vinnievector
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:29 PM |
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As we seem
AS we seem on the topic of seats today and in particular Mr Triton ,who i may makes exceeding good seats and i have two .I will cut to the chase now
.was thinking of cushions for the seats mats about 5mm thick foam neoprene . But spat my coffee out when i saw the price for some foam pads any how
had one off those moments in the garage where not much is entering brain and perhaps is time to go in and call it a day .when an idea popped into my
head wot about camping sleeping mat cheap at 5 quid hard wearing make some templates all colours wot you think guys onto a winner .
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eznfrank
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:30 PM |
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For the sake of £5 or so you could give it a bash I guess. That stuff is surprisingly comfy.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:41 PM |
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My other half made me some out of neoprene... 
They were made from a Snap-On Lying down mat, but were a tad thick, so the mat was sliced on the horizontal......
Lying down mat is worth a 'go' IMHO..... 
Fozzie 
[Edited on 19-2-08 by Fozzie]
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:41 PM |
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oooo oooooo a nice purpley / pink two tone so it looks like a pac-a-mac!
NAh seriously, great idea, but are excercise mats thicker?
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iank
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:44 PM |
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Seem to remember Mr Triton saying he was going to start supplying pads at some point.
But probably not until he comes off the caffeine high and stops stringing up soft toys. 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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02GF74
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 03:44 PM |
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not a new idea - camping mats were being used as seat pads by the romans, a search on here will real all.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 04:18 PM |
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And camping mats are most certainly not hard wearing! Mine is looking very dog eared after 2 camping trips!
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 04:26 PM |
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camping mat material isn't hard wearing but,like mouse mats, you could laminate with contact adhesive a piece of leather or vinyl to the surface
you sit on.
This will protect the weak foam from snags, cuts and just wear and tear.
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mike smith1
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 04:42 PM |
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I know a couple of guys on here have the 5 Piece Sets shown in the link, I contacted them today about a set, they look very good when they are in the
car.
http://www.jkcomposites.com/upholstery.html
Mike
[Edited on 19/2/08 by mike smith1]
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 04:55 PM |
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There you go
 
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 07:14 PM |
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My sons have survived the last 7 years of grass tracking using camping mats cut to shape in the grp seat. So it works well.
Cover with some cheap vinyl and they would look OK.
Cheers,
Syd.
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adithorp
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 09:20 PM |
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Thats what I've done. Decathlon stores do 3 thicknesses. The Thickest has a silver coating. I cut them from a paper tempate then sealed the
edges with silecone and fixed them with velcro.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z282/adrianthorp/fury009.jpg
adrian
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DarrenW
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| posted on 19/2/08 at 09:49 PM |
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What price have you seen. I had some custom vinyl covered seat pads made for a bargain. Also had tunnel cover made with built in pockets. All i had to
do was make templates.
If Triton wanted to he could supply templates to my supplier and offer them as an option.
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vinnievector
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| posted on 20/2/08 at 04:56 PM |
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its the price
Its the price that hurts ,was thinking locost thats all , as the wallet will have to come out again ,this cars starting to resemble the ex in finacial
terms ,any how hope its all worth it . thanks for the feed back guys.
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