Has anyone replaced seat foam?

Searched for a while for a new seat bottom for the driver's side but it never could locate one. Ended up getting a passenger's side bottom on ebay and then had a local shop do the work and also replace torn and cracked vinyl sides. It was more expensive than I had hoped but the end result came out very nice.

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GA_Jeeper said:
Searched for a while for a new seat bottom for the driver's side but it never could locate one. Ended up getting a passenger's side bottom on ebay and then had a local shop do the work and also replace torn and cracked vinyl sides. It was more expensive than I had hoped but the end result came out very nice.

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Looks good! You’re pretty close to me, (Dunwoody) mind sharing the shop name and what it cost? My stitching is in good shape but I could use a new bottom cushion.
 
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The shop is Marietta Auto Trim just off Allgood Rd and Cobb Parkway. The shop is right behind the Walker School. Charles is the owner. Basically, it was about $225 per seat for all of the side vinyl to be replaced around the bottom and sides of the seat back. The cushion pad replacement and modification were about $175, I think. Basically, all out the door for both seats was just under $700 if my memory is correct.
 
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Not to sidetrack things, but... I don't understand why dorman doesn't make a replacement cushion for TJ's. They make them for just about everything else.
I've done a few where I swap in a passenger side cushion. I also rebuilt the bolsters by gluing in high density foam.
 
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If its like the seats I did almost 40 years ago its not rocket surgery. Buy hog rings and hog ring pliers, buy foam, disassemble seat, cut/glue/shape foam (high precision not required), reassemble seat, done.
 
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NCLife said:
@TJ Jim two questions on these Bestop seats.
1. Did you have to buy the adapter to make them fit?
2. Still happy with them after a couple of years (and would buy again)?
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Yes I bought the adapters just to make the job easier. They are still just as firm and sturdy as the day I installed them. No complaints at all. I’ve got a Tuffy lockbox under the drivers seat and it makes the seat tough but not impossible to move forward and backwards, but I rarely move it so no real problem there. Would I buy them again? Heck yea. Haven’t seen anything I’d swap them for even if given to me for free.
I have not had the stitching problem jerry bransford refers to on the ones he bought.
 
TJ Jim said:
Yes I bought the adapters just to make the job easier. They are still just as firm and sturdy as the day I installed them. No complaints at all. I’ve got a Tuffy lockbox under the drivers seat and it makes the seat tough but not impossible to move forward and backwards, but I rarely move it so no real problem there. Would I buy them again? Heck yea. Haven’t seen anything I’d swap them for even if given to me for free.
I have not had the stitching problem jerry bransford refers to on the ones he bought.
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Thanks for the quick reply. So are the adapters absolutely necessary or just as you describe it, more of a convenience item? I was actually preparing to buy the seats until I realized I needed those adapters, and that they would almost double the cost of the overall purchase.
 
NCLife said:
Thanks for the quick reply. So are the adapters absolutely necessary or just as you describe it, more of a convenience item? I was actually preparing to buy the seats until I realized I needed those adapters, and that they would almost double the cost of the overall purchase.
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If you are a half way decent fabricator with access to some steel parts (Lowe’s would work) it’d be pretty easy to fab what you need to. Welding would be a plus but you could get by with nuts and bolts. Since your a Jeep owner I’d assume you can modify and fabricate as needed 😝
 
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If you are a half way decent fabricator with access to some steel parts (Lowe’s would work) it’d be pretty easy to fab what you need to. Welding would be a plus but you could get by with nuts and bolts. Since your a Jeep owner I’d assume you can modify and fabricate as needed 😝
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Okay good to know. Thank you
 
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