I am recovering all the upholstered pieces in an older RV for a customer. I was ready to cut out the back of one of the swivel chairs in the dinette area when I noticed one side of the old fabric was higher than the other. I checked the frame and the foam padding is higher on one side than the other. Then, I compared to the unstripped companion chair and it is also higher on one side than the other. Both are higher on the left than on the right, so it's not a mirror image thing. The owner knows of no reason why they should not be symmetrical and I don't either.
There is enough "give" in the high corner that I think just making the new cover the right shape will pull it down enough so it's not noticeable. Before I do, I wanted to ask if anyone else has had the same issue and opinions on whether to reshape or not reshape.
Ed
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I'm wondering if the factory accidentally installed 2 leftys, instead of a righty and a lefty. I've seen some that are intentionally lower on one side to prevent view obstruction.
I wonder ik it has something to do with a seatbelt. but still youd think righty lefty
I may not be understanding this correctly.
Is it possible that people sitting in these chairs lean to the right and therefore the right side is squished down more than the left side?
If it's a design issue I would have no idea why one side would be higher than the other.
gene
Mystery solved - I think!
For some reason, I never looked at the underlying frame to see if the chair was built lop-sided or not. The frame is straight across, no high or low side. All the asymmetry is in the foam padding. Apparently, it was just a crappy upholstering job that re-shaped the foam over the years..
Ed
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Ok to laugh Ed, that is a funny one. So, will your covering rectify or will it require a little extra help by steaming the foam?
Doyle