Where can i get the seat foam for my 99 SS buckets
02-24-2011, 01:55 AM
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Where can i get the seat foam for my 99 SS buckets I bought a set of seats on here and want to replace the drivers seat foam. I called the dealer and they did not have it. Is that something that is sold aftermarket.
02-24-2011, 06:51 AM
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My only guess would be eBay or the Junkyard....
Get the passenger seat bottom and switch them out since it would be less used...
Here is a link to a good eBay seller
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-20...item3a6230d786
Get the passenger seat bottom and switch them out since it would be less used...
Here is a link to a good eBay seller
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-20...item3a6230d786
02-24-2011, 07:16 PM
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I know 2 years ago i was able to get an oem upper seat pad for my 95 T/A from gmpartsdirect.com but i don't know if that's still possible and whether or not the camaro's are still available.
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03-06-2011, 05:15 PM
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What's wrong with the foam. Is it damaged or just sinking? Here is a post I made a while back about swapping foam and dealing with it sinking.
Originally Posted by VIP1
I have cloth seats and they were easy to disassemble. Leather is probably similar.
The bottom of the driver and passenger seat are identical. The only change is to move a threaded clip from one side of the bottom seat frame to the other. In fact, my driver's bottom is actually the passenger one. The driver seat bottom frame on mine cracked so a friend of my fathers welded it back up, but in the mean time, I swapped seat bottoms so I could drive the car. When it came back, I used it to reassemble the passenger seat.
Since you're there, you'll notice that the central support for the cushion is a bunch of thin wires that cut into the cushion causing the seat bottom to sink over time. I made a flexible sheet to cover those wires to keep them from cutting into the foam. I had some metal screen material and aluminum foil tape so I combined it. I wrapped the screen material around the wires to make a flat surface then wrapped that with the foil tape. That created a flat smooth flexible metallic surface for the foam to sit on instead of the wires. Sorry, I didn't take pictures.
Some screws holding plastic covers over the track.
4 bolts hold the seat in the car.
Some screws holding plastic covers over the seat tilt mechanism
3+ bolts hold the seat back to the seat bottom.
4 bolts hold the track to the seat
Once you have the seat disassembled, you can pull the cover off the seat bottom. Its held in with two long plastic clips (around 8" long). One clip running along the front and one running along the back. They hold the cover on the frame. Get one clip off and the other comes off easy. After that, the frame can be pulled out of the cover and foam combination. The cover can also be removed from the foam by just pealing/pulling it off.
The bottom of the driver and passenger seat are identical. The only change is to move a threaded clip from one side of the bottom seat frame to the other. In fact, my driver's bottom is actually the passenger one. The driver seat bottom frame on mine cracked so a friend of my fathers welded it back up, but in the mean time, I swapped seat bottoms so I could drive the car. When it came back, I used it to reassemble the passenger seat.
Since you're there, you'll notice that the central support for the cushion is a bunch of thin wires that cut into the cushion causing the seat bottom to sink over time. I made a flexible sheet to cover those wires to keep them from cutting into the foam. I had some metal screen material and aluminum foil tape so I combined it. I wrapped the screen material around the wires to make a flat surface then wrapped that with the foil tape. That created a flat smooth flexible metallic surface for the foam to sit on instead of the wires. Sorry, I didn't take pictures.
Some screws holding plastic covers over the track.
4 bolts hold the seat in the car.
Some screws holding plastic covers over the seat tilt mechanism
3+ bolts hold the seat back to the seat bottom.
4 bolts hold the track to the seat
Once you have the seat disassembled, you can pull the cover off the seat bottom. Its held in with two long plastic clips (around 8" long). One clip running along the front and one running along the back. They hold the cover on the frame. Get one clip off and the other comes off easy. After that, the frame can be pulled out of the cover and foam combination. The cover can also be removed from the foam by just pealing/pulling it off.
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03-06-2011, 07:12 PM
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My major problem is the seat back foam. I can feel the frame thru the foam and its very uncomfortable. I'm going to try and take the seat apart and attempt to build the foam back up with some from Hobby Lobby or something in the coming weeks. Was also thinking of just swapping the passenger foam with the drivers foam after the repair too.
Going to need that comfor for The Bandit Run in April. 2500 miles and around 40 hours of drive time in 6 days would be hell with the seat the way it is now lol.
Going to need that comfor for The Bandit Run in April. 2500 miles and around 40 hours of drive time in 6 days would be hell with the seat the way it is now lol.
