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Handstitched leather seat gap repair
I have been slowly working on my leather drivers seat this summer, it had seam torn away on the bottom. I took off a spare passenger seat bottom and had the drivers side rug pieces sewn on at an upholstery shop. However when I went to put it on, I saw that the fabric on the front which held the metal rod was severely deteriorated. I probably should have taken back to shop to replace it, but instead I installed it and as I feared, it ripped away when I clipped it on.
The same thing was occurring on the upper bolster on the side that faced the sun. As the leather shrunk and the fabric around the metal rod disintegrated it caused a gap between the seat back and the side where the hog ties were no longer attached to the leather. Sounds familiar right? I've seen this on several older SVXs. I decided to give it a shot with a needle and thread. I found an old tote bag in the garage made out of canvas and cut some strips from it. Using a sturdy curved needle and thick thread, both from the craft store, I stitched it up. Let's just say a career in auto upholstery is not really in my future, however both these areas are covered and won't be seen, and it seems like it worked really well, very sturdy. I didn't put it all back together yet since I am doing a little conditioning, but thought I would post a few pictures of the repair. Disintegrated fabric Curved Needle for Leather Side repair - pretty sloppy, forgot to fold over the edge, but hey it's functional. Front repair - much cleaner job, can you tell I did this second
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Re: Handstitched leather seat gap repair
Well done you - it is amazing what you can do when you want to get it done correctly.
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1995 LSI, Added the following - Gear Firm-Up unit (that I sell) together with Power TCU ROM & Power switch, K&N air filter, SVX side badges (USA type), Rear Deck Blower (JDM type), Side front markers (USA type), Side rear markers (USA type), Middle rear light (USA type), USA OEM Fog Lights fitted into NZ OEM glass (NZ OEM headlights had only reflectors fitted) Full set of yellow (90SH) Polish bushes includes 15 min mod, R1 Concepts drilled/slotted/gold finish rotors & Red covered braided brake lines (both from Dayle at Motorsport warehouse), EBC Redstuff brake pads. Full SVX bra (only used for shows). Koni adjustable inserts fitted inside OEM strut body, Zoom lowering springs (2" lower), OEM headlight washers fitted. |
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Re: Handstitched leather seat gap repair
I noticed the top of seat needs to be done as well.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Handstitched leather seat gap repair
Looks nice. Does your upholstery shop travel? I'm only 90 minutes up 81. Lots of skiing around here...
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Dave - 03 Baja - 92 SVX - 86 Brat - 08 OB 3.0 |
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