Seat rebuilds

akav8or · Post by **akav8or** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:18 pm

I had my seats rebuilt and reapolstered at Sport Aircraft Seats in Wasilla, AK and he did a great job at a fare price. He does leather and fabric and will make sure the seats are airworthy. He works with some of the local airlines and does a lot of seats for them, as well as private aircraft. He calls them Zero Downtime seats. here is a link to a video showing how easy they are to install and take apart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ib1ZAIxLaw&sns=em

bagarre · Post by **bagarre** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:42 pm

I've been looking at them for as an option.
Could you post photos of the seats?
How much did they cost?

marathonrunner · Post by **marathonrunner** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:31 pm

Another place I have used for lots of seats at a fair price and great work is Lugo's in Anchorage on B street

bigrenna · Post by **bigrenna** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:29 am

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bigrenna · Post by **bigrenna** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:38 pm

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WSHIII · Post by **WSHIII** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:29 pm

Looks great.

Are those the original seats that you recovered? I don't recognize the single adjustment (height?) frames.

bigrenna · Post by **bigrenna** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:01 am

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WSHIII · Post by **WSHIII** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:12 pm

bat443 · Post by **bat443** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 4:52 pm

Just to help clarify, I believe that those are the original seats in bigrenna's Cessna 180 not in a Cessna 170.

Tim

bigrenna · Post by **bigrenna** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:06 pm

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WSHIII · Post by **WSHIII** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:38 pm

bat443 wrote:Just to help clarify, I believe that those are the original seats in bigrenna's Cessna 180 not in a Cessna 170.

Tim

Yep, knew that.

I have a fully articulating seat in the 170 out of a 70's something 172. And the lower part of seat frame is a big heavy duty wide cast aluminum base, that runs the full length between the rollers. That wide base causes a clearance issue with the inboard seat belt bracket. Just looking for a possible solution to my problem, since I'll be redoing to seats also in the near future.

hilltop170 · Post by **hilltop170** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:40 pm

Just turn the inboard seat belt bracket around 180 degrees, put the belt fitting on the inboard side away from the seat, and put the bolt head toward the seat. Problem solved.

WSHIII · Post by **WSHIII** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:16 am

Richard,

Yeah,that sounds easy enough doesn't it?

We've tried every combination possible and nothing is quite perfect but, with a little prodding, a little bending, we've come to a somewhat tolerable solution.

It'll be dealt with completely at annual in a few months.

Appreciate the thought though.

hilltop170 · Post by **hilltop170** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:39 am

It worked on both my 170 and 180, can't imagine why it doesn't work on your's.

WSHIII · Post by **WSHIII** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:00 pm

hilltop170 wrote:It worked on both my 170 and 180, can't imagine why it doesn't work on your's.

I dunno! Possibly different seat frames, maybe?

Also had the exact same problem with this particular seat in my '59 172.

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