I am looking to go the route of a fabric strap, but how do you secure the fabric strap to itself? I am worried about the joint coming apart.
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I am looking to go the route of a fabric strap, but how do you secure the fabric strap to itself? I am worried about the joint coming apart.
Ross, I've heard of no instances of the new seats having those issues.Quote:
Ahh, you answered my thoughts DF4. I am about to add some blocks under my seats even though they have the built in boxes. However, (question to all) are there any know cases of the newer seat pans ( with the boxes built in) cracking?
"I am looking to go the route of a fabric strap, but how do you secure the fabric strap to itself? I am worried about the joint coming apart. "
I cut holes in the strap, wrapped around a tube and secured with a hose clamp. Work well.
Double the fabric over and use rivets with backup washers.
Someone posted a picture of the bottom of their seat shell, they had bolted what looks like a small 6 inch piece of 1" X 2" board to the bottom of the seat shell. What's nice about that is when you pull the seat out for inspection & maintenance they come with the seat, and don't get in the way. I can't find the picture maybe who ever posted it can post the link.
Here you go Paul.
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Yes, a very cheap, easy to install, secure fix to a problem.
Thanks for posting it Steve.
I fixed the seat sag in my Mod 2 with 2" webbing & "sliders" that allow infinite adjustment - easy to do, too. :)
One more item - if you ever were to have an extremely hard off field landing, I would think that a sling reinforcing the seat would be less likely to cause damage to your backside than small area supports like wood blocks. Seat belt webbing does stretch with high loading.