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29-05-09, 14:04
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The reason for a bread knife is the wavy or saw shaped teeth, so some of the "miracle" knives with similar edge profile might work too.
When selecting the foam, start with a quite firm texture and then go at least one level firmer. A soft foam might seem like the comfortable choice....until you hit a bump or go off road and your butt crushes the soft foam and impacts the metal pan below. Do that once and you'll be back at the upholstery bench remedying your "good" idea very quickly. 
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29-05-09, 16:11
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seat cushions
If you intend to spend hours in the seat go with something like the originals. Important if you are the driver because the passenger can always stand up and look around through the roof.
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29-05-09, 23:12
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Cutting foam
I have a blade for my jigsaw. Its just a straight very sharp knife works brilliantly on high density foam, not as good on the softer material. Very controllable if not a little dangerous. Most big hardware stores have them.
Graeme
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30-05-09, 07:07
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Ideas
Interesting suggestions . Apparently there is another way of doing it . With wide seats , its difficult to achieve a nice level cut by hand with a knife ...
You make up two templates , the shape you want . Find a old electric radiator and strip out the nichrome wire from the element . You fix the wire to a suitable frame or holder ,it must take the heat so metal or ceramic posts are ideal . You situate the foam between the two templates , run a current through the wire ( 12 or 24 volt will suffice , but may require some experimentation to get the correct heat range ) until its nice and hot, then drag the wire over the templates and it will follow the shape .. and cut the foam. I think Rc model aircraft people do this method when making foam wings from styrofoam.
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