Published February 26, 2010 | 
Custom Seat Cover Materials
Updates!
Testing my new custom seat cushion
So if you read my post about how uncomfortable the seats are in my 2009 Subaru Forester XT are, you understand where this is coming from. See here: http://bloggerboon.com/2009/12/11/subaru-forester-seat-comfort-problem/
Well I’m sick of sitting on a $3.00 walmart pillow that moves around when I get up and sit down. Not to mention I look like a complete fool. I get comments, “Sooo Boon, I see you were sitting on a pillow in your car, what happened to you last night?”… Very funny….
So I bought some high density foam and some cheap fabric so that I can make a pattern for a real good looking seat cover. My local fabric shop also has very high quality vinyl material made for covering snowmobile and ATV seats. Its very rugged and wont crack in freezing temperatures and the color matches my cars interior perfectly. So after I have my pattern I will make the final product out of that vinyl material. Who knows, I might start selling them if people want them. I know I’m not the only one that thinks the Forester’s seats are terrible.
9 Responses to New Project, Build a Custom Seat Pad for my Subaru Forester
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Very interested in the final results. I’m have major issues with my 2008 WRX seats. The lack of bolstering and thigh support has completely beggered my right hip. I’m hitting the fabric shop tomorrow and copying your idea.
nice, I’m interested to see how yours turns out. I’m waiting to use my sisters sewing machine to finish mine. I tried hand sewing the vinyl but i cant get it tight enough with my hands.
Would be very interested in purchasing one. I am using a wedge-shaped seat cushion and a homemedics heated/vibrating lumbar support cushion in my Forester 2.5x.
Car is good in a lot of ways, but these seats are killers. Every other car I’ve driven as a loaner or rental in this price range (Focus, Corolla, RAV4, 2010 Legacy) has much better seats.
I find that the footrest in the auto is too steeply angled and too close to the seat as well. Perhaps tilting the seat back by adding spacers to the front seat rail pins would do the trick?
I have thought about this and am wondering how exactly it would be done and whether it would compromise the seats structural rigidity in a crash (the rigidity of the bracket that holds the seat)
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Just made an update, I have built and tested the new seat cushion!
http://bloggerboon.com/2010/06/05/i-have-built-and-thoroughly-tested-the-new-subaru-forester-seat-cushion/
Looking at the base, I don’t think you can tilt it back but getting an upholsterer to modify the foam might be the best route.
actually i love velvet clothe seat covers because they are very comfortable to touch _