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MG TD TF 1500 - Seat Recovering

I'm impressed on how good my seats are for being so old. I was worried about the bottoms, but they are in very good condition. A little batting is needed on the upper back to achieve the proper profile, but other than that, it should be a straight forward job. PJ


Paul S Jennings

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Paul S Jennings

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Paul S Jennings

They look pretty damn good compared to what I had.


MG LaVerne

I can see where you had a tougher job than mine. I figured I was pretty lucky on their condition. I'm not sure what size the 16 screws are, which I need to order, as some of the originals were missing, so I might as well get all new ones. Are they 2BA? PJ
Paul S Jennings

Yup, Laverne's look pretty much like mine did. Despite the good appearance of yours be sure to check the welds between the base and the back are sound before recovering. The guy that I sent mine to did his best to tear the two apart just checking they were good enough.
I've heard that if you are on the tall side its a good idea to rest the back at a less steep angle in order to give yourself more cockpit space, though in my my case it wasn't necessay.
Dave H
Dave Hill

Dave, Thanks for the tip! This being the passenger seat, it is in very good condition, no cracked framework. I'll make sure to check the drivers seat framework also, being used all the time, I would think that would be the one to break first. Hopefully it'll be as nice as this one. PJ
Paul S Jennings

Best seats I have ever seen. You must not live in a smoggy area.

But even then the rubber may have broken down a bit. You might put a bit of softer foam into the cells to give it more bounce and support.

http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_seat_padding.htm

Also look at this article from John Lambie (TF 5877) and Rob Grantham (TF 3719).

http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/mgtf/mgtf_tf_seats.htm
Christopher Couper

Thanks Chris, I do have a question. Does the piping on the seat back continue down the outside of the seat and tuck under the frame? This means I have to cut it up a ways on the flap. Being leather on the inside, I don't want to make any mistakes. PJ


Paul S Jennings

Paul: Out of my league here. Perhaps Matthew or Rob can answer that detail.
Christopher Couper

Paul,

Yes! Tack that strip under the seat.

Remember to ensure that the pleat runs of the squab(back)
and cushion are IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER.Sometimes even
the 'professionals don't get that right.

Also,I have been disappointed with many squab seat top areas which are rebuilt with inadequate coconutfibre /wadding in the top area of the seat of the seat frame.So much so,you can see the edge of the metal frame pressing obviously under the leather!

Cheers
Rob Grantham
TF3719("Aramis"),TF9177("Athos").
R GRANTHAM

This thread was discussed between 26/05/2015 and 27/05/2015

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