Danno1985
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- Nov 20, 2018
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- Location
- MKE, WI
- Vehicle Year
- 2011
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- stock
- Total Drop
- stock
- Tire Size
- stock
My 2011 is starting to exhibit the typical sagging in the driver's side bottom cushion of the 60/40 bench, and it's gotten to a point where I need to address it. It's affecting my posture in ways that are exacerbating all kinds of issues on any kind of longer drive.
At this point, with the newest of the "classic" Rangers being 12 years old already, I'm not particularly optimistic that a junkyard seat is going to be a viable option - my hunch is that unless I luck out and find something with 30K, anything in yards around here is going to be similarly jacked up or worse. Searched car-part.com and A-grade seats are asking close to 1 grand. For a Ranger front seat? No way.
I read a few threads about folks adding foam from fabric/craft stores to the bottom of the seat. For those who have done this, is it possible to do so without removing and dismantling the seat? Did you bother shaping the foam, or did you just cut out a rectangle roughly the side of the seat bottom and stuff it in? Does it feel lumpy and janky? How does it hold up?
I also found a few videos of folks using a steamer to bring some loft back to the foam. Anyone try this, and if so, do you think it'd work without removing the cover? I'm always just wary about taking interior stuff apart and then never having it go back together quite right.
Other options I've considered are getting an estimate from an upholstery shop, or just buying the NOS OEM replacement foam from Tasca.
At this point, with the newest of the "classic" Rangers being 12 years old already, I'm not particularly optimistic that a junkyard seat is going to be a viable option - my hunch is that unless I luck out and find something with 30K, anything in yards around here is going to be similarly jacked up or worse. Searched car-part.com and A-grade seats are asking close to 1 grand. For a Ranger front seat? No way.
I read a few threads about folks adding foam from fabric/craft stores to the bottom of the seat. For those who have done this, is it possible to do so without removing and dismantling the seat? Did you bother shaping the foam, or did you just cut out a rectangle roughly the side of the seat bottom and stuff it in? Does it feel lumpy and janky? How does it hold up?
I also found a few videos of folks using a steamer to bring some loft back to the foam. Anyone try this, and if so, do you think it'd work without removing the cover? I'm always just wary about taking interior stuff apart and then never having it go back together quite right.
Other options I've considered are getting an estimate from an upholstery shop, or just buying the NOS OEM replacement foam from Tasca.