Hi Kevin,
I used the factory upholstery kit. I made a triangular wedge shaped piece of
stiff foam rubber to fill in the lower part of the seatback so that in
continues the slope of the upper seatback. This is fixed to the seatback
with velcro. I made a cutout for the wingpins, and these are then
effectively in a recess in this foam and behind the seatback cushion, so
they do not protrude into the cushion. The result is quite comfortable.
I can't find a photo of the actual foam wedge at the moment, but attach a
photo showing the velcro on the seatback where it attaches.
Regards,
Keith.
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From: "Kelvin Weston" <kelv@kdweston.biz>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 6:50 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Factory upholstery kit
>
> Hi all
>
> If anyone has the Europa supplied seat and upholstery kit, I would like
> some information regarding the seats.
>
> How well does the seat back cushion fit around the wing spar pins? and do
> the cushions provide support in the lower back area?
>
> I saw some examples of the seats at the LAA Rally a few weekends ago. The
> seat base looks ok but the seat back looks like a very simple flat,
> slab-like arrangement.
> On returning home and looking at the cockpit module, it would appear that
> the back cushion will conflict with and cover the wing spar pins.
> Has anybody experienced problems in this area?
>
> In addition, I was also very aware of the change in angle of the cockpit
> module front face. There is a tendency to think of this as a flat face
> but there is actually quite a large change of angle. From sitting in the
> seat - something I do quite a lot, with associated noises, etc, I have
> come to the conclusion that any seat back cushion should follow the
> headrest angle down to the seat base. Is that correct?
>
> This would leave a triangular shaped void between the bottom of the seat
> back cushion and the cockpit module. This would almost certainly need
> some additional foam / support if bad backs were to be avoided. Anyone
> had any problems like this?
>
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> Regards
>
> Kelv Weston
> Kit 497
> kelv@kdweston.biz
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408442#408442
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