At 11:26 AM 3/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I was tearing apart one of my seats today to see what the rebuild would
>involve. It was pretty nasty. What looked like popcorn kernels came
>pouring out of the seat all over the floor. The top of the seat foam,
>just under the headrest, was wrapped in plastic, to about half-way down
>the seat. Is this normal? It looked like a good idea, to keep water
>out of the foam. But I could imagine water getting trapped under it
>too, and mildewing.
>
>adrian
>
>Adrian,
Every original American car bucket seat back that I have ever dis-assembled
has had the foam wrapped in plastic. I suspect it is there to provide a
vapor barrier to protect the foam and also to provide a somewhat slippery
surface to aid in installation of the covering fabric.
Bill & Cindy
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