Headrest Foams; make your own

[V Mad]

I have been experimenting with various ways of making headrest foams from stock sheet foam, and I have had quite good results. By rolling up the foam and using this as a pad for the front areayou can get the nice rounded shape without special cutting equipment. I used 1/2 inch recon foam (firm and inexpensive) as the frontal pad, and 3/4 inch medium density foam as the over wrap to give a soft even finish. You just need to get the foams, some spray glue,scissors and a stapler to do the job. Takes 1/2 hour once youhave all the info.

If anyone is going to tackle this job soon, I would be happy to share some pictures and dimensions, plus a few notes to help.

Chris

[aerosilver]

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V Mad wrote:

I have been experimenting with various ways of making headrest foams from stock sheet foam, and I have had quite good results. By rolling up the foam and using this as a pad for the front areayou can get the nice rounded shape without special cutting equipment. I used 1/2 inch recon foam (firm and inexpensive) as the frontal pad, and 3/4 inch medium density foam as the over wrap to give a soft even finish. You just need to get the foams, some spray glue,scissors and a stapler to do the job. Takes 1/2 hour once youhave all the info.

If anyone is going to tackle this job soon, I would be happy to share some pictures and dimensions, plus a few notes to help.

Chris

Hi Chris,

I'd be very interested in the details as it looks like a job I might be able to tackle myself! I'm too chicken to attemptthe seat squabsthough so I'll be in touch in the new year

Cheers,

Bob.

[V Mad]

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To do the headrests you will prob. need to get the back panel off, which is easy, but then getting the back panelon again is not; I find it frustrating trying to get those bl**dy screws back in those stupid little holes.

If you do have a go at the headrests, thenwhile back panel is off you might as well do the back foams Or I suppose you could do the headrests, then drop it all over to me if you want.

Cheers

[vames]

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Hi Bob. Or you could buy moulded foams from AldridgeTrimming @ £20.00 the pair & do a profesional job. By the time you have bought the foam & made a mess, it is certainly quicker & easier. Vames

[pcoleman]

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made my own up some time ago from bits of foam and crap I had lying around after I'd replaced the seat foams and worked out ok, just took awhile to get the right shape.with hindsight £20 for a pair of foams ready made is the way to go thoug.

pete.c