Bob:
Sorry to hear you are having problems. The diaphragm will tend to
make the seat sit a bit higher. That is one of the reasons, that I normally
suggest people use them. The web type tends to wear out faster.
As suggested you might try driving the car for a bit. The foam
should crush down some with use. I recently installed the same setup in my
73 BGT and a friend's 79. The foam does give a bit after a while. If there
continues to be a problem the best thing I could think of would be to use
the later webs. They do give a lot more.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BobMGT@aol.com [mailto:BobMGT@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 1999 10:09 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Help, My Seat's too High!
>
>
> I just got done re-doing the driver's seat on my 71 B. I used
> parts from
> Moss: foams, diaphragm, and seat upholstery kit. I used a
> diaphragm instead
> of webbing because the original seat had a diaphragm. Now my
> seat is TOO
> HIGH! My legs are pressing against the steering wheel. I
> can't drive the car
> this way! Before the renovation, I had a very comfortable
> fit. I'm only 5'8"
> so it's not my physique that's the problem. The new parts
> don't look that
> much different. But, I noticed the new foam is stiffer. Also the new
> diaphragm is way, way, way tighter than the original one. It
> seems more like
> plastic than rubber and does not want to stretch. The little
> embedded metal
> bars that the hooks attach to bent into V's under the strain.
> Has anybody
> else run into this problem? Does Moss have a Email address?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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