Ah yea that's what I was thinking. The tops are pretty good and have
all their proper shape and form, so I hate to mess that up with anything
applied. I did put a piece in the smaller inner depressed area, and
that did seem to help a bit. That took care of some splits too. If you
imagine the foam as a horse shoe shape, with the inside a bit lower,
then it sits in there.
I've been using a 3M spray adhesive which seems to work quite well.
Works on foam, but also the carpet and underlayment for it. Not to make
things permanently stuck mind you, but a few patches to keep things from
scooting around much.
A little deviation from the original qusetion: my MG's carpet was all
held down with self tapping screws that stuck out from under the car
(about 1/2"-5/8") or so. Really sharp, and I don't know how many times
I've gouged my arm on one while under the car. Do I really need to put
those back? If I plug the old screw holes, and put down a bit of
contact cement adhesive to keep the carpet in place, will that do?
Paul Hunt wrote:
>If the top of the existing foam is sculptured then I'd put additional sheets
>underneath, where they are less likely to ruck up anyway. Certainly current
>MGB replacement foams seem way too high or too dense so I'd keep the
>existing ones as long as you can, as one usually needs to cut an inch or so
>*off* the new ones.
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>PaulH.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tim Holt" <holtt@nacse.org>
>To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:04 PM
>Subject: Helping seat foam a bit?
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>>So, lay a few layers of 1/2" foam over the top to build it up? Or
>>should I put a piece underneath between the diaphragm and the foam?
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