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MG TD TF 1500 - Seat back tear down

Today I embarked on what can only be described as seat back archaeology. I had been under the mistaken impression that my car, TD 24935, was fairly original...That impression was obviously very wrong. I found no less than three layers of upholstery on the seat back when I tore it down, along with over sixty years of rodent nests.

I think this is beyond rescue!

Kirk Trigg

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Kirk Trigg

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Kirk Trigg

Anybody interested in some real patina?

Kirk Trigg

Unfortunately, even the spring set is beyond redemption in my opinion.

Kirk Trigg

On a more pleasant note, I found the seat bottoms in a much better condition. I did have to replace the plywood and I added the rodent screen. I had to clean up the rails and put in fresh T nuts, but the original Dunlop foam and the curved, thin plywood were both usable.
Kirk Trigg

It appears it's time to contact Hugh Pite just over the Canadian border from you.
Jim Merz

Pic of seat bottom ready to recover.

I should of thought of Hugh, Jim. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kirk Trigg

This thread was discussed on 05/07/2014

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