TA Seat foundation material

[Terry Sanders]

Ours did not but I see airbags listed for seat cushions and seat backs. These ceased at SA1363. Our car is SA1513. Going to drive it down to GoF in Buellton, CA on Monday....that will be its longest trip so far after restoration completion. Terry Diecuts@aol.com wrote: Hi all, For what it's worth, TA2969 tickford has bladders but , while still there, they are deflated with added foam to make up the difference when the seats were redone. Looks right and feels better. Terry, did the SAs have bladders? I haven't looked at the seats yet and have no idea. Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, MI [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[David Lodge]

Hello Terry, Bill, When I was a kid the very latest thing was a (then) wow-factor item called a foam mattress. The trade name was "Dunlopillo"! Regards, David Lodge ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE ----- From: "Terry Sanders" taterry@pacbell.net> To: "BDavis" bdavispics@yahoo.com>,mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Re: Re: TA Seat foundation material Date: 8.7.2005 - 7:26:45

> No Bill, the pillow I am talking about was not an > inflatable bladder but rather a fixed foam, very dense > with molded in holes.....rather like really old rubber > matteresses....I think I had one as an asmatic kid. > Terry > > BDavis bdavispics@yahoo.com> wrote: > Terry.... > My TA Parts List (same dates) seems to indicate the > same. > > I'm assuming that the Dunlop "pillows" you mention in > 2139 are the > inflatable rubber bladder type. > > Do you suppose the 'stuffing' could have changed > between your 2139 and > my 2190? > I surely don't know! > > This I know: 2190 had the "flaps" at the back of the > seats. And the > LEATHER had NEVER been removed from the plywood 'base' > before I removed > it. Note that I'm saying the 'leather' had never been > removed... NOT > that the 'foundation' (stuffing) had never been > replaced. > > Whether the 'stuffing' therein had been replaced or > whether, as Chip > Old suggests, 'latter models' had a different type of > foundation > (stuffing) now seems to be the question. > > Could it be possible that the 'early' type LEATHER seat > (with flaps) > had been used to cover some OTHER type of foundation??? > If so, at what > production number might this have taken place? (Ours > are only 51 > production numbers apart. And I'd consider them both > late models but I > don't know for sure.) I'm guessing that you have the > (later) B270 body. > Is that correct? So I have no idea if some other > foundation, (except > for the suggestion which Chip makes) was used. > Do you??? (Aside from the seeming indication that the > TA Parts List > makes of course!) > > I'm not trying to be quarrelsome here... Just wondering > what the hell > all this 'stuff' is in my seats. And now wondering if > anyone else has > encountered something similar (or different!) in their > ("late" TA) > seats. > > If they ALL used 'bladders' then I'm happy to believe > that... > Now how do we convince Chip otherwise? > And where's the OP when you need them? > > Either way that stuff is going to be replaced with > something a bit more > cushy for my 'pumpkin'! > > Bill - Atop a 'Badger-Aproved' Box in Nashville > > --- Terry Sanders wrote: > > > Bill, my TA Service Parts List dated Sept. 1939 and > > revised in 1946 > > seems to indicate that All TA's and TB's had > > bladders. I expect they > > perished quickly and folks then used whatever to > > build up the seat. > > As I said, my TA2139 had patented Dunlop "pillows" in > > it. They are > > still in there. > > Terry > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. > Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

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[BDavis]

Thanks fellows for all the help and information on the seat foundation! I believe I have it sorted out now. Bill - Nashville ---David Lodge wrote

> Hello Terry, Bill, > > When I was a kid the very latest thing was a (then) wow-factor > item called a foam mattress. The trade name was "Dunlopillo"!

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