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Old May 19, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Seat cushions needed

I recently purchased a "new to me" 2006 Big Horn Edition, 3500 Dually, quad cab truck. The seats in it are not at all comfortable. I really like the truck but we will be traveling alot and be sitting in those sits from sunup to sunset. My 95 had more comfortable seats than this and I thought they were stiff. Has anyone found any cushion that will buffer the butt and back from excessive ware and tare. Thanks in advance. Ray
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Old May 19, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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Here is one of many threads on "upgrading"/"repairing" the seats. Some folks have even gone as far as installing seats from a Chrysler 300 or Sebring.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...t=seat+upgrade
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Old May 19, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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Thanks for the reply Kokalit. I do not need to mend or repair seat it is still in fine shape just need some input on removable cushions that are form, fit , functional, and comfortable...Thanks.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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I bought a couple of gel cushions from Canadian tire, they are better than having nothing, and can just be taken out to clean, and I guess nobody was buying them as they were on sale for $9 bucks each they usually sell for over $30.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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My '03 was killing me after about 1-1/2 hours of driving. My right leg felt like it was going to sleep & aching so much I had to stop, fall out of the truck & walk it out. Then, back in for another 1-1/2 hours.

The seat foam collapses & you end up riding on the wire (ladder) framework.

I went to an upholstery shop warehouse in Tempe, AZ. & talked to the owner who checked out my seat & said that he had just what I needed (carpet sample & 1/2" CLOSED-CELL foam). The C-C foam is very dense, like what wrestling mats are made of but, not as thick.

I took the seat apart, installed the carpet sample (gives a solid platform over the ladder so that the foam does not wrap around the wires) & the C-C foam & then put the seat back together.

I did this a number of years ago & have never had the problem, again. I firmly believe that THIS is the secret!!! It worked very well, for me. I've driven all day long without any problems, at all.

The c-c foam does not create a huge bulge in the seat like thicker open cell foam.

I don't know why the engineers at Dodge couldn't figure this one out. They must have gotten their engineering degrees in a Cracker Jack box!!!

Joe F.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Reelay
Thanks for the reply Kokalit. I do not need to mend or repair seat it is still in fine shape just need some input on removable cushions that are form, fit , functional, and comfortable...Thanks.
Try this, as I feel that the product will meet your criterion.



http://www.oregonaero.com/softseat/a...regon-aero-inc

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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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I spent $75 and had an upholstry shop re-cushion the stock seat. It was the best $75 I have spent in a while.
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