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  • March 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm #233386
    Dale Schumacher
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    @schu

    Some of you may be or have suffered from dead butt syndrome ( DBS )while driving your car even short distances – so I decided to see if I could keep my rear from falling asleep through the repair of my car seats.

    I used a strapping for seats that you can buy at your local upholstery shop and weaved in in the cut out area of the plywood seat frame. I used the original 1/2″ plywood pc under the cushion and replaced the 2×6 material under that w/ 2 pc’s of 3/4″ plywood w/ the center cut out. I snugged up the strapping tight and used a staple gun to hold them in place and put it all together w/ screws so I can remove I pc of ply later to tighten everything up if it over-sags. The material stretches a bit so hold it tight from the start.

    A picture helps here so take a look – good luck

    It seems to feel a lot better and This Spring I will take a couple of long drives and update.

    Dale

    March 17, 2011 at 1:05 pm #243940
    Dale Schumacher
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    March 17, 2011 at 1:05 pm #243941
    Dale Schumacher
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    March 17, 2011 at 1:06 pm #243942
    Dale Schumacher
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    March 17, 2011 at 1:06 pm #243943
    Dale Schumacher
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    @schu

    March 17, 2011 at 1:22 pm #243944
    Dale Schumacher
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    March 17, 2011 at 1:23 pm #243945
    Dale Schumacher
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    March 17, 2011 at 3:31 pm #243946
    Dale Schumacher
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    @schu

    Forgot to say

    Thanks Paul for resizing the pic’s for me so I could post.

    March 17, 2011 at 3:40 pm #243947
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    No problem. Glad to help.

    This is a great “comfort” tip Dale!

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
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    March 17, 2011 at 4:12 pm #243948
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    I like! I like!

    March 17, 2011 at 9:16 pm #243949
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Oooh. Very nice! 

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    March 24, 2011 at 8:45 pm #243950
    Dan Rosa
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    @dan-r

     That looks comfey    Dan

    April 14, 2011 at 7:36 pm #243951
    Paul Allain
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    @pga64

    Hey Dale. Did up my seats like yours and it made a huge difference. Went on a 44 mile trip and my butt was comfortable al the way. Thanks for the great tip.

    April 17, 2011 at 11:28 pm #243952
    Dale Schumacher
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    @schu

    Your welcome Paul – it made a big difference for me as well.

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