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Offline waffey

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Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« on: May 14, 2019, 11:43:54 AM »
Hi,

i've stripped my seat pan off the 400. It had some extra padding at the back that didn't look original. Can anyone tell me if this is the original seat pan?

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2019, 11:51:44 AM »
It looks a bit short in that picture, so possibly it has been shortened by some previous owner, which might explain any "extra" padding. All the 400 seats I have recovered have been a single foam moulding.

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2019, 11:54:51 AM »
Agree with Mr Hairy, that is far too short and looks totally wrong. I will measure mine in a while.
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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2019, 11:58:12 AM »
Thanks, I never thought to measure it, it also looks like it's been hacked by some butcher!

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2019, 12:00:40 PM »
Thanks, I never thought to measure it, it also looks like it's been hacked by some butcher!
Length of the pan overall is as near as damn it 68cm, or thereabouts  ;D
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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2019, 03:48:08 AM »
After having 2 seat bases rot away I went for a pattern one which has a plastic base.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2019, 07:09:19 AM »
Mike the Bike,

where did you purchase your seat base ?
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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2019, 08:21:23 AM »
After having 2 seat bases rot away I went for a pattern one which has a plastic base.

Mine is the plastic after market one too Mike.
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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2019, 10:01:09 AM »
I purchased a pattern seat from DSS, not the seat base.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2019, 07:13:18 AM »
Ok Thanks

measured mine and its 58cm.......... :'(
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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2019, 10:24:45 AM »
Waffey, this my original if you need to see what it should look like. You see second hand ones for sale but you will have to do some work on them to get anything like.

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Re: Seat Pan, Orignal or Not?
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2019, 11:30:44 AM »
Waffey, this my original if you need to see what it should look like. You see second hand ones for sale but you will have to do some work on them to get anything like.
Thanks for the picture. Mine looks nothing like that!!!

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