Seat upgrade?

[clickman]

Got it open.

Buying replacement seats is such a risky proposal to me given the age of some of the components and the subjective feel each of us has as to what works and what doesn’t. And with the seat center now open I thought I’d revisit an earlier attempt.

I bought an inflatable airbag years ago but not knowing the seat center portion separates, I couldn’t get the airbag low enough. With the seat center separated I thought I’d try a new airbag. It’s only rubber, so I’ve got a concern with its well-being given some sharper edges in the lumbar area. First I just tried a thicker piece of material alone to protect it but found the new lumbar support was too concentrated. I added a flat thin sheet of plastic on either side to distribute the pressure and provide protection, fiddled with the position of the whole mess, and have something now that is worth trying on a longer drive.

One benefit of this approach over just adding padding is that I can vary the pressure in the bag during a trip, something I’ve found helpful in my daily driver.

The crappy Porsche arrangement for adjusting the angle of the seat bottom on the base seats still irks me, but we’ll give this current arrangement a try for this year’s driving season.