Are seat springs repairable?
 

Hello Everyone,

Maybe some of you classic car owners have been down this path.

I am redoing the drivers front seat cussion (part where your butt sits on). I took the leather covers, padding, etc. to examine the seat springs. A couple of the springs are broken in half, is this fixable?

I was thinking of welding or sodering the spring back together, but would it break when pressure is applied again?

Any ideas or past expereince is appreciated.

Pictures and car
 

Oh, here are some pictures. This seat cussion is for a 74 RR silver shadow. As you can see, its a lot more complicated (and expensive) than a 123, etc. Thats why I was thinking of repairing instead of replacing it all, *if possible*

Looks like a matress set to me, lol.

another pic

yet another pic

I would try a good interior/trim shop or a general upholstery repair place.

These guys supposedly make replacement springs. Based on the age/quality of the autos they work on, I suppose they cant have a bad finished product or they wouldn't stay in business.

I have no financial incentive to recommend them, etc, etc, etc...

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/

Best,

John Meadows
aka Darius

Or you could do what I do when I need some springs. Find a discarded innerspring mattress and rip it apart. The unbroken springs you find can be cut to fit and only you will know that your Rolls seats are propped up by Sealy or Beautyrest.

Forget about trying to weld the old springs, the temper will be lost.

Happy Motoring, Mark

One cheap fix for broken springs is to get hold of some small bore steel tube, and cut small lengths. Slip these onto one end of the broken spring and slide to bridge the break. Wire it into place. Not a 'Rolls Royce' repair, but it works.

Good idea on the steel tubing. Use some small diameter, like fuel or brake line, that fits the spring closely. If the break is in the middle of the coil, you caould bend the tubing to the same diameter as the coil and long enough slip over about 2 inches of each broken spring tip to resist twisting as well as bending forces.

Another suggestion (if my used mattress idea is too weird for some) go to an automobile salvage yard and examine seats in several different cars until you find some springs similar to your broken one. Find a suitable car seat that has ruined upholstery and/or a broken frame and hopefully you gan get it cheap.

Happy Motoring, Mark

repair broken seat sprogs
 

If jus a few springs broken, use C clips (hog rings) used in all uph. This will hold under pressure and tighten up your entire seat. Use them to join other ringss together also. Good luck, (cheap repair and works) Abe G