the left side bolster has come apart on my seat, I was wondering if anyone has taken the fabric off and repaired one before, either by maybe gluing the foam back together? or if maybe it just pulled off the seat frame, or if maybe someone sells replacement seat bottoms.
The fabric is in great condition so I'd like to just repair the seat if it's possible.

 

yar, up ye go

 

Check out Http://www.mazdaformance.com they have a section under RX-7's for 'clearance' parts. They have OEM seat fabric and leather replacement pieces.

They may have what you need...

 

looks like just the covers, what I need to fix is the foam seat pad.
I guess I'll have to take it out and apart to see what's wrong with it.

 

yeah you can. the problem (ive mostly seen it on the turbo seats) is that the foam sits on a bar, and what happens is that the bar cuts thru the foam. theres a couple ways to fix it depending on how bad it is.

1. if the foam is ok, ie not all the way thru/otherwise damaged, you can peel the seat cover back remove the foam (the bolsters are seperate on the t2 seats) and repair the foam with something like duct tape. this will keep the bar from cutting into the foam, and keep the foam in the right shape. remember to be smooth on the outside, as you will be able to see wrinkles. make sure to smooth out the inside of the bolster fabric and put it back together, it should look like new

2. get some new foam (mazda does not sell the bolsters) and make a new one. i would still recommend using duct tape to keep the bar from cutting into the foam

ive had good luck with this tecnique, and its not hard to do it just takes time.

 

thanks, sounds like #2 is me.
that's exactly the experience I was looking for