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79mercy just installed new seat foam and did the pool noodle trick for me..
What a huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! difference...if you have not done this try it. Worth the effort. Like sitting in a new seat!

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I aint' sittin' on nobody's noodle...

The "huge" part makes it particularly disturbing.

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My occupational hazard bein'
my occupation's just not around...
1980 300SD
1980 300SD

Much better than sitting on the floor and on springs!

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ah, um, huh, "pool noodle"?!?

Those long round things , maybe three feet by four inches... kids use to float in the pool with .... foam... use the search for how to fix your seats with them....

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html

I have a pair of like new seat base FOAM pads for a cd, get rid of that sitting on cardboard flats feeling of the horse hair crumbly pads.

Thinking seriously (like 99.9% sure) about redoing the seats on my car. Not real excited about the work involved, but they're to the point I have no choice. Where did you buy your seat foam, and where did you put your noodle (pool that is)?

My springs were broken. I repaired the springs with plumbing store parts and liquid steel. I added pool noodles when the seats were out. Springs broke again is new places. Seats are better than without the repair but not optimal. Long term, it was not worth the trouble.

New springs are expensive and require other expensive parts. I'm still looking (intermittently) for better seats to swap in. I missed a set at the yard the other day. Someone's garage queen had been hit front and back. The rest of the car looked beautiful. Seats were gone. I'm sad the car was hit & sorry I missed the seats.

The yard priced the car to me at $1200. I was thinking more like $400 so no deal.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

I also got a primo set of CD seat frames with perfect springs,, $40 per side

Seat Removal & Repair
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W123SeatRepair





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