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flyweed 
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 Topic: observer seat carpet protection??Posted: September-07-2022 at 3:50pm |
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Hey guys, now that I Have all my new interior finished (new carpet and new upholstery) the thing that is bugging me, is the bottom edge of the dang observer seat wearing a channel into the new carpet. It looks like there use to be some type of black "padding" that is on the bases edge, but that has been long worn away. Is there anything to replace that so it is padded and doesn't wear down my carpet?
Here is the pic of what I am talking about, you can see the seat is already putting a nice groove into my new carpet.  |
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-07-2022 at 4:25pm |
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The carpet originally wrapped under and inside the seat base which would be carpet on carpet, adding a little padding to the floor.
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Posted: September-08-2022 at 10:00am |
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What does the bottom edge of the seat look like? so we can form a solution
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Posted: September-08-2022 at 5:04pm |
Incorrect. at least for the 90-93..I can't speak to other years but the carpet wraps down and under, BUT, then there is a black rubber piece of half round trim that is over that.. Mine is worn away to just this little steel band of reinforcement that is in the rubber edge. I'll snap a pic of it tonight if I get a chance. |
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Posted: September-08-2022 at 9:01pm |
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Ok, as promised here are pics of that black "trim" piece around the bottom edge of my observer seat. It is a nice soft rubber, but inside where it's worn down it is lined with some sort of metal conduit, almost like flexible electrical conduit, but it's not.
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Posted: September-09-2022 at 8:34am |
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Looks like the same type of trim used on the gas tank panels in the 70’s. Despite being worn in places, replacement won’t help- the wear line is normal since all the weight is concentrated in a small area. If you want to stop or reduce the wear, increase the surface area that the seat is sitting on (a wider carpet wrapped edge like used in later boats is better).
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Posted: September-09-2022 at 9:29pm |
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I guess by '95 they got smart, as mine had the wider flange wrapped in carpet like Tim described.
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