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From: wdp@uvacs.UUCP (Bill Paris)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Disintegrating VW Seat - will it spread to engulf the world?
Message-ID: <31@uvacs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 12:58:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 12:58:33 1985
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Organization: U.Va. CS dept.  Charlottesville, VA
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I had the same problem with both front seats in my '76 Rabbit (i.e. the
straw-like material used to stuff the seats disintegrated leaving a mess
and incredably uncomfortable seats).

I fixed the seats by stuffing a layer of 1 inch foam into the seats above the
wire supports.  I also stuffed some into the seatbacks since lower back support
was nonexistant.  Comfort was immeasurably improved and the seats just about
stopped shedding that awful straw stuff (or there was nothing left to shed).

As for replacing the seats altogether--mine are available along with my car
in some junkyard in Western Massachusetts.

Bill Paris