Paradiddle
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Has anyone any experience or suggestions on how to repair this worn driver's seat?
Driver Seat fabric Repair
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You can get a replacement seat skin for it.
There was a company selling ones they had taken off original seat to be retrimmed on here.
Might of been bognormotors
Have a search in for sale section
There was a company selling ones they had taken off original seat to be retrimmed on here.
Might of been bognormotors
Have a search in for sale section
new seat cover
Exactly the same on my driver seat, looking for some pro tip for this, but not to be found here i think.
When i gently put a finger inside (haha) i can feel that the outer fabric is glued to the foam, or to a thinner "in between fabric"
The solution to fix this, instead of buying a now seat or expensive pro replacement, i think is to cut a piece of stronger fabric made for furniture/chairs and similar. One pice of fabric as said, bigger then the crack, put it on the inside, then i would use textile glue and strectch it inwards and let it dry. On the outside i would also do the same, but with more finesse to make it look better. Well, i dont think it will be good looking, but to choose of the ugly or when the foam pops out...and the seating MUST be replaced.
I will do this in my T6 to slow down the seat from total ruin, and of course i have to buy a proper seat cover. I will post some pics of this when im done, this is very usual problem on this vans.
Have a good one!
When i gently put a finger inside (haha) i can feel that the outer fabric is glued to the foam, or to a thinner "in between fabric"
The solution to fix this, instead of buying a now seat or expensive pro replacement, i think is to cut a piece of stronger fabric made for furniture/chairs and similar. One pice of fabric as said, bigger then the crack, put it on the inside, then i would use textile glue and strectch it inwards and let it dry. On the outside i would also do the same, but with more finesse to make it look better. Well, i dont think it will be good looking, but to choose of the ugly or when the foam pops out...and the seating MUST be replaced.
I will do this in my T6 to slow down the seat from total ruin, and of course i have to buy a proper seat cover. I will post some pics of this when im done, this is very usual problem on this vans.
Have a good one!
Or check out inka-corp on ebay
A decent sewing machine and some clip black fabric can do it. I fixed mine with a replacement panel. What you do is take out the old panel by cutting the stitching. Then use the old panel as a template for the new panel. . A great tip is to pin the new panel by placing the seat cover inside out on the seat cushion. Sew the new panel In.
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