|
|
Post by davidwilson on Oct 1, 2018 11:07:07 GMT
My son has cut the driver's seat on his Honda Civic - apparently he had secateurs in his back pocket when he had been gardening for his grandmother! Anyone repaired a seat? Thanks.
|
|
|
|
Post by firemac on Oct 1, 2018 11:34:42 GMT
My son has cut the driver's seat on his Honda Civic - apparently he had secateurs in his back pocket when he had been gardening for his grandmother! Anyone repaired a seat? Thanks. Don't mean to sound flippant but a stout needle, strong thread and a lot of patience might do it. :TU: |
|
|
|
Post by three5 on Oct 1, 2018 13:12:14 GMT
My son has cut the driver's seat on his Honda Civic - apparently he had secateurs in his back pocket when he had been gardening for his grandmother! Anyone repaired a seat? Thanks. Don't mean to sound flippant but a stout needle, strong thread and a lot of patience might do it.  I've done a fair amount of upholstery and I would get hold of a fairly fine curved upholstery needle and use that to do the repair. Finding a way of removing some of the tension from the seat cover will make the job easier, maybe removing the hogrings? |
|
|
|
Post by davrav on Oct 1, 2018 13:33:38 GMT
Don't mean to sound flippant but a stout needle, strong thread and a lot of patience might do it. I've done a fair amount of upholstery and I would get hold of a fairly fine curved upholstery needle and use that to do the repair. Finding a way of removing some of the tension from the seat cover will make the job easier, maybe removing the hogrings? +1 for the above - unless he can pick up a cover and replace. |
|
|
|
Post by davidwilson on Oct 1, 2018 13:34:07 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions.
|
|
|
|
Post by charliefarlie on Oct 1, 2018 16:58:24 GMT
For me a home done repair unless invisible would never do. Of course it depends where on the seat the damage is. So I would get it done by a car upholsterer .. .. It should not be expensive.
If the skills are present to take the seat apart it would minimise the cost. Be sure and remember to unplug the electric plugs for airbags or seat belt tensioner !!
David there is a chap in Loves Grove Worcester who is very good.
Tell him Chuck sent you.
|
|
|
|
Post by davidwilson on Oct 2, 2018 8:09:39 GMT
For me a home done repair unless invisible would never do. Of course it depends where on the seat the damage is. So I would get it done by a car upholsterer .. .. It should not be expensive. If the skills are present to take the seat apart it would minimise the cost. Be sure and remember to unplug the electric plugs for airbags or seat belt tensioner !! David there is a chap in Loves Grove Worcester who is very good. Tell him Chuck sent you. Thank you Charlie for the recommendation in Worcester. Are there really electric plugs and tensioners in the seat? I thought it was just a seat! I suppose there must be! Solutions I had thought of were: replace the entire seat; patch using fabric adhesive; sew up (maybe using my wife's skills she developed making Teddy Bears); buy a seat cover. The cut is on the seat squab. A professional repair sounds a good idea. |
|
|
|
Post by charliefarlie on Oct 2, 2018 16:40:17 GMT
For me a home done repair unless invisible would never do. Of course it depends where on the seat the damage is. So I would get it done by a car upholsterer .. .. It should not be expensive. If the skills are present to take the seat apart it would minimise the cost. Be sure and remember to unplug the electric plugs for airbags or seat belt tensioner !! David there is a chap in Loves Grove Worcester who is very good. Tell him Chuck sent you. Thank you Charlie for the recommendation in Worcester. Are there really electric plugs and tensioners in the seat? I thought it was just a seat! I suppose there must be! Solutions I had thought of were: replace the entire seat; patch using fabric adhesive; sew up (maybe using my wife's skills she developed making Teddy Bears); buy a seat cover. The cut is on the seat squab. A professional repair sounds a good idea. Yes a David there are electrical plug connections to most car seats. The Airbags for one and some cars have seat belts on the seats so the pre tensioner can have a connection also. Safest bet is to disconnect the car battery then leave it for a few minutes to drain any residual current then unplug. Best safe than sorry cos if an airbag deploys it’s going to get expensive. I took the seat apart in my T180 and took many photos ready for re assembly. It’s actually not difficult at all. |
|
|
|
Post by three5 on Oct 2, 2018 17:41:21 GMT
Thank you Charlie for the recommendation in Worcester. Are there really electric plugs and tensioners in the seat? I thought it was just a seat! I suppose there must be! Solutions I had thought of were: replace the entire seat; patch using fabric adhesive; sew up (maybe using my wife's skills she developed making Teddy Bears); buy a seat cover. The cut is on the seat squab. A professional repair sounds a good idea. Yes a David there are electrical plug connections to most car seats. The Airbags for one and some cars have seat belts on the seats so the pre tensioner can have a connection also. Safest bet is to disconnect the car battery then leave it for a few minutes to drain any residual current then unplug. Best safe than sorry cos if an airbag deploys it’s going to get expensive. I took the seat apart in my T180 and took many photos ready for re assembly. It’s actually not difficult at all. If that wasn't enough, some seats have electric heating elements built in! |
|
|
|
Post by charliefarlie on Oct 2, 2018 19:41:58 GMT
Yes a David there are electrical plug connections to most car seats. The Airbags for one and some cars have seat belts on the seats so the pre tensioner can have a connection also. Safest bet is to disconnect the car battery then leave it for a few minutes to drain any residual current then unplug. Best safe than sorry cos if an airbag deploys it’s going to get expensive. I took the seat apart in my T180 and took many photos ready for re assembly. It’s actually not difficult at all. If that wasn't enough, some seats have electric heating elements built in! Indeed .... |
|
|
|
Post by davidwilson on Oct 3, 2018 8:21:45 GMT
Thank you Charlie for the recommendation in Worcester. Are there really electric plugs and tensioners in the seat? I thought it was just a seat! I suppose there must be! Solutions I had thought of were: replace the entire seat; patch using fabric adhesive; sew up (maybe using my wife's skills she developed making Teddy Bears); buy a seat cover. The cut is on the seat squab. A professional repair sounds a good idea. Yes a David there are electrical plug connections to most car seats. The Airbags for one and some cars have seat belts on the seats so the pre tensioner can have a connection also. Safest bet is to disconnect the car battery then leave it for a few minutes to drain any residual current then unplug. Best safe than sorry cos if an airbag deploys it’s going to get expensive. I took the seat apart in my T180 and took many photos ready for re assembly. It’s actually not difficult at all. It sounds difficult to me! Grateful for the heads up though! |
|
