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2CV seats
The driver's seat without coating. As you can see some rubber bands are missing and the remaining are not so good any longer. 48 of these rubber bands lends the duck-typical 'sofa quality' to the seat.

2CV seat
When restoring the driver's seat i didn't use these rubber bands and fastened the drapery just with the metal hooks. As material I used strong material (Jeans are made of) accordingly more broadly.
Some later the drappery cracked because of the higher forces acting on it and I returned to the original fastening method with rubber bands. To tighten the "suspension" I used two rubber bands instead of just one at each hole.
2CV seats backrest adjustment
The seat from downside. If the backrest adjustment should wedge, it could be because of the fact that the connection from the handwheel to the opposite side slipped out (because a passenger in the back seat penetrated it). This backrest adjustment is only at the driver's side - the passenger seat comes along without.

2CV seat
The sewing machine of my mother still stood at her old place - thus dedusting and let's work.
The material parts for the head restraint,...

2CV seat
...the seat face,...

2CV driver's seat
...and the backrest.

2CV Sitze
For the seat comfort foam material plates of 2cm thickness and high specific gravity are used. At the backrest the appropriate plate is fixed with a cord above (original sticks together). On the seat face I used 2 of these plates one above the other, since I did not use the rubber bands. The lower plate is somewhat smaller and can't be seen therefore at the photo.
Contrary to the original purchase I implemented the purchase two-piece. The seat face is gotten jammed with 3 steel bars in front and the sides and in the back with pushbuttons (originals with metal clips).

2CV Sitze head restraint
The attachment of the head restraint takes place with two M6 nuts.

2CV Seats
Attachment with pushbuttons.

2CV seat
And in such a way my version looks finished.
Meanwhile I've been driving more than 1000km on the seat and may notify that this somewhat amended underbody is extremely comfortable.
The source of supply of the materials used by me can be found in the column 'links'.

2CV backseat
The backseat in total.

2CV backseat
Attachment with pushbuttons.

2CV backseat
Attachment with pushbuttons.

2CV Sitze
Rolf from Switzerland sent me a picture of his selfmade rearseat. Here you can see two handy pockets. A good idea as I think, because there is allways a lot off stuff spreaded around the trunk.

Some days later he sent me pictures of his self-made head rests - so the 'sphere' stays between the shoulders in the event of a rear collision (which may never happen). The pictures show the construction - thank you Rolf.
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau
2CV Kopfstützen Eigenbau

2CV pattern seats 2CV pattern seats 2CV pattern seats
The approximately outlined patterns used for the interior.

2CV seat rail
The seat rails (extensions are welded here) of the front seats and the locking of the back seat.
For dismounting the seats they have to be pulled out to the back. Remove the two bolts at the middle rail (red arrows) first.

2CV Sitzschiene
Put a loop around the knobs of the bolts of the rear seat...

2CV Sitzschiene
...and you can loosen both bolts by pulling the middle of the cable. Thanks to Rolf for presenting his idea. To make it work you have to adjust the fixing points correctly and grease the bolts a little bit.

2CV Sitzschiene
Some days later he sent me pictures of his new mechanism made out of aluminium bars - looks very solid.

2CV Sitzschiene

2CV Sitzschiene

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