thickness of hip/crash pad
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thickness of hip/crash pad
Ive been looking for a few days and can't find how thick the crash pads are supposed to be. Can anyone give me an idea? Thanks in advance-
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
I filled out the canvas with padding as much as I could.Glad I did because it flattened some.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
Hi on my jeep the pads are 2, 3/4 in deep all the best colin
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
I have NOS OEM on my MB with the horsehair, one is 1 5/8" thick, the other is 1-3/4". Have sold a quantity of NOS over the years and some were noticeably thinner. apparently those who stuffed them with the filler had discretion.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
Mine are 2inches thick. Careful here because your passenger seat tilt will catch them if they are too thick, on saying that they all seem to flatten slightly with age, or an expanding waistline.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
I believe that GI Issue made in USA all had horsehair.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
If you can see the width, you may be able to guess the thickness
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
Thanks everyone this really helps!
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
I never measure them; I make them as thick as possible, within the parameters of the drivers and passenger seats, up against which, the crash pad, must be, at the maximum.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
One has to be quite violent with the jeep to benefit from the crash pads.
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Re: thickness of hip/crash pad
Ha; there is a reason that the crash pad was not carried over after WW2. Because they are a joke in any "crash"; just bear in mind that any pre Wrangler jeep is a death trap and live with it. I mean, go with it.
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