Snowy day!

Here they are set up as bench seats. I had the upholsterers make the bolsters thicker than the ones that came with the trailer because they were too thin to fill the sides when set up in the bed position. However, the leg depth of the seats is a little too short now because the bolsters are so thick. Live and learn.

The new seats set up as the bed.

Here are some shots of my work on fixing up the old seats. First I took off the old plaid fabric & the foam that covered the top & sides of each seat. Then I took off the burlap, and separated the old springs from the wood bases. (The bases are necessary because they support the seats when they are set up as a bed, spanning across the space between the bases and additionally supported by two wooden dowels. I used a wire brush on my drill and a lot of naval jelly and scrubbing pads to de-rust the springs. Next, I sprayed them with a coat of rust inhibitor/sealer and when that dried, I sprayed them with a thin coat of aerosol silicone so that they wouldn't squeak. The upholsterers reattached the springs to the wooden bases and did a great job of wrapping them in burlap again along with a couple of layers of felt-like stuff under and on top of the springs so that they wouldn’t be lumpy. No squeaks anymore!