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Offline devilscaff

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Rainbow interior re-pair
« on: 04 March 2012, 17:52 »
Does any body know if its possible to re-upolster front drivers bolsters useing a donor rear bench seat material?

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #1 on: 04 March 2012, 17:55 »
Square peg in the round hole  :grin:
Give the frabric to a coach trimmer get him to cut the material to the right size then a few quid later magic he would have nice new bolsters without holes!

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #2 on: 04 March 2012, 17:57 »
cool just got to find a clean rear seat now thanks

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2012, 18:03 »
Or you can use the passenger side fabric that would need less modifications if you cna find a decent enough one though?

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #4 on: 04 March 2012, 18:03 »
Take off the driver seat cover.  Unpick the bolster.  Trace around the rear seat fabric and cut.

Sew it back onto driver seat.  Re-fit.

DIY.




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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #5 on: 04 March 2012, 18:05 »
Take off the driver seat cover.  Unpick the bolster.  Trace around the rear seat fabric and cut.

Sew it back onto driver seat.  Re-fit.

DIY.





I think his bolsters are gone Jon?

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #6 on: 04 March 2012, 18:10 »
should have said the bolster still in good shape just the material,would struggle to diy can bearly sew a button on me shirt

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #7 on: 04 March 2012, 18:23 »
should have said the bolster still in good shape just the material,would struggle to diy can bearly sew a button on me shirt

Bolster foam would be quite tough, its always the fabric that wears out, but like I've mentioned best to let a pro do it TBH.

Most people will swap a passengers side then cut a new holes for seat belts and seat forward leavers!

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #8 on: 04 March 2012, 18:59 »
Try and find a 5 door set and use the passenger seat to re-cover and upgrade the bolsters...

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Re: Rainbow interior re-pair
« Reply #9 on: 05 March 2012, 08:40 »
Try and find a 5 door set and use the passenger seat to re-cover and upgrade the bolsters...

That's what I did, in fact I bought my 5 door passenger seat from Mr MGS. There were a couple of marks on it, but the bolsters were perfect. A local trimmer made me one mint drivers seat out for £40.

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