Repairing tears in seats... worth it?
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:59 pm
Bought an FTO with a small tear in the driver seat, below the seat belt holder thingo. It's about an inch and a half and along the side seam. You can see the orange innards every time you get in 
I took it to basically the only upholsterer in town to get a quote: he said that he'd need to strip the seat to fix it properly and if I was going to do that he may as well redo all the stitching - it's apparently only a few minutes difference on the sewing machine. I figure I may as well do both seats; he pointed out a few places where the stitching is bulging a bit - and it's white/cream thread too which he said seemed strange.
Apart from the stitching I want to get the whole car steam cleaned. For the above he quoted me ~$650, with the option of getting 12mm extra padding on the base and back support of the seats for an extra $150. Seen interiors done by the guy, no problem with the quality of his work.
I'm a bit anal with details like this; it all started with a tear
I'm wondering whether it's worth it. I definitely want the steam clean but I dunno about the seats...
Opinions? The quote seems okay, I imagine it's pretty labour intensive.
I took it to basically the only upholsterer in town to get a quote: he said that he'd need to strip the seat to fix it properly and if I was going to do that he may as well redo all the stitching - it's apparently only a few minutes difference on the sewing machine. I figure I may as well do both seats; he pointed out a few places where the stitching is bulging a bit - and it's white/cream thread too which he said seemed strange.
Apart from the stitching I want to get the whole car steam cleaned. For the above he quoted me ~$650, with the option of getting 12mm extra padding on the base and back support of the seats for an extra $150. Seen interiors done by the guy, no problem with the quality of his work.
I'm a bit anal with details like this; it all started with a tear
I'm wondering whether it's worth it. I definitely want the steam clean but I dunno about the seats...Opinions? The quote seems okay, I imagine it's pretty labour intensive.
