leather cracking on drivers seat. Options?
03-01-2006, 11:26 PM
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leather cracking on drivers seat. Options?
Hey guys. The leather on my 2001 SE is cracking on my drivers side seat. The car only has 80K miles on it, and I just paid the damn thing off. I'd like to know what my options are for having this repaired/replaced. Should I look for a seat in salvage, have a leather repair shop look at it, or just have the entire leather wrapping replaced.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
03-02-2006, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by boondoxmax
Cheapest option would probably look for junk yard seat. If that doesnt work buy a leather kit and replace all the leather in your car.
03-02-2006, 06:04 AM
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Wow, I don't know about replacing the leather throughout the car.
That may be fine for a guy that loves to tear into a car, but it sounds extreme for a guy like myself to do, and expensive for a shop to do.
How bad is this damage we're talking about?
It is like you stuck a pocket knife through it one time, or is the entire seat in tatters?
How is the leather in the rest of the car holding up?
If you're crumbling all around, I can see ripping it all out. But if it's just one strip of bad leather in the entire car... well I'd take it to a shop and see about getting that one strip repaired.
To each his own!
That may be fine for a guy that loves to tear into a car, but it sounds extreme for a guy like myself to do, and expensive for a shop to do.
How bad is this damage we're talking about?
It is like you stuck a pocket knife through it one time, or is the entire seat in tatters?
How is the leather in the rest of the car holding up?
If you're crumbling all around, I can see ripping it all out. But if it's just one strip of bad leather in the entire car... well I'd take it to a shop and see about getting that one strip repaired.
To each his own!
03-02-2006, 09:11 AM
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Check this website maybe it is crap but who knows.
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/AutoColorChart.aspx
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/AutoColorChart.aspx
03-02-2006, 09:35 AM
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My leather seat had cracked on the left side (which actually is vinyl, real leather is in the centre of the seat). When I was looking for a local shop to fix it almost everybody was asking $350 (labor intense job) but finally I find a shop which did it for a $100 and they did excellent job
. Do your research and shop around.
. Do your research and shop around.
03-02-2006, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by elix
Wow, I don't know about replacing the leather throughout the car.
That may be fine for a guy that loves to tear into a car, but it sounds extreme for a guy like myself to do, and expensive for a shop to do.
How bad is this damage we're talking about?
It is like you stuck a pocket knife through it one time, or is the entire seat in tatters?
How is the leather in the rest of the car holding up?
If you're crumbling all around, I can see ripping it all out. But if it's just one strip of bad leather in the entire car... well I'd take it to a shop and see about getting that one strip repaired.
To each his own!
That may be fine for a guy that loves to tear into a car, but it sounds extreme for a guy like myself to do, and expensive for a shop to do.
How bad is this damage we're talking about?
It is like you stuck a pocket knife through it one time, or is the entire seat in tatters?
How is the leather in the rest of the car holding up?
If you're crumbling all around, I can see ripping it all out. But if it's just one strip of bad leather in the entire car... well I'd take it to a shop and see about getting that one strip repaired.
To each his own!
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