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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 04:45 PM |
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Horse hair
Repadding a bench seat, can I get horse hair material from somewhere?
Raf
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 07:33 PM |
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ummmmmmmmmmmm don't know of hand
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 07:36 PM |
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A stable? haha. sorry.
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 10:18 PM |
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lmao!
just bring a good pair of scissors 
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 10:21 PM |
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have you ever tried to shave a horse ?...man they get pissed ! ! !
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Is it illegal to cut the hair off a Horse??
Even in the Horse capital of Australia - SCONE
You would find it hard to find....
maybe its illegal nowadays...
why not use padding used by upholsterers ?
there is plenty of horse hair in Old VWs....
LEE
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 10:42 PM |
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Steal all of the bows from an orchestra. They use horse hair. I think that Andre Reu fellow uses it for his wig as well..
- Adam
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you have an electrical problem....
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| posted on May 29th, 2008 at 11:06 PM |
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FOUND SOME
Ebay, US man.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-oz-BULK-REAL-HORSE-HAIR-white-great-CRAFTS-JEWELRY_W0QQ...
The horse musta been pissed.... Pat, are u responsible for this one?
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 06:36 AM |
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We dont have to kill horses anymore to take there hair because someone invented Foam Rubber
much nicer to work with no blood hehehehehe
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 09:04 AM |
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Hey Raf. It's coconut fibre you want for a VW seat pad. I've got seat pads. What are you after?
Brad
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 10:01 AM |
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You can get coconut fibre at most nuseries
Thats not rust, it's ah ... orange primer ... yep that's what it is ...
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 12:10 PM |
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Hey Brad, it is for a front bench seat so I need to get it trimmed to size. Can you post a pic mate? Is coconut fibre what was used originally or
horse hair?
Cheers
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 01:18 PM |
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high density foam from an upholster gives 100x nicer ride than the old coconut fibre matting from 40 years ago which flattens out in no time flat
its quiet amazing how comfortable standard vw seats actually are when repadded with it
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 02:35 PM |
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Raf. Coconut fibre is what they used. What's the bench to go in? If I don't have a complete pad here that fits, I can make one up from others.
Coconut fibre seat pads work a treat with the early springing systems. It's firm enough to provide support and separate the butt from the springs,
soft enough to offer some comfort and being a natural substance, allows air flow through the seat. Problem with putting high density foam in a coil
sprung seat is that the stuff starts to break down after a couple of years and those springs will work their way through in no time. The foam retains
heat too which makes the seat hot in summer. A foam filled seat doesn't offer support. Just cos it's soft doesn't mean it's good for your comfort
and support.
Most people judge early VW and Porsche seats on their condition today, 40 to 50 years on. We've got new seat pads here and I guarantee a VW seat with
new coconut fibre pads and reset springs is a very comfortable thing and should stay that way for 20 years or so.
Mercedes-Benz still use coconut fibre pads in their upper range seats today.
Have a look here: http://busnbug.com/sb_clients/busnbug/bin/busnbug_the_vw_seat.cfm?vm_key=3820...
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 02:57 PM |
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Its going into a 356 front bench seat. No one has an "off the shelf" pad for it because it is a very rare seat. So I will need to buy the material
from you and get it trimmed to size. PM me the details and cost if you don't mind
Thanks again
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 03:11 PM |
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Check your pm's Raf.
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 08:18 PM |
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Raf, I'd like to see a picture of this when its done. I have a bench seat in my 356 and they are very rare indeed. I think only 273 of them were made
and fitted as a special request option. I heard they were marketed to US servicemen serving in Germany during the 60's since they wanted a seat to be
closer to their 'Fräuleins'
This one is for sale on Rustytubs for US$3995 unrestored:-
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| posted on May 30th, 2008 at 09:27 PM |
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Brad, no PM received
Steve, yep I paid top $$ (although no where near $3,995) for a basket case
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