Author Topic: Rainbow Drivers Seat  (Read 1216 times)

Offline bj7115

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Rainbow Drivers Seat
« on: 19 August 2006, 21:18 »
I need to get my Rainbow Drivers Seat repaired, the side bolster has worn 'thro' the grey pin strip fabric. Does anyoner know of a trim shop that can do this type of repair, and is the seat fabric available?

Offline Uruk Hai

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #1 on: 19 August 2006, 21:32 »
It might be cheaper to get one from a breakers

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #2 on: 20 August 2006, 00:06 »
If anyone does know, I'm interested. I've just got a pretty much brand new interior and I'd like to tidy up the one I've taken out. In any case, I like the pie so even the new one will look sorry for itself pretty soon.
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Offline Uruk Hai

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #3 on: 20 August 2006, 12:54 »
Make sure the seat foam isn't badly worn as thats when the bar it sits on wears through and then makes a hole in the fabric !

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #4 on: 23 August 2006, 18:14 »
Me too.... :(
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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #5 on: 24 August 2006, 13:14 »
Mmmmmm pie!

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #6 on: 26 August 2006, 11:38 »
i would suggest speaking to joe on this forum as he`s retrimmed a few seats in his time :wink:


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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Rainbow Drivers Seat
« Reply #7 on: 30 August 2006, 09:22 »
base or upright?  If its the base you can swap a passenger one on in about 5 minutes!  If its the upright you can still use a passenger seat upright, but the angle adjuster knob will be on the wrong side, as will the tilt lever if its from/for a 3 door.  But how often do you tilt the driver seat forward?

The other option is to get a passenger seat from a 5 door model and swap the fabric over, which is a little more tricky but still doable.

The last thing to worry about, is pre/post 90 seats are different so cannot be swapped over in this way! (well the bases defo are, but the uprights may be the same...)
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