Seat base leather cover repair
Following up from my previous thread, here are he before and after pictures of my DIY leather seat repair.
When I bought the car it came in this condition and I said I'd fix it, 2 years later I've finally got around to i and it cost me just the price of 30 cable ties. (£1.99 for 200) Before: http://www.cijgen.com/images/XC90SeatBefore.jpg After: http://www.cijgen.com/images/XC90SeatAfter.jpg It took around 35-45 minutes to take the cover off the seat, a morning at the local upholsterers being restitched and then around 60 minutes refitting. I'm chuffed with the results. I didn't need to remove the seat from the car, I did it by:
The cable ties make refitting a whole lot easier and as you can tension them better things appear more taught,as I said, extra thanks to cheshired5 for the idea. |
Going to try this myself now. Thanks for the really detailed instructions and photos. Been a great help, really very useful indeed.
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Nice work. Well done. :thumbs_up:
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It's really easy to do, takes about 45 minutes to take the seat out and then unhook all the hog rings.
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Fantastic - thanks. Both my front seats need doing along this seam. The leather is good, it's the thread that has disintegrated.
I had wondered how easy it would be to take the covers off, and now I know :-) I've got the upholstery gear too, so should be able to take care of the stitching myself. Nice one. Cheers Ian. |
Fantastic! Have been looking for a solution for weeks... Many thanks for posting this detailed, step-by-step instruction. I have found an upholsterer and now I can finally get down to business. Will revert with news of my experience.
Best, Thor-Jürgen |
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The drivers seat is still looking good, surprisingly. Took the seat out this afternoon... and I cannot see any hog rings back or front! It looks like the leather is crimped in place. The interior is oak/arena - which I would be surprised if it is any different! Plan B is drop off the seat and let the upholsterer do the removal then its their problem. Thoughts? David |
With some luck, I would look at the breakers for a cushion but from the front passenger seat.
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excellent thread thank you for posting as my seat has been like that since I purchased car in 2018 .
excuse my ignorance but what re the zip ties used for ? |
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