I'll...
Re: Re-padding seats - anyone done this?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jul 1995 15:29:24 -0500
...For the padding I used carpet for the base over the springs and a piece of foam over the carpet. For the driver's...
vanagon seatbottom foam
Historical mailing list
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:12:57 EST
...fabric from sewfine but they > don't seem to list any padding. My Seats are in almost perfect shape my > complaint is really that...
Re: vanagon seatbottom foam
Historical mailing list - Stacy
Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:36:39 -0800
Take the 2 front seats apart and swap the foam from left to right seat.Glue the broken foam back together and wa laa...
Front seat padding
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 12:14:01 -0500
...3 - INSERT PADDING: Using a 2" thick piece of foam rubber carefully cut and install the foam to fill the hollow back of the...
Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:50:43 EDT
...sound absorbing upholstery padding (similar to >NASA stuff but no aluminum foil facing) >Eight yards of "chip-foam" carpet padding >12 yards of upholstery...
Re: Westfalia upper bed
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Sat, 4 Jul 1998 13:29:03 +0000
...in my Westy, but I find the padding a little > thin. I've been using a foam egg-crate pad, but I have to...
Re: Vanagon seat padding wanted
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:36:17 EST
...Any ideas? > > fyi....westy padding is westy only..since the westy seatbottoms are shorter i suppose you could get some passenger van seatbottom foam...
Re: Where to get front seat padding?
Historical mailing list - prb
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:05:09 -0800
...Home improvement stores even have foam nowadays. So, (my 2 cents) let your fingers do the walking-- look in the phone book and see...
Re: Upper bunk foam
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:36:30 -0700
...the > original padding was just too spartan to get any decent > sleep. So we > augmented it with a good-quality 2" foam pad, for...
Re: SewFine Seat Covers for '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 16:28:26 -0700
...SewFine shows pre-formed foam seat back padding for earlier Busses in their catalog, but they didn't offer it for Vanagons yet. They...
Re: Westy foam replacement question
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 8 May 2016 14:02:21 -0700
...I asked foam guy for "sitting" foam. I use extra padding the sleeping. Lately, when sitting oh the foam, it feels like it's...
Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:39:32 -0700
...Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there >> foam padding in the upholstery? Some of the photos look that way. >> >> Mark...
Re: Westfalia upper bed
Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
Sat, 4 Jul 1998 21:54:18 -0400
...in my Westy, but I find the padding a little thin. I've been using a foam egg-crate pad, but I have to...
Re: Later Westies/Upholstery and padding on rear hatch at bed?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:06:42 -0700
...Is the interior hatch panel on later Westies upholstered? Is there > foam padding in the upholstery? Some of the photos look that way. > I...
Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:32:32 -0700
...Now, just like Mr McNeely's westy, my other 90 Vanagon is without that foam padding, instead being equipped with the black rubber flooring...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:13 -0500
...We sleep in the loft with the addition of some cheap ass memory foam that I bought at Big Lots and placed underneath the...
Re: Westy foam replacement question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 8 May 2016 19:17:19 -0700
...I use extra padding the sleeping. > Lately, when sitting oh the foam, it feels like it's wearing faster > than it should though. > Like...
Re: secure storage?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:28:10 +0000
...If you don't use the upper bunk on any particular trip, remove the foam bed padding and stow all your valuables up there...
Re: Where to get front seat padding?
Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:57:01 -0700
...This will help keep > the foam fro msquishing through the springs. > > Step six: Cut a piece of foam that resembles the shape of the...
Re-pad Front Seats
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:56 -0800
...The seat is the main culprit though my bed likely didn't help. (old foam etc.) I know this is a very subjective thing...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:14:45 -0500
...It already has a > > >>> big junk of padding missing. > > >> I propped up the padding and injected polyurethane foam behind it. > Driving > > >> now for 2...
Re: Refurbishing front seats..
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:04:52 +1200
...Much more comfortable and sturdier seats, and much more foam >padding. Sounds like the US got VW's old stock of Bay seats? The...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:03 -0800
did the memory foam mattress topper route also (maybe 1.5 -2" thick) on top berth on wife's insistence. Personally, I found the...
Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 08:34:32 -0400
...sound absorbing upholstery padding (similar to NASA stuff but no aluminum foil facing) Eight yards of "chip-foam" carpet padding 12 yards of upholstery...
Re: [tip request] Padding for the bottom corner of doors
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 13:12:44 -0700
I have a 3/4 inch thick piece of foam glued to the outside of my door. Pmail me for a photo if anyone...